WAYS TO ENCOURAGE GOOD READING HABITS

 WAYS TO ENCOURAGE GOOD READING HABITS

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3. CREATE A READING AREA.

Make an area for your child to read in with his or her help. Grab a bean bag chair, fun accessories, a variety of books, and your child will have his or her own cozy reading corner.

1. ENCOURAGE READING AT HOME AND EVERYWHERE IN BETWEEN.

Teach your child that reading is more than just for books. Practice reading menus, movie names, road signs, game instructions, and more—show your child reading is everywhere.

1. SET AN EXAMPLE.

Act as a role model and read in front of your child. Watching you reading magazines, newspapers, and books shows your child that reading is important. Encourage your child to join you with his or her own book while you are reading.

1. MAKE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN READING AND REAL LIFE.

Help your child apply what he or she is reading to everyday life. Making connections between books and your child’s own experience can help increase his or her interest in reading.

1. KEEP READING MATERIALS IN THE HOUSE.

Give your child easy access to books and other reading materials at home. This helps him or her understand that reading doesn’t only happen at school—it can happen anywhere.

1. VISIT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.

Making reading fun can be easy with a library card. Take advantage of the selection at your local public library by letting your child pick out a book that catches his or her attention.

1. TALK ABOUT WHAT YOUR CHILD IS READING.

After your child has finished a book, talk about what happened and ask what his or her favourite part was. This will enhance your child’s comprehension skills, and make reading a family activity.

1. EXPOSE YOUR CHILD TO DIFFERENT BOOK GENRES.

Find a book that interests your child. Explore different genres like mystery, science-fiction, comic books, and more. The more interested your child is in a subject, the more he or she will be excited to read!

1. SUPPORT YOUR CHILD.

If your child has difficulty reading and gets frustrated, take a step back and see where he or she is struggling. Talk with his or her teacher and address the issue as soon as possible.

1. READ EACH NIGHT.

Make reading part of your child’s night-time routine. This habit helps your child learn to associate reading with relaxation.
Make reading material easily available: If you want to make your children read more, you have to make sure that they have something to read. Chances are higher that children who are surrounded bybooks would be more inclined to pick them up and read them. Of course, the books that you surround the children with should be related to their age as well. Make sure that the books that you have gotten for your children would be attractive and appealing to them and not something too tough for their reading level. Put some books in the living room, family room, the child's bedroom etc.Acknowledge the child's progress and success: Praise and prizes can go a long way in cultivating a habit. So, when you are encouraging reading habits in children, you should also appreciate it when they do complete reading a book. Reward them something they really like and they will certainly be motivated to read more. As they grow up, they will stop needing this extra motivation or the extra prize, because by now, they will already be used to reading so muchMake use of technology: There was a point of time when you would have had to use only books to encourage children to read. Most books were not really aimed at children as well, which would prove to be quite a headache for parents and teachers who were trying to make children read. However, there are plenty many options for parents now. Reading can be encouraged, not only through books but also through visual aids, audio books, book DVDs etc. Using media and technology the right way could definitely help develop a reading habit.Take your children to the bookstore: You know how children always have an inclination to want something that they are surrounded by? You walk past a toy store; they will certainly demand something that is on the shelf. You can apply the same tactic for books as well. If you expose your children to bookstores and libraries, they will certainly be inclined to take a look at them and even develop an interest in them! They will even start asking for new reading material soon enough and boom, you have learnt how to make children read.How to make children read more effectively ?The tips above are applicable to parents and there are a lot of them that apply to teachers as well. The whole point is that when a child has to develop the ability to read and enjoy the same, it has to be a combined effort of the parent and the teachers.Children spend a lot of time at home and they also spend a lot of time at school as well. They have to develop habits in both these places so that they can have a more well- rounded development of the habit. While parents can help in initiating the habit among children, it is teachers who can hone it. After a point of time, the children must be taught how to apply their reading habits. They need to know how to apply the things that they learn from reading and they also need to learn how to interpret the world around them in the same terms.It is essential to develop a reading habit because it provides children with a huge advantage and a benefit. They will not just be able to read, they will have an advantage over most other children when it comes to IQ tests or competitive exams and they will certainly be better world citizens.One should also keep in mind that it is necessary for parents to realize that each child is different and the amount they can read and the kind of books they can read will vary. If you see any signs of reading disability displayed by the child, it would be best to contact a specialistx