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An hour a week
can start lifetime
of reading pleasure
One last hug
Walton Public School Principal Alice McDowell settled in with kindergarten students Marina
Glanville, left, and Jessie Fraser, as volunteers received recognition for their contribution to
the school over the past year, during an appreciation day, June 28. Students were also given
memory boxes and a video of the year’s activities as mementoes of the school.
Educational experts agree that the
more children read, the more they’ll
enjoy reading, and the better readers
they’re likely to become. Parents
play a key role in fostering a love of
reading, even starting as early as
sharing picture books with babies.
Book Adventure™, a free, non
profit, online reading incentive
program at www.bookadventure.org,
and Sylvan Learning Centres
recommend Canadian parents spend
at least one hour per week or 10 to
15 minutes a day reading with their
kids.
“Reading is such an important life
skill and source of great personal
enjoyment. But reading proficiency
and habits develop young so it’s
important for parents to encourage
their children’s love of reading early.
Just an hour a week can start a
lifetime of reading,” explains Dr.
Rick Bavaria, vice-president,
education. Sylvan Learning Centres.
TIPS FOR DEVELOPING
GOOD READING SKILLS
Starting the Reading Adventure
with Pre-schoolers
Storytelling is the basis for reading
and writing. Reading and telling
stories together helps stimulate these
skills.
Reading aloud stimulates
imagination. It also helps orient
children to language and the concept
of written words. When reading
aloud, point to the words as you
speak them. Follow the sentence
with your finger so that children
begin to recognize how words
appear on the page.
Don’t expect to be able to read
together for long period of times.
But read ofterf
Between ages four and seven
children will begin to recognize
words on the page.
Regular reading with Grade
School Children
Even when children are reading on
their own, reading aloud together
can still help develop language
skills.
Mistakes should be treated as an
opportunity to learn a new word, not
an embarrassment. Encourage your
child to try to sound out a strange
word.
Encourage talk and discussion as
this contributes to the development
of language skills and can help with
reading. Ask everyone around the
dinner table to talk about his or her
day.
Introduce children to your local
public library and get library cards
for everyone in the family. Check
with teachers and “librarians to
confirm the appropriate reading level
for your child’s age. Get
recommendations from them on
good children’s books.
Read newspapers and magazines
together. Help them read captions on
photos. Set up or designate shelves
in a child’s room for their own
“library.”
Reading opens doors to a child’s future
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