5 Reasons To Enhance Children’s Reading
There are lots of benefits that come with reading. More specifically, children reading books can enhance their social, cognitive, and mental well-being. Learn about the reasons reading can help children and follow along with these tips!
Reading with children can help build stronger relationships
Try to set aside time in the morning during breakfast or before your little one’s going to sleep to spend time reading together. You can also play audiobooks in the car and choose days to go to the library together.
2. Reading helps improve their literacy
When children improve their literacy skills, it can lead to greater concentration. A few ways to improve their skills are as follows:
Have them read aloud
Provide books at the right book level, such as “I Love You More Than Cereal: Maeva and Dad Redefine Love”
Reread to build familiarity
3. Kids who read often widely get better at it
According to Alberta Health Services, “The ages between 2 and 5 are often called the preschool years. During these years, children change from clumsy toddlers into lively explorers of their world.” These are five elements that children are grasping: physical development, cognitive development, emotional and social development, language and sensory and motor development.
4. Reading improves a child’s vocab
Reading exercises are good for all of our brains but reading can be a great way to get your child to enjoy the enhancing experience of reading! Children reading not only improves their vocabulary, but it also leads to more highly-developed language skills.
5. Reading can increase higher levels of creativity and imagination
Read board books and picture books with your children so that they can associate the stories with the art and have a better understanding of what they are reading. We used imaginative and vibrant illustrations in our book, “I Love You More Than Cereal: Maeva and Dad Redefine Love”, to help children connect to the story, as well as the art.
Overall, children reading books has endless benefits for their development and well-being. Make sure to take time to read with your children. A good book to start with is Justin & Alexis Black’s, “I Love You More Than Cereal: Maeva and Dad Redefine Love”. Make sure to order your copy now and download the PDF to refer back to these 5 tips!