Five ways to get your child into reading
Literacy levels are embarrassingly low in the country’s capital city, London, and for this reason, we thought it would be useful to give our top tips on how to get your children interested in and enthusiastic about reading. These tips are simple and straightforward to implement and you will be truly amazed at the difference they can make to your child’s ability to read and write.
One – Start from day one!
Read to your child from the day they are born and keep this up every day until they are capable of reading to you. Starting early is the only way to ensure that your children understand how important it is for reading to a big part of their education and life.
Two – Build it into a regular routine
Children love to have a routine and know exactly what they are supposed to be doing and when and if you read to your children as part of this daily routine they will inevitably be more likely to continue this into adulthood and also to learn to read and write more quickly.
Three – Use online bookshops to find the most appropriate books
Traipsing to the high street to pick out books for your kids can seem like a big ask on top of all the other things you do as a parent so why not take advantage of the incredibly efficient online book shops? You will often benefit from hugely discounted prices on the most popular and newly released books and as well as being affordable, user reviews can help you to decide which books will be best for your child.
Four – Keep bookshelves stocked up at home
Instead of giving away the books you have read, build up a little at-home library that your children can go to whenever they get the urge to read. Not only is it really important to surround your kids with great reading material but most children learn by repetition in the early years and therefore reading the same books over and over again can actually help with their literacy levels.
Five – Buy books on tape if your kids respond better to this
If your kids learn better visually or by ear then don’t be afraid to buy books on tape – while these should not replace physical books (because seeing the words on the page is very important), if they encourage your child to enjoy a story then it can only be a good thing.
Buy children’s books from an online book shop and enjoy fantastically low prices and quick delivery, as well as reader reviews and helpful synopsises.
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