Children possess a remarkable amount of passion. They throw themselves completely, heart and soul, into everything.
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Teaching children is a difficult enough endeavor on its own. Throw in an autistic child with learning disabilities, and the task can seem overwhelming. However, the task is not impossible. By following some simple guidelines, you may be able to see a marked improvement. Whether you're a parent home schooling your child or a teacher with an autistic student in your class, these tips should prove helpful. (from this week's Kids Ezine - read the whole article here (until 9th June) => http://bit.ly/a3trhH
Why Should I Read?
Excellent question! Why should you? Why should anyone? You could be doing hundreds of other things instead – watching a movie, preparing dinner, going for a run, or spending time with your family. But when your kids ask you the same question, you’d better have an answer prepared. “Because I told you to” probably won’t cut it. “Because it’s good for you” isn’t going to work either. At least not if you don’t have some solid evidence to back it up. => http://bit.ly/i0rufA
Adult book-phobes will scoff at Michael Gove's ambition for schoolchildren to read 50 volumes a year, says Rowan Pelling. => http://bit.ly/hahCUa
What you can do at home
Be yourself and involve your child in everyday conversations from an early age.
Read aloud to your child. It will help your child to learn the language of books and encourages the enjoyment of books and reading.
Talk about books together - make reading a shared, enjoyable activity.
See that there is a range of reading material for your child at home, both fiction and non-fiction.
Read to your child in your first language - research shows that using your first language will help your child when he or she learns to read English.
Try not to let television intrude on reading time - set aside some uninterrupted time to read with your child.
Listen to your child read every day, even if only for a short time.
Give books as treats and presents.
Discuss the meanings of stories and words.
Join your local library. Borrow books for yourself as well as your child.
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The internet has become integral in the education of students of all ages across the world but it has become especially important in the reading development of young children. Children these days love to play games on the internet, even at a very young age, since computers and the internet are so easily accessible at home and at school. Many internet companies have turned their online games into learning modules for children, especially ones that teach reading and reading comprehension. Most of the reading websites that offer online reading for kids are free of charge, but some of the more involved ones offer subscriptions and different courses for teaching reading to children.
One of the best features of online reading for children is the fact that the websites and electronic books are offered in thousands of languages, which means that there are zero language barriers that can cause the child to struggle when learning to read. Most of the websites and books can either be translated into the child's language or purchased in the child's language without any problems. Another feature of online reading for kids is the ease of access should there not be any physical paperback or hardback books readily available for the child to use. Physical books are not always readily available, but online reading can be performed on computers, iPods, iPads, iPhones, BlackBerry smartphones, Android phones, laptops and eBook readers. This means that your child will be able to read online no matter where they are located.
Online reading for kids also includes picture books that are available on the internet. Picture books can help children with word association so they know what a dog, a cat, a cow and other animals are in relation to their names. The best way to learn a new language these days, no matter your age, is using the internet. The same can be said for children who are learning a second language. Hundreds of language teaching websites and eBooks are on the internet today that can teach kids who are using online reading as an education aid.
If your child is a very young learner, around the age of two, there are digitized audio books that can have the text read aloud while the child looks at the text on the screen. Hearing the text read aloud to them while looking at the text will help young children learn the sounds of words as well as what they look like as well. Cultural interest also helps online reading for kids because it lets them read works from other countries all over the world. Children will be able to see what other culture's literature is like and whether or not they use pictures too. Online reading for children has become an excellent method to teach young children the ins and outs of reading. This includes learning larger words, learning reading comprehension, learning to match pictures with words and learning proper grammar used in the United States today.
Nicole Roberts
Welcome to Reading Is Fun For All, inside you will discover an amazing selection of low priced and excellent quality online reading for kids.
If you want to see what children can do, you must stop giving them things.
Norman Douglas
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They make faces all day.
David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
Kids, ballerinas from the South Shore Ballet Theatre, who performed at the opening celebration, and a large white rabbit checked out the exhibit.
Exercise at the library? It may sound kid of odd. But organizers of the "Literacise" event today at the Boston Public Library say that when kids exercise, it may make them better able to focus their minds and sit down and read.
