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Parents often ask for ways they can support their children in honing their reading and writing skills. Here are six effective strategies you can implement at home.
- Make Reading a Daily Ritual: Set aside dedicated time each day to read with your child. Whether it’s a bedtime story or a cozy afternoon read, consistent reading sessions help foster a love for books and language.
- Encourage Storytelling: Foster your child’s creativity by encouraging them to tell their own stories. Provide prompts, props, or simply ask open-ended questions to spark their imagination and language skills.
- Choose Books that are Fun and Engaging: Especially look for books that use storytelling to help teach important lessons in spelling and grammar. Some examples:
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- “Dear Deer: A Book of Homophones” by Gene Barretta
- “Mia’s Mouses: Mia and her Friends Learn About Plural Nouns” by Joseph L Licari
- “The Girl’s Like Spaghetti: Why, You Can’t Manage without Apostrophes!” by Lynne Truss and Bonnie Timmons.
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- Practice Writing Together: Make writing a fun and interactive activity by creating stories, drawing pictures, or even writing letters to friends or family members.
- Utilize Educational Resources: Explore educational apps, games, and websites that are designed to enhance reading and writing skills.
- Celebrate Progress: Recognize and celebrate your child’s achievements, no matter how small. Positive reinforcement and encouragement go a long way in building confidence and motivation.
By incorporating these strategies into your daily routine, you can play an active role in nurturing your child’s literacy skills and fostering a lifelong love for reading and writing.
Is reading aloud to your children worth it?
In a word, YES.
Reading to your children continues to be one of the most important things you can do for your kids as parents.
Why?
It’s proven to be immensely helpful for their cognitive, emotional, and academic development.
Reading to children enhances their vocabulary, comprehension, and language skills and it fosters a positive attitude towards books and reading.
And it stimulates brain development by engaging children’s imagination, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Studies have shown that the amount of time parents spent reading to their children in their early years predicted their reading achievement and overall academic success later in life!
Overall, reading to children between the ages of 6 to 9 years old not only promotes their academic development but also nurtures their emotional and social well-being, setting a strong foundation for future success.
So go ahead, make some time to read to your kids. Or your grandchildren, nieces, nephews, or even your friends’ kids.
Read to all the children in your life.
They will love it. And maybe you will too!
• One study followed children from kindergarten through grade 9 and found a high correlation of time parents spent reading to their children and their future reading abilities and overall academic success (Cunningham, A. E., & Stanovich, K. E., 1997).
