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How To Get Your Child Interested In Reading
It is so important to get your child interested in reading. Start by reading to your baby every day. Reading is one of the fundamentals of learning. Getting a child excited in the learning process is also crucial in starting them off in school on the right foot. When I was a child, my grandfather used to read to me all of the time and tell me stories. I couldn’t wait to start kindergarten so that I could listen to stories every day. I attribute my grandfather’s early help in the enthusiasm I had upon entering the school system. It helped me get excited about learning. There are a few things you can do to get your child interested in reading. Read a book to your child every day. If your baby or toddler won’t sit still, it’s okay. You can point to different pictures as you are reading. Make it fun. You can make sounds to the pictures in the books like animals or cars. Discuss the book with your toddler even if you think they are too young to understand. Just make simple comments about what happened to the characters in the story. You don’t even have to choose books to read. You can read any word you see to your baby or toddler. Read the back of a cereal box. Read words on a newspaper or magazine. All throughout the day, point things out to your child while saying what they are. If you’re in the grocery store, cruise through different aisles and point to the items while saying what they are. This will really help your baby or toddler to start understanding and picking up language.
Visit your local library once a week. You can let your toddler choose the books they want to borrow. Some libraries have special story time hours specifically for toddlers. Taking your toddler to the library on a regular basis will expose them to so many wonderful books and help to open their imagination and language skills. They will begin to understand that other people are there for the same enjoyment. Pick books with themes that your child will relate to or has an interest in. For example, if your child likes dinosaurs, than choose books with pictures of dinosaurs.
One of the most important things you can do is to be a good role model for your child. Make sure you leave plenty of time for yourself to read. Having your child watch you read is so beneficial to their awareness of books and the learning process. You can set aside family reading time. Every family member can pick their own book and read for twenty minutes a day. Or you can all read together. Let older children take turns reading to the younger ones. Limit the amount of time your family watches TV. Reading should be an enjoyable time for you and your family. Quality time together is priceless.
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