How to prevent children from hating reading
The habit of reading, like all others, is acquired by repetition. And little by little, children will convert that habit of reading into pleasure. But to get children readers it is necessary to follow some guidelines and, above all, avoid some too frequent mistakes that, sometimes, we make without realizing when what we want is prevent children from hating reading.
Tips to learn to love reading
Children must be fond of books almost since they see the light. First it will be the letters and picture books, and little by little we will bring you closer to the world of words. Reading should be educational and fun. But you always have to start with fun, for children to enjoy the story, with the drawings, the colors. The market now offers a variety of illustrated books that are true works of art, with authors such as Dautremer, Lacombe or Tesa González. We will only get the child to learn if he has a good time reading.
The fundamental guidelines that parents should take into account are:
- That parents value reading, preferring it to other activities.
- That our children see us reading, the example is the best animation.
- Let's read aloud to the children since they were little.
- That the books are present in the house as an object more commonly used.
- That there is a quiet place to read in the house.
- That talking about books is a frequent topic of conversation.
- That books are a regular gift.
- Going with children to places where there are books: bookstores, libraries, fairs ...
How to prevent children from hating reading
The main mistake is giving the child a book he does not understand. If nobody forces him to read it, he will leave it on the shelf and surely when he grows up he will look for it and read it with pleasure. The main problem lies in those compulsory readings of books that neither understand nor have literary quality. The child suffers and considers it, with reason, a waste of time. And the exciting act of reading becomes an annoyance, which over time is cornered to choose another leisure offer much more rewarding.
The most frequent errors when approaching reading are:
- Use reading as punishment.
- Constantly remember how good it is to read.
- Cast on face they do not read.
- Impose some tasks for having read a book: a file, a summary, etc.
- Always relate books with academics
- Require them to finish a book started
- Force your tastes to read that book that at your age we loved
- Propose the reading of books as a substitute activity of television
Isabel Martinez
