When the core aim is to raise Readers, it doesn’t matter how we achieve it. This is the latest flavor I’ve added to my seven year old’s reading. Let’s Read the Lyrics of your favorite song and try to sing along. I make him listen to a few songs or any that he likes from the movie last seen or cartoon he watches, we find their lyrics on YouTube and sing along 🙂
Happy Reading
Every Child must own a library, no matter how small it may be.
My son, who is almost 7 started with his Golf summer camp. When he went on day one I asked him, “So what did you do?” To which he replied, ” I played.”
Knowing the importance of recall I didn’t give up and re-drafted my question and asked , “Did you get something to drink? Did you get dirty in the mud? Was the instructor strict or funny?” Hearing these unusual questions excited him to answer and so began the conversation.
Similarly it is very important for us parents to do such recall activities with our children to make sure that they are grasping what they are being taught and it also revises the subject with them. Many parents say that no matter how much they ask, the child does not reply. In that case we as parents have to be more creative in structuring our questions. Find the suitable time when your child would like to answer and then listen without interrupting when they talk. Many children open up easily, while others take a lot of time. But the key is more patient the parent is in listening to the child, more excited the child will be about telling.
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