In his view, reading aloud is the simplest, most direct and most effective way of emotional communication and learning. His reading manual has helped countless parents and children and was introduced to China at the end of 2006. Now is the third episode.
The poems of American poet Gilliland quoted in the reading manual touched countless mothers:
You may have unlimited wealth,
Boxes of jewelry and cabinets of gold.
But you will never be richer than me.
I have a mother who reads to me.
Today, I want to share Jim Treize's most important ideas about reading aloud.
The fate of a child will be very different because of his parents who read to him every day. Recent reading research proves that reading helps children of any gender, race, nationality and social background to study better, be more successful in the future and live a happier life.
People and books are not naturally attracted to each other. There must be a medium-parents, relatives, neighbors or librarians-to bring books to children's world. When you read to children, you set an example.
One of children's early abilities is imitation. He imitates what he hears and sees. We all found children's interest in advertising and strong imitation ability. Here we want to learn from advertisers and sell a product called "Reading".
Reading to a child is like talking to a child. It has too many benefits: building children's confidence, bringing laughter, bringing them closer, telling children information or explaining problems to them, arousing their curiosity and inspiring them.
In reading aloud, we can also link reading with pleasure in children's minds, create background knowledge for children, establish vocabulary foundation and establish reading model at the same time.
Whenever we read to children, we will send a happy message to their minds, because reading aloud can make children equate books, printed matter and pleasure. Moreover, reading is also a gradual accumulation of skills, which means reading is like riding a bike. In order to do well, you must practice. The more you read, the better you study.
When it comes to background knowledge, few parents understand its importance. Background knowledge is a tool through which we can understand what we see, hear and read. This is why the students who read the most books or travel the most are often the most knowledgeable students in the class. They have a lot of background knowledge, so they know best what teachers or textbooks say.
How old can a child listen to an adult read a story book? This is what every parent needs to remember. When did we start talking to children? By the way, when the baby was born.
Although it's like speaking a foreign language with a baby, we won't stop talking to the baby because of it. However, most people can't imagine reading storybooks to their babies, which is really a pity.
Since we can talk to newborn children, we can also read story books to babies. We use the same language! Obviously, for babies who are just born to 6 months old, we just need to let them get used to their parents' voices and be influenced by the story, instead of letting them know the content of the story.
For infants and young children, good reading materials focus on the sound when reading, that is, things with a sense of rhythm and rhythm, a lot of repeated sentences, funny or dramatic, exciting, colorful or familiar to children.
From two and a half to three and a half years old, children begin to like stories with simple plots, such as lost dogs, kittens or lonely children.
When the child is 4 years old, the story becomes more important. What is this story about? What will happen next? The children are very curious about it. At this time, you can also read some poems or rhymes, interspersed with some narrative sentences.
Some parents may worry: Is it too late to realize the importance of reading aloud to their children? Remember: children are never too old to listen to stories. Just read them to older children, not as easy as reading them to children aged 2 or 6.
When children reach the age of eight or nine, choosing books becomes more challenging. Because the literary works at this stage usually write more true stories. Some plots focus on social or emotional issues. When adults choose books with the above contents, they must ensure that the author has proper expression. If there are circumstances such as accidental death, parents can take this opportunity to educate their children, but they should also calm their hearts.
When is the best time for us to communicate with children? Just one-on-one walks, one-on-one conversations and one-on-one reading.
When Jerome Kagan, a psychologist at Harvard University, studied how to help children with language difficulties, he found that one-on-one teaching was particularly effective in helping children concentrate.
One-on-one contact with children plays a more important role: when you want to enlighten children to understand the story or its truth, you usually touch their hopes or fears, and children will tell you the secrets in their hearts. When children share secrets with you, you have a connection.
Let children have their own books and write their names on them; Prepare a book basket and put it in the most commonly used place; Help children install bedside lamps.
You can tell your child this way: "We think you are old enough to go to bed later. Before going to bed, you can read some books in bed like mom and dad, so we bought you this little lamp. If you want to study, how bright we will make it 15 minutes. It doesn't matter if you don't want to see it, we will turn it off as usual. " Most children will stop at nothing to stay up late.
Before most parents realize it, children are often psychologically ready to explore the world and meet the upcoming challenges. Fairy tales satisfy children's curiosity to explore the world.
Fairy tales can express children's inner feelings and enthusiasm and tell them many things that parents and teachers want to hide from their children. Fairy tales teach children to understand the fact that the world has a cold and cruel side, and children must face it themselves. In addition to the above facts, fairy tales also tell children what courage and adventure are. It advises children to summon up courage to face the challenges of the world.
The most important fairy tale nature of Harry Potter is that Harry's situation is the same as many children are afraid of. For those who think fairy tales are full of too many plots to scare children, J.R.R Tolkien said, "Just because you avoid telling children about the cruel side of the world doesn't mean you can make those bad things disappear."
We must convince our father that it is best to have parent-child activities in both sports and intellectual education. Because most teachers in kindergartens and primary schools are women, boys will equate reading with women and homework.
Unfortunately, many fathers would rather take their sons to various sports activities than take them to the library. The parent-child reading of a father when he was young can make his son feel that books are as important as sports. Fathers can play with their children after dinner and spend about 15 minutes reading to their children in the same evening.
Everyone has 24 hours a day, so there is no shortage of time. We must find time for what we value. The sooner children get into the habit of reading, the better. If they don't spend these reading hours before going to school, then they must accept the challenge alone when they enter school.
Now, choose a suitable book and give the child a few minutes to calm down, adjust his posture and prepare to listen to the story. If you persist in this way, it won't be long before you can see the novel changes of your child!
■ Don't read books you don't like, because your disgust will be manifested in reading aloud, which will have a negative impact.
■ Don't burden your child too much. When choosing books, we should consider children's intelligence, social background and emotional status, and don't read books beyond children's understanding.
■ Don't start reading until you have enough time to do it well. Stopping after reading a page or two will not only stimulate children's interest in reading, but will kill it.
■ Don't use books as a threat-"If you don't tidy your room, there will be no stories to listen to tonight!" When children see that you use books as weapons, their attitude towards books will change from positive to negative.