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Give Your Kids A Head Start On Learning |
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Thursday, 10 July 2008 |
By Jet Lee
 Teaching your chidren to read opens the world to them. They can go anywhere and do anything when they are engrossed in reading books. But in today's age of ipods and xboxes often the last thing your children want to do is to learn to read. But there are some easy and fun ways you can share your love of reading with your kids. Carrying out a few of these ideas will encourage your kids to start reading on their own.
Set An Example
You cannot expect your children to love anything that you personally don't.Yes, your kids are smarter than you might believe!. If you want your kids to be prolific readers you have to be one too. It may be books, magazines, or even lovely coffee table books full of pictures. Just let them see you reading and try to read often together.
Reading to Them
Kids love being read aloud to. Cuddling up on the couch with a good book is a wonderful way to spend time with your child. Even older children like to be read to,
especially while they are involved in other hands-on type activities.
Create A Reading Environment
Make a reading corner in your house.You can create a specific theme also. Fix up a comfortable location with beanbag chairs, or a large overstuffed pillow, a small bookcase. You won't have to look far when they get quiet to find them.Encouraging them to read will also significantlyreduce the noise level in your home! Once they start using the place, you may find that your home is a lot quieter too!
Scatter Books Around the House
Always Leave books lying around. Place books in the bathroom, on their nightstands, in the living room and even in the kitchen. When they are bored they will pick them up out of curiosity.
Start Using a Library Card
Get them their own library card. Children love having their own library cards and checking out books they choose, on their own.
Got to the Library Often
Visit the library often. Schedule a regular library day, and just let them sit and read for a while in the library. Take advantage of your local library's programs, such as story times, to help capture a child's interest in books.Of course, if they see you doing the same, it will reinforce this habit.
Add Some Fun Extras
Extend the book. Add fun activities that go beyond a book. When reading Heidi, look for the countries on a map, eat Swiss cheese for lunch or make some soft rolls for grandmother.
Pull Out the VCR
Watch a dvd about a book. Then say, "I wonder how close that was to the book? Maybe we should read that."
Make Your Own Books
Let them make their own books. Younger children especially love this. Something as simple as plain paper stapled together becomes a timeless treasure when they write their own stories. Let younger children tell you the story and you write it out and they illustrate it. And if they're really good, you might be able to make a quick buck or two.
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