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I Know Reading With My Child is Important,
But How Do I get Them to Listen or Want to Read?
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This is one of the questions that I am most frequently asked.
The two things that you need to create in this reading environment are
that it is fun and interesting to the child. How is this done, you
may ask? Here are some pointers:
1. Let your child pick out the books to be read or
that they are most interested in at that time. If they are interested
in dogs, go to the library and pick out all kinds of dog books. Pick
out picture books, chapter books, real life books, cartoon books, etc.
Be sure to let your child pick them out so that they feel ownership in
this process. They will be more apt to sit down with you if they
are the ones who decided what they really wanted to read.
2. Do a little turn taking when reading. If your
child is able to read some, have him/her fill in words in the book that
you know they can be successful at. This gives great confidence to
your child and can alone cause an increase in reading. When they
feel like they are successful at it, they usually want to do it more.
3. Do not make them read to you every day.
Remember that children spend their entire day in school practically reading
in every subject. They had to read to work on math, science, social
studies, ;language arts, etc. Do not worry that they might not be
getting enough practice. Make the reading time together a fun and
relaxing time, maybe even for 10 minutes every other day. Never force
them to read to you if they do not need to. When they are ready to
read, it is better to let them do it by choice.
4. Pick a time to have them read with you.
Either start reading a chapter book to them and discuss it at bedtime,
or maybe in the morning works best for you. Have a special reading
time that is just quality one on one time to share together. This
alone may be enough to make them want to read with you...just to have your
own special time together.
5. Help your child with difficult words and be
sure to point to words as you are reading to them. This is a good
modeling technique that your child should pick up and promotes good tracking
techniques and lets them know how a book is read, meaning top to bottom,
left to right.
6. Always let them know what a great job they
are doing and how happy you are to see them doing so well. Even if
your child is having a difficult time tell them they are doing well. Again,
this builds confidence and creates a more relaxing atmosphere for the child
to feel safe in sharing their reading abilities.
How Do I Introduce the Library to My Toddler?
First off let me give you a pat on the back for taking your
toddler to the library. It is good to start at an early age and take
your child to the library so that they can become familiar with the sights,
sounds and "rules" in this wonderful place!
You may want to start by going to the children's book area
and letting your child roam free. There are many fun things to explore
and see in this area!
You may want to choose one book. You can model how
to go to the shelves and pick ut a book. You will need to be talking
in hushed tones and be interactive with your child. Let them look
at the picture on the cover, or ask them what they would like to learn
more about and then take them to that area.
Having your child attend a story hour is another good way
to introduce your child to the library. When they see other children
sitting and listening, it is a good example to follow!
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