Not all children read a book in the same
way.
Children
are especially interested in comics and fairy tales.
Long times ago, great men, like Confucius, had
discussions about the important of reading books. Until now, they continue to
tell the story: Why should we read books? What benefits do books bring? What
should be read? Why do we have to make reading book be a habit?
The benefits from reading books
After many discussions, researchers and
scholars have come to agree that: Reading brings various benefits for a living:
Books provide information and knowledge over all aspects from past to present…
They also cultivate personal virtues, develop talent, help people to improve
themselves as well as expand base of vocabulary… It’s undeniable that reading
has an important position in a child’s comprehensive growth. Parents need to
take some notes to this concern.
Notes about letting your kid read books
Not all children read a book in the same
way. A child grows and diversifies mind, awareness and love. Each child has a different
passion, so at different ages, reading processes are not alike. The new-born can’t
read and be aware of anything in a book, even pictures, but you have to read
them to him. This builds his conditional reflex and helps him get accustomed to
books. At this time, parents must read out loud and clearly. When the child
gets around one years-old, he starts being attracted by illustrations and
interesting images. He can manage to hold some lightweight objects thus parents
should allow him to play with books as toys.
Each
child has a different passion.
When the child grows a little, his language
and thought do too. He starts babbling about surrounding things and maybe fond
of animals. Therefore, parents should help him discover the surrounding through
images. Point to a picture and ask: what is this? Or, is it a chicken? If the
child’s answer is wrong, focus on the animal’s details and show him directly to
make him remember. To increase the child’s memory, parents need to repeat and
remind him of things time by time. Then, reading books helps him to learn and
expand vocabulary, but single words. At the age of 2.5 or 3, the child is able
to remember phases in stories you have told such as: “once upon a time”, “in
one village”…
For toddler, reading activity has much
change. The child goes to school and he is taught the alphabet and form words. So,
he can combine read and write, with illustrations. Stepping into the first
grade in primary school, he himself is able to read comics and short
paragraphs. However, parents are recommended to continue telling bedtime
stories to bring him to sleep as well as give lessons to build his virtue. At
the age of 8 or 9, the child’s self-reading remarkably improves.
Children are especially interested in
comics and fairytales. Besides, they are also fond of the childhoods of geniuses,
astrology, natural discovery, quizzes… Parents should take this chance to let
reading turn into a habit.
However, reading culture is now alert. It
is threatened by TV shows and Internet, etc… 21th-century children have been
seduced by video games and cartoons. Hence, many children don’t like books at
all and the more they grow up, the less interested in books they become.
Reading must concern choosing appropriate
books for mentality and age. There’re a great number of books but some of them
aren’t suitable for children. Some evolves violence and stand against
education. Books are categorized by age and genre. Thus, parents need to guide
their kids to choose a particular book. Besides, adults should teach children to
respect the book’s value and not to consider it as cheap thing.
The book opens a new horizon. It provides
children with useful knowledge, exciting discovery, and interesting adventure.
It also builds good virtues for a child. Educationists and psychologists all
agree that reading is one of the best ways to recognize what is right or wrong.
Moreover, some book contents evoke strong passion to strengthen the values you
have taught your child at home. Parents should recognize this importance and
teach him good daily habits. Along with interesting books, the kid will be well
prepared for his trip into life: an intelligent mind and a beautiful soul.
