7 Tips To Improve Reading Capabilities In Children

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JAKARTA - Fluent in reading is one of the important skills that must be mastered by a child in the early years of elementary school. If children are fluent in reading, most likely the ability to write it will also increase. In addition, with age, reading ability also plays an important role in mathematics, science, and social science.

If you care about children, here are six ways to improve the ability of children to read smoothly as reported by Very Well Family, Friday, December 29.

Even if the child is big enough to read it himself, it will be very helpful for him to listen to someone who is more trained to read books for him. He will better understand the rhythm, intonation, and, if you choose various genres, will develop appreciation for all types of books.

Give a child a place where he can feel comfortable reading and a place containing his own books. While this may not help him technically to read smoothly, this can help children build appreciation for reading activities.

Learning to read must be a fun process for children to stay motivated to study. Therefore, it is not wrong for parents to use various types of reading applications or learning books so that the learning process is more focused and enjoyable.

Nothing makes a child more interested in a book than knowing that the character has the same struggle or concern as him. Known as bibliotherapy, choosing a book that can help children find solutions to the problems they face not only help build smoothness but also deal with problems such as repression and school refusal.

Fluent reading is not only about the ability to recognize words and read expressively at good speed. It's also about understanding what's read and being able to evaluate that information. Critical reading is an important skill for third, fourth, and fifth grade students.

Children cannot say words or write them without knowing the sound of letters. Sometimes the name of the letter and the sound are not the same, therefore teaching the Little One's name and the sound will make it easier in reading activities without spelling. Make lessons short and fun, no more than 5-10 minutes for children.

Invite your little one to record every time he practices reading without spelling, make these recordings his audio books. Your Little one will tend to practice what they want to record. This will increase his enthusiasm in practicing reading without spelling.