Top 10 Ways to Nurture the Great Readers of Next Generation

Being a good reader has always been important. With arrival of the Information T echnology age, the importance of reading has elevated to a next level altogether. Why should we nurture our childs reading skills? 1. We cannot access, analy e, collect, and!or "tili e information witho"t reading. #. $ good reader is a better %"dge of character and a tho"ghtf"l criti&"e. '. (eading improves memory s)ills and is important for gracef"l brain development. *. It improves vocab"lary, comm"nication s)ills and infl"ences overall personality of a person. +. $bove all, It is an important segment for Academic Achievements. How can we help our child be a better reader? -very child is "ni&"e and so is each parent. $s a parent, we always tend to )now what wor)s best for o"r child. .ere are top 1/ tips to choose from and find o"t what wor)s best for o"r little geni"s. 1. The bedtime stories: (ead alo"d the bedtime stories to preschoolers. It enhances their vocab"lary and comprehension s)ills. If a child is in elementary school or is in his teens, as) the child to read alo"d while listening to his stories. What is important is that we spend sometime with o"r child reading together. 2. Parental influence: 0ids often tend to observe and learn from elders. They are best at imitating "s. We can choose to read our own stuff when o"r child reads or does homewor) sitting besides "s. . The interestin! stuff: We tend to choose o"r reading st"ff as per o"r age, mat"rity, and interest. We need to find o"t what o"r )id prefers to read. 1rovide the same at places that he can easily grab it from, s"ch as center2table of living room, by the pool, in the car, and near his bed, etc. ". The readin! room: If possible, dedicate a separate space as library or reading room. Wal) him to the nearby library or reward him for spending time at school library. $ppreciate the child whenever he "ses the library to read or research. -nco"rage the child to be the best of friends with boo)s and inform him of the benefits of being an avid reader. #. The $ariety of material: We can download e2boo) readers in o"r teen3s cell phone or ipad. 1rovide a"dio boo)s to o"r yo"ng )ids. -nco"rage them to read from good websites. 4or yo"nger )ids we can provide printo"ts of reading material. This will )eep them in t"ne with modern technology and will provide wider reading scope.

%. &un 'ith 'ords: Words and reading can be a lot more f"n when the )id reads men"s, road signs, and names of places as we drive. 5a)e them participate in &"i , help them ma)e their own p" les, play rhyming words, and vario"s other word games available on websites, etc. (. Group studies: Invite his friends over for reading. 5a)e for them a comfortable space and organi e a contest for the gro"p. $ward the one who wins this reading competition. Incl"de speed2reading with the context"al reference, word games, and interpretation as per their age. ). The mentorin!: $part from having f"n with the child, we also need to watch him caref"lly for reading s)ills and diffic"lties. There are certain diffic"lties s"ch as, not being able to recogni e so"nd of words, "se the words in right context, relate the word to its right meaning, and grasp what he reads, etc. If as)ed a few &"estions from the material that we read together, with caref"l observation, we can "nderline it, if the child needs help. *. +n case of readin! issues: 6ee) g"idance from school as well as from professionals. We can get help from online reso"rces as well as from t"tors. 10. Ta,in! readin! to next le$el: 5a)e )ids write their own %o"rnal or diary. 0eep motivating and infl"encing the child in a positive manner. 7ever miss an opport"nity to praise him for his good wor). It is one habit that will blossom to reap many awesome benefits and is totally worth the effort.