Getting Children Interested In Reading
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IMO parents (or minders) reading to children is pivotal in getting children interested in books & reading ... could be totally wrong of course as I don't have any kids but I have done my share of child minding.
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The parents are so "full of beans" at the start, but then they suddenly slack off. That's rather normal, as I believe, because a lot of humans do that. It's okay for the parents, not good for the children. I think this particularly happens with the parents that haven't been a fan of reading when they were younger. Besides, some people say they are too "old" for picture books. I guess that is also another reason.
I feel sorry for the second child though.
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I think this tip is the most important.........
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Hell, the only time that my sister's kids would get a chance to be read to, was when they would visit me! My sister would never read to them, and sometimes Julie (the older girl) would have to be reading to her sisters!Fran wrote:I have a theory, based on limited evidence, that new parents get all motivated reading bedtime stories to their first child but by the time No 2 comes along the novelty has somewhat worn off and they aren't as diligent with the bedtimes reads & the excuses to avoid it increase.
IMO parents (or minders) reading to children is pivotal in getting children interested in books & reading ... could be totally wrong of course as I don't have any kids but I have done my share of child minding.
Julie is 10 years old right now, and is a smart cookie.
I remember one girl at college, whom I befriended. She would say, in her Facebook "books section"...
Sadly, that is coming much too commonplace. People would prefer watching tv or movies, to opening a book. Granted, I like tv and movies as well, but they're NEVER as good as the book!Don't read any!
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Funny thing is, I saw in this topic everyone mentioning TV and how it affects reading and such. I think so, too, but I don't think it affects it 100%. I used to watch A LOT of TV, but I still read a lot, and no one had to force me :/ I was just used to it. It's a habit. So if you teach your children to read from an early age, they'll get used to it and do it even without thinking, or when they're bored [instead of watching TV].
What I think is necessary, is setting up a "TV-schedule" I guess you'd call it, so for example, your kids can watch 1 hour of TV after lunch, but afterward they can't and they have to do something else.
I remember when I told my mom I was bored, she went, "being bored is for dumb people. And you're not dumb, so go do something fun." What did I do?
Read. lol
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+1, and it doesn't hurt if your kids see you reading, too. I've got a picture of my daughter from when she was about eighteen months old, sitting in a laundry basket and "reading" a book. She hasn't put 'em down since.Fran wrote:I have a theory, based on limited evidence, that new parents get all motivated reading bedtime stories to their first child but by the time No 2 comes along the novelty has somewhat worn off and they aren't as diligent with the bedtimes reads & the excuses to avoid it increase.
IMO parents (or minders) reading to children is pivotal in getting children interested in books & reading ... could be totally wrong of course as I don't have any kids but I have done my share of child minding.
Same deal with my son, except I don't have any evidence on film.
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Oops, I guess I should have noticed you basically posted the same thing. Family reading time for the win!YankeesJTJ wrote:I think a lot has to do with the kids themselves, things that motivate one child to read won't necessarily motivate another. I've got 2 girls ages 9 and 12. They grew up in the same house with the same parents and one loves to read and other we have a little harder of a time to get reading. (Depends on the day! Some days she'll get into a book and we can barely get her to stop reading to have dinner!) We've never been sticklers for no tv. However, since they were very little we've always set aside 15, 20 minutes to read to them or when older for them to read. My oldest embraces it whole heartedly and won't go to bed without reading first. I think if you start them off young and keep it going then it won't be such a chore to get them to read.
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I hope you have a local library ... I would hate to think your love of reading was stifled by a lack of access to books and there are some superb books out there for young readers.TimeKeeperApprentice wrote:I'm a child that reads. So I know what other non-reading children do. When you bring up the word book they would probably won't be interested. There are a few{like 4 out of 17} that LIKE to read in my class. In my school they have something you call a Reading Log, the student must read a book 10-15 minutes each night and must have a parent or guardian sign to ensure the teachers that they have read. That doesn't work either. They put random names down sometimes and books they have never ever read. I am one of those kids sometimes because I have boring hand me down books at home and I forget to read a lot.
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