How to have Reading Kids!
Top 7 tips to inspire children to have a love of reading and be Reading Kids!
Most schools are very good at teaching children HOW to read but they have forgotten to teach them to WANT to read. Here are some ideas how to help turn our children into LIFETIME readers or Reading Kids.
The TOP tip is to read aloud to them! Research has shown that children who are read to
are more likely to develop the skills they need to read successfully on
their own.
Help stir up their imagination by giving a tantalizing glimpse of the book
you are about to read to them. Even before you open the book, show
them the cover and read the title. Ask them what they think the story
will be about. Flick through the pages of the book, page by page, but
without reading it. Ask the 'Who, Why, What, When, Where and How '
questions about the pictures they see. "Who is this?"
"Why does this character look so sad?" "What is going
to happen next?" "When did this story take
place?" "Where are they going to go?" "How
do you think the story will end?" These questions will encourage
children to participate, stirring up their imaginations as they wait to see
if their predictions are correct or not as they sit on the edge of their
seats waiting for you to begin!
Ask the children to retell the story in their own words. Write or
type it out for them to make their own version of the book.
Get Crafty! Act out the story - dress up as their favourite
character in the book - paint a picture relating to the story - make a
hanging mobile of characters from the book - make puppets to retell the
story - make a playdough model of a scene in the book - be imaginative and
let them recall the story in their creative play.
For an older child you could ask them to rewrite the ending of the story
or make up a short rap poem.
Engage listening by asking them to give you non-verbal signals on a
given word or passage - eg. "Put you hands on your head when you hear
the word 'thunder' ." "Rub your eyes when someone feels
sad."
If you are reading a non-fictional book, activate a child's prior
knowledge by asking them what do they already know about the topic.
When you are finished ask them what have they learnt that they didn't know
before. This helps them associate books for learning about a subject
of interest and will help turn them into reading kids and not just school kids that read!
Learn your child's learning style to help transform them into reading kids
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