COVID-19 The pandemic has tested and continues to test us (as individuals and parents) and our children in ways we could not have imagined. Flexibility and quick adaptation to every curveball that the pandemic has thrown our way is taxing everyone.
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Children are silent victims. Parents went back to school with online classes and kids quickly fell in love with screens. Currently, children and young people are experiencing shorter attention span and refusal to sit and read, Over the years, while talking to parents and learning with my daughter, I have managed to make a list that can help you enhance your child’s imagination and thus enable them to be better readers. Manufactures:
Make reading a part of your daily routine: Set aside some time during the day or just before bed to sit and read together. If you have a young adult in your household, you can discuss the novel she is reading. Asking interesting questions will increase their curiosity so that they can read more. sit with children who are still learning to read and read the story book aloud, Kids love a routine and soon they will look forward to this activity with excitement in their cute little eyes.
Personalized Story Books: A trending concept and need of the hour is personal storybook. When your child is the protagonist of the story, they are enchanted. Stories spark your child’s imagination and spark curiosity. Reading books that contain visual images that help the child relate the text to the scene.
Read signboard: This is a trick I enjoy playing on my little girl. I ask her to help me read (citing my inability) the letters and words on the signboard as we walk past them. One thing to note is that when you ask them for help, they feel responsible And immediately rise to the occasion.
book series: Book series are a great way to pique your child’s interest. “What to read next?” The question always arises. on the bay. You can also try non-series books from the same author.
reading strategies: See why your child dislikes reading. Could it be because of the words she finds difficult, or when she asks you a question that you are unavailable to answer? Decode words using phonemes. This branch of linguistics studies the different units of sound in a language. Help your child overcome these little obstacles and reading will be a joyous time for them.
Reading the same story multiple times: If your child asks you to read the same story multiple times, don’t refuse. This act helps them to remember words and increase their vocabulary. Do a role reversal and ask them to try storytelling.
Offer them to your nearest library: For me the library is a Mecca for reading; Genres, writers – you’re spoiled for choice. Take your child to the library and ask them to choose books. Any kind of reading, academic or non-academic, is good.
book Club: Encourage your children to form book clubs with their friends and discuss a book they’ve read recently, As a kid, during the summer, we had our own book club in our garage where we would spend hours discussing, reading and exchanging books.
ground level
Kids go through different stages when they study—sometimes they’re exemplary (you see them as the next best NASA scientist) and yet other times they fail to sit down to study. Patience and Consistency is the Key, We must keep trying ways to encourage them to read. Reading enhances general knowledge and is a great stressbuster. It is imperative to understand how learning to read early in their lives shapes their future.
Remember, if your child struggles with a skill, stop and encourage it. Otherwise, it can make them feel inferior. Celebrate their small victories such as learning a new word or reading an entire line alone.
(The author is a writer at MerlinWand, an online publishing platform offering personalized books for children)
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