Few Easy Ways to Inculcate Reading Habits in Your Child

Reading habit is something that helps children to excel in academics and also allows them nurture their personality. It helps students to improve their power of thinking, increase their creativity and develop some other qualities that are usually taught in schools. That is why most teachers and academicians emphasize the importance of inculcating this habit amongst the children. However in reality this practice is not being implemented properly. According to a recent survey, nearly 20 to 40 percent of school students are unable to read out fast, correctly and also in proper way.

Do you wish to enforce this habit of reading amongst your kids? You have to consider two things before you take up this noble venture. One thing is that you have to make reading interest for your kids. The second thing is that you have to help your kids overcome their reading disabilities and improve the way they read. Look out at the following tips that you can follow to improve reading habits of your children.

Parents should read with children

It is important to remember that a kid first starts learning things from home. Unless there is some sort of involvement of parents, the kids hardly adopt any new thing or habit. When it comes to inculcate reading habit in children, as a parent, the first thing that you need to adopt is to inculcate that habit on your own. The first step is to sit down with children and read along with them. Initially you first read out passages or stories and then request your kids to read the same passage by themselves. This type of practice at early age, may allow your kids to increase their vocabulary, increase language skills as well as make them confident about picking the right books for themselves.

Make the reading materials available for your children

When you wish to make your kids read more, you also have to ensure that they also have good stuff for reading. Chances are high that children who have a wide ranging books and study materials available in their own book shelves will automatically get inclined to read more and more books. Make sure that the books that you keep for your children should be relevant for their ages. Also the books should be able to draw attention of your kids. Do not choose book whose subject and content are quite difficult for your children to understand.

Plan your reading activities

Most children do not like to read since they find it boring. As parent, you have to rack your brain and incorporate fun activities to compel your kids to get into habit of reading. You can also take help of a private tutor in this matter. Few tutors also organize special interactive reading classes to draw attention of the students. You can include such activity and allow your child to develop interest in reading.

Begin with small things

Buying interesting books and organizing fun-filled session do not always generate reading interest in your children. The best idea is to start with simple and small things. If a child is intimidated he or she will never try out the task again. For example, when you watch some programs on television, you should motivate your kids to read out the things that are displayed on the monitor. Also if you have entered a restaurant, you should ask your children to read aloud the menu as well as say what they wish to eat on their own.  These small things will not turn your children into avid readers in a day but at least they will slowly feel more confident to read out things. Confidence is the thing that you have to cultivate in your children to improve their reading habit.

Visit the bookstores along with your children

Have you noticed how children are attracted by the toys every time you pass by the toy stores? Most children wish to buy the toys stored in the shop’s decorative shelves. You can also apply the same rule for books. If you take your kids to bookstore they will be naturally get attracted to look at different books stored on the shelves and also develop interest to read them.

Take your kids to a library

Library is the best place to nurture the reading habits in the kids. There are multiple books that draw attention of a child without any difficulty.  Most libraries allow free membership and even if you have to pay they only ask for a nominal amount of money from you. In this way you may allow your kids get into habit of reading books and for that, you also do not have to spend much.

Besides, there are few libraries that also arrange reading programs to instill this kind of habit in your children. The biggest advantage of this program is that reading becomes fun as well as exciting and your children also get the opportunity to meet other children who also like reading. Generally, children do not like to do anything on their own but when they find other children doing something they immediately get involved into it.

Acknowledge progress as well as success of your children

Make sure that you offer gifts or rewards to your children, depending on the total number of books they read. This technique will naturally motivate your children to read more and more. Do not forget to reward them with something that they really like. When they grow up, you may stop this extra prize because by then, your children already have developed the habit of reading books on a regular basis.

Make use of technology

Gone are the days when parents were confused and puzzled and did not find way out to motivate their students to read. Today, there are other options for the parents that they can avail. They can make use of visual tools, audio books etc. to nurture reading habits in their kids. Internet is a vast source of information and as a parent, you can also find eBooks or blogs that offer valuable tips and suggestion regarding nurturing reading habits in your kids. You must make use of it as much as you can.

Go through the parental tips that help you to instil the good habit of reading in your children.