Getting Children Interested In Reading
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Re: Getting Children Interested In Reading
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I really like this idea of a "book club". I'll have to remember that when my daughter gets older.CHRIS1380 wrote:I find the best way to get my child to read is to read with him - we have our own book club . We buy or borrow 2 copies of a book and we talk about the story over dinner or breakfast. The best part we take turns choosing the book so I get to learn more about his world, and he gets a chance to read some classics.
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I have many friends who are avid readers & I also have friends in the "I wouldn't read a book in a fit" catagory and, over coffee, we were discussing why some of us got into reading and some did not. We would all have attended broadly similar schools and come from broadly similar social backgrounds. I was amazed by the number who mentioned being turned off reading for life by a teacher who insisted they read aloud in class, in many cases standing at the front of their class. For some it seemed to have been the most traumatic experience of their school yearsLeannMA wrote:I'm an elementary school teacher and I feel that getting children interested in reading is one way to ensure they will be good readers and comprehensive readers. In the article it was mentioned to not push children too far or too hard when getting them to read. I absolutely agree with this thinking. If a child is struggling to read he will not learn to enjoy reading, it will be more of a chore than a hobby or activity. It's also important to help the child find books that will interest him. Even if it is a kids sports magazine, the important thing is that the child is reading. Another thing to be mindful of is the difficulty of the book. If a child is reading a book that is took difficult he will get frustrated and not want to read. I will often start kids out reading books that are slightly below their reading level. It may sound counter productive, but if you start the child out on a lower level it can actually build their confidence in their reading ability. When they feel good about reading an easier book, they want to choose a new book to read. They need to slowly progress to higher level books.
It struck me because I personally believe that reading out loud is by far and away the best way to improved your reading skill and speed and, as I've mentioned here on a few occasions, I regulary read out loud to my OH (and insist he provides feedback!) and indeed, I have been know to march around the kitchen reading aloud to nobody but myself! I'm sure my neighbours have serious concerns about me!
But as you are a teacher, I wondered about your opinion and if children are still required to read aloud in school.
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I also think that tv, movie, internet can all be useful tools if parents use them with their kids. I'm not talking about being overbearing, but actually spend time enjoying the medium together. I've always believed in leading by example and never instructing someone to do something if you won't do it yourself. Children will learn good tv watching, internet using and book reading habits from their parents. I know it can be hard but I think even just a little bit of time can go a long way.
Sadly I am not yet a parent, but I am training to be an English teacher so this is an insanely important topic. I love what you guys have said about having children read something they are interested in. I've always thougt that maked excellent sense.
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What an awesome idea.Fran wrote:Happy World Book Day to Everyone
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Here in Ireland booksellers are giving every primary school child a book voucher
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