Reading activities
In a world that is slowly but surely turning away from books and getting glued
to monitors or television screens, the importance of developing a passion for
reading cannot be overlooked. Reading is a habit and should be established when
the child is relatively young. What can you do to foster this habit?
Enroll your child for reading classes:
There are many well structured after school reading classes that aim to draw the
children to books. They help kids with diction, idioms and
phrases. For young children, these classes can be fun with animated characters
and pictures. Illustrated picture books, rhymes, silly songs and pretend stories
all attract the young child. Use creativity to capture the child's vivid
imagination.
Pique your child's interest:
If your child has a favorite character, pick a series of books that features
this character. For my son, it was Spiderman. Thanks to friendly
neighborhood spidey, my son latched on to comics fairly early in his childhood.
Build a home-library:
A skill like reading cannot be learnt in isolation. Do not leave all the hard
work to the after school program. Pick up books that you think your
child will like. The Internet is also a rich resource of reading games that will
attract little children to the fine art of reading.