In addition to ensuring that children are brought up to perfection, parents also assume that they will “swallow” books with the same pleasure as eating fast food. Unfortunately, most of the wishes of moms and dads rarely come true.
Adults want to teach reading so much that they involuntarily exert pressure, and this is unacceptable, because that is why the child does not want to read. According to Nancy Page, Ph.D., of Leslie University in Cambridge, all you have to do is read with your children. Books should be transported to distant lands, turned into dragons and evoke different emotions. If reading for a parent is a way to plunge into the world of magic and inspiration, then the child will follow this. How to force to read? It is not necessary to apply such strict measures at all, we have collected the most effective ways to help you fall in love with reading.
1. Audiobooks
If the child does not want to read because he is not good at it, use this method. The confident voice of the announcer and his emotions will make the “unwanted” show interest and follow a good example, in addition, an audiobook is a great option when a parent cannot read at night for any reason.
2. Simulation of love
Children easily adopt habits, for example, when the family does not eat properly, the child considers this the norm. Being surrounded by books makes you notice them and pick up at least one. A reading adult and a lot of printed matter at home is the key to success.
3. Secluded place
A quiet cozy corner furnished with books is a must. Make this place so that the young reader will want to return there again and again. When building a “library-nest” choose a theme close to the kid’s hobbies, it can be a pirate bay, a tent, a spaceship.
4. Connect life with prints
Does your child love astronomy? Read about the stars and go to the planetarium, where you remember excerpts from the text. Are you planning a trip? Familiarize yourself with the nature and sights of the new area with the help of an encyclopedia or magazine. Birthday coming soon? Give a creative book to the Lego set, where there are a lot of ideas for assembling the designer.
5. Read and then watch a movie
Choose foreign and Russian classics, such as Harry Potter or Cinderella. Comparison of the text with the production of the film, an excellent memory training and a way to form interest.
6. Connect with the holidays
International Day of Beauty, Tankman’s Day… Choose the most suitable holiday for your age and books on this topic. On Mother’s Day, you can read poems and stories about endless maternal love, and in honor of the tankers, get acquainted with the encyclopedia of military vehicles.
7. Read aloud
Reading aloud to children of all ages is a social method that builds respect for the speaker and has a positive effect on emotional attachment. If the child does not want to read, this is a good way to generate interest.
8. Celebrate Writers’ Birthdays
Celebrate the birthdays of famous children’s writers. Get acquainted with the biography of the author, his famous works and make a fun quiz. Even if the child does not like to read, these events will certainly arouse curiosity.
9. Keep your passion for magazines
Nowadays, there are so many magazines that you can easily choose the one that you like. Even twenty minutes of reading a magazine about insects or animals is already a good result! Passion for reading in childhood, in most cases, it begins with them.
10 Readers Club
All it takes is having two people reading the same book. The child, after reading, passes the book to a friend, after which they exchange opinions. Thus, children learn to look at the world “from the other side”, pass on experience to each other and, of course, interest in books “wakes up” as a source of useful information.
11. Ask questions
Take an interest in what you read. Ask about the events in the story, the characters, why some characters don’t like you, and what might happen next. The discussion is intriguing and the child wants to read to tell the continuation or to make sure that he was right.
12. Turn to books in difficult times
Does your child not want to read? Show that the book saves in any situation, for example, when there is a repair, choosing a breed of a pet, or hairstyles for a holiday. If an addition is expected in your family, play the role of a “book fairy” who will leave a book under the pillow with a note – “you will soon become an older sister, this thing will tell a lot of interesting things about your new role.”