Parents are more concerned about their child's progress in reading than
in any other subject taught in school, and rightfully so. In order for
students to achieve in math, science, English, history, geography, and other
subjects, reading skills must be developed to the point that most of them
are automatic. Students cannot struggle with word recognition when they
should be reading quickly for comprehension of a text.
Because reading is so important to success in school, parents can and
should play a role in helping their children to become interested in reading
and in encouraging their growth in reading skills. At the same time,
parents and teachers need to work together. Many teachers are now sending
home practical ideas for parents to use with their preschoolers. As a
result, young children are developing some of the skills at home that will later
help them in school.
What Can Parents Do To Help Their Preschoolers In The Learning-To-Read
Process?
Research shows that children learn about reading before they enter
school. In fact, they learn in the best manner--through observation. Young
children, for example, see people around them
reading newspapers, books, maps, and signs. Parents can do a lot
to foster an understanding of print by talking with their preschoolers about
signs in their environment and by letting their
children know they enjoy reading themselves.
What Can I Do For My School-Age Child Who Doesn't Like To Read?
In the early elementary years, from first through third grades, children
continue learning HOW to read. It is a complex process, difficult for some
and easy for others. Care must be taken during
these early years not to overemphasize the learning-to-read process.
Reading for pleasure and information develops reading interests and offers
children the opportunity to practice their reading skills in meaningful
ways. Parents of elementary-age children should provide reading materials
in the home that arouse curiosity or extend their child's natural interest
in the world around them.
By encouraging and modeling leisure-time reading in the home, parents
take the most important step in fostering their child's reading development.
Building your child's reading
- To Handle, look, listen, being read & enjoy the books as early as possible.
- Allow children to choose a book & sit close to them when you read.
- Lower the text as you read so that can see it.
- To identify familiar letters, words & sounds as well as Characters of the book.
- Encourage children to interpret what they see.
- Picture interpretation helps to develop learning skills.
- Encourage them to be creative.
- Lets them ask you any questions about what they have read and learned.
- let them have books of their own & a place to keep it.
- Read to your children 10-15 minutes everyday if u can
You & the reading environment you createyou can create a good reading environment in your home in the following ways :
- Be a reader yourself
- Let your child see you reading
- Surround your child with lots books
- Let you child have some books his own
- Teach your child to take good care of books
- Give books as presents on special occasions
- Have freguent book-related activities in your home
- Enjoy books with your child even away from home
- Make use of books whenever you can
