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Inculcating Reading Habits in Children

Reading is something that cannot tivity to get your children reading the book and go through it. They
only help people in an educational with drawing or story telling, will even start asking for new
way; it can also help them groom acting etc. as long as you are sure reading material soon.
their personality. It teaches people that your child would like it. Appreciate the child's progress
about things that are essentially not and success: Praise and prizes
taught in schools, which is why Reading should start with small can go a long way in cultivating a
most educationists always and easy words: You can't make habit. So, when you
try enforcing the habit of reading children over burdened, so start are encouraging reading habits in
among children. But, it has not of reading should be with easy children, you should also appreci-
been successful as it should be. and small words. Kids will not be ate it when they do complete
interested to develop a reading reading a book. Reward them
In such a situation, when one is habit if they are scared by it, so something they really like and
trying to enforce the habit of read- start with something small. One they will certainly be motivated
ing among children, parents and can try with TV watching, make to read more
―Life is 10% what teachers have to deal with the chal- them read out the various things
lenges such as: Making reading that come on the screen. When
interesting for the children. Getting you are at a restaurant, make As a teacher, assign read-
ing: One of the biggest causes
happens to you and them over their fear of reading or them read the menu and tell you towards the lack of reading
improving the way they currently what they want. Small things like among children is that, when they
read. these might not make your chil- are in school, they are not really
90% how you react dren become engrossed in books involved in any reading activities.
To make children read with interest within days, but slowly, it will Reading activities are related to
to it.‖ and confidence we can try some make them more confident. studies is one of the best ways to
tricks as follows. And confidence is what wins the encourage children to develop a
day when the reading habit of reading habit.
Parents should read with chil- children is to be cultivated.
dren: Everything a child learns Technology is the best weap-
starts at home, with the family. Take your child to the li-
—Charles R. Unless and until there is some pa- brary: The library is a wonderful on: There was a time when you
would use only books to encour-
rental involvement, children are not place to cultivate reading habits age children to read. Most books
Swindoll going to develop any habits. When in children. There are so many were not really aimed at children
it comes to inculcating reading books there that some are bound as well, which would prove to be
habits in children, the first thing to catch your child's attention. quite a headache for parents and
that parents would have to do is to This way, you can get your child teachers who were trying to make
enforce it upon them. They should into the habit of reading. Besides child read. However, there are
make it a point to read with the there are many libraries that hold many more options available for
children. At an early age, parents reading programs for children. If parents now. Reading can be
should try reading out to the chil- you make a point to attend those encouraged, not only through
dren in order to get their children programmes your child will real- books but also through visual
reading on their own. This practice ize, that reading is fun, they aids, audio books, book DVDs,
at an early age, can build compre- might also meet other kids who kindle etc. Using media and tech-
hension of words, increase their also like reading. Children don't nology can help in many ways to
vocabulary and make the children really like doing things on their inculcate reading habit.
more confident and read on their own, so having company would
own. definitely help to make children You be the example for your
read. child: Children always learn
Make reading material easily from the adults around them. So,
available: If you want to make Take your children to the if you want to know how to make
your children read more, you bookstore: You know how chil- children read, you should keep in
should provide them with pictorial, dren always have an inclination mind that you do the
appealing and attractive books. to want something that they are same. Unless and until you read,
Chances are higher that children surrounded by? You walk to a toy your children might not be moti-
who are surrounded by such books store; they will certainly demand vated to read themselves. You
would be more inclined to pick something that is on the shelf. could either spend some quality
them up and read. You can apply the same tactic for time with your child, reading the
books as well. If you expose your same thing that you are reading
Plan reading with some other children to bookstores and librar- too. Or you could just give your
interesting activity: Children usu- ies, they will certainly be inclined child the books they want to read
ally do not read because they don't to take a look at them and even and read something that you want
think it is fun. So, do plan any ac- develop an interest in picking up