ENCOURAGE CHILDREN TO READ
A language is a vital tool in the life of the human being, so it is also a means by which we express all kinds of messages, in human socialization language is the main means of communication.
The written word is considered one of the greatest achievements of the human being, the writing could make possible the creation of books where the ideas and narrations elaborated by different writers are compiled and preserved in physics.
In common practice, most people do not have reading habits, that is, they only read by obligation, leaving aside the pleasure and intellectual benefit that this represents. Similarly, the same mistake is made with children of school age, who only receive books when they start reading, very regularly educational texts with very structured and robust contents that generate a very tedious obligation for the child and a rejection for reading as a recreational medium.
To create a reading awareness in children, it is important to keep in mind:
- 1.- Provide them with books from very young, that see and feel the books as playing instruments, a toy that they can take advantage of, starting from when they are babies, putting them in contact with books designed to play in different spaces, like the bathroom, the tub, and the garden. For this, books of different materials such as wood and plastic have been developed to resist the manipulation of smaller children.
- 2 .- Do not use reading as a means of punishment, many parents use as a form of punishment to force a child to read a book, this completely removes the infant from the purpose of enjoyment of reading, creating a rejection by the same
- 3.- The use of books that have mostly images, funny and striking illustrations, will make the child more interested in books, making him assimilate reading as a means of recreation and fun.
- 4.- Providing the appropriate material depending on the ages of the children, a book with very rigid material can frustrate a child and does not facilitate assimilating the ideas, it is important to adjust the contents depending on the ages, and progress in the content of reading when their knowledge and understanding are greater, from children's stories for the youngest to books with more complex plots for children over 10 years of age. ***
These are correctly applied tips will develop the children's reading habits, which will benefit them in their vocabulary, writing, will help them to better understand the ideas and will have a better cultural vision.
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