Let's encourage reading from childhood

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Hello dear friends of Hive!

I have always wondered why the habit of reading is of few people around the globe? I think the main problem lies in the fact that we are not incentivized enough since childhood. And how to do it?

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One of the tips to encourage children's reading is to associate the activity with other attractive and fun ones.

Reading is a habit that is created, and like every habit it must be cultivated in the day-to-day life of children so that it becomes a common and familiar routine. Younger children usually learn to read around the age of five, but they need to be introduced to the world of reading before that age. To do this, we must take advantage of the natural child behavior of observing and imitating the attitudes of parents, in addition to relating the activity with other attractive and fun ones.

As an Education teacher, I have always considered that the main mechanism to promote children's reading is creativity. Reading time should be seen as a fun hour; associating the habit with an obligation will give the child the feeling that he is being punished and, therefore, he will hardly develop the pleasure that leads him to insert reading into his routine.

The first step is to make the books more attractive, and that is where the fundamental role of parents or guardians comes in. For children to fall in love with books, it is not necessary to know how to read. This can happen without them being literate. They need to be encouraged to get in touch with reading even before they are one year old. The educator needs to spend time reading to the child. Children's reading can be done in countless ways, but ideally it should be fun. I never forget the times that my mother read me stories not only at night but at any time!

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It is worth betting on the theatrical performances, costumes, puppets and having the help of a musical instrument that the reader can play, always stimulating and encouraging the child's participation in the game.

It is important to choose a book style according to the age group and a topic that the child likes. “This makes her search for knowledge on her own and be more autonomous in discovering the next books she will want to read. Try to gradually stimulate other topics, but always respecting the child's taste. It is not good to force a reading or a book that begins the activity with disgust. Options with lots of images and illustrations are a good choice. “Children like to imagine what is written, as we do.

In the same order of idea, the ideal is to start motivation early, but adolescents can also be stimulated, taking advantage of their greater maturity. “Young people are very fond of technology, so if possible, show that you can access a book through the Internet. Promoting a family book club is also a good initiative.

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Every month someone indicates a book that all members of the household should read and on a given day the family sits down to talk about work.

Thanks for your attention

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