COMPREHENSION – From books, a child acquires new understanding of her world.
She perceives new relationships between words and can relate new knowledge to
what she already knows.
LISTENING AND ATTENTION SKILLS – Reading helps to sharpen your child’s listening
skills to improve her attention span.
MENTAL AWARENESS – As a result of your reading, she will also likely become more
aware of and take greater interest in her everyday world.
SEQUENCING – From your reading, she can learn about sequencing in time (“once
upon a time…”) and space (“In the first place, sat…”) which is an important skill for later
school learning.
EMOTIONS - As she identifies with characters in the story, she can sometimes gain
better understanding of her own emotions.
Let’s Read a
Story Together!
Numerous research studies have shown that children whose
parents regularly read to them during the early and preschool
years will later do better in school. That’s why parents are
continually encouraged to read aloud to their children. A
child’s parents are generally her first educators and her most
important source for developing a love of reading.
LOVE OF BOOKS – As you read to your child, you are imparting to her an important
value in your life namely, your own love of books.
PERSONAL LOVE – Above all, by setting aside uninterrupted quiet time for reading,
you are letting your child know how important she is to you. This can be done by
unplugging the screens and truly being present with your child. You are thereby
conveying your own personal love for him.
Let’s consider for a moment some of the things your children can learn
while you read a story aloud:
VOCABULARY – As you read, your child is acquiring new words. Let her
see the pictures in the book. Point to an object as you read its name. See
if she can point to some objects that you name.
INFORMATION – Your child is also acquiring new knowledge and
expanding her horizons of her mind. Reading helps to open a whole new
world for her.
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