When we teach our children about books, we just usually teach them about what is inside the book. The only thing that would probably catch their attention is the colored pictures inside the book. They would probably also remember to read the book from left to right and top to bottom and that sentences start with capital letters and end with a punctuation mark. We tend to overlook other things about books that our children would love to learn.
It is also advised that before starting to read what the book is all about, you can teach them what the important parts of the book are. Let them learn what the front and back covers of the book are for. Teach them about all the information that they can get from the book such as the title, the author, publisher and even the illustrator of their books.
There are different ways that you can do to let them learn more than just reading. When you give them a book it is important to teach them the proper way of handling the book. Show them what to read first such as the title page, the cover page etc. so that they will know the parts of the book. If your child is too young for this you can just teach them the basic of reading the book from page to page. You can emphasize to the kids what you are exactly reading by pointing your finger to the direction of the words that you are reading. This could help for them to know the proper direction for reading plus they can familiarize the words as you speak to what they look like when written.
If your kids do not know how to read then you can start teaching them about letters. Being able to learn the basics of reading which is from the letters will help your children to be able to read easier than those who are not familiarized with the letters. To be able to read the children shall try to connect and read a word by recognizing the letters in it. So it is important for them to be able to recognize the letters first.
Once they learn and recognize the letters, you can start to let them be familiar to simple words and with their names. Teach the difference between both capital and small letters. You can always relate the letters with words or specific sounds that they can represent.
Even when outside the school, you can teach your children with things that they can see and associate them to words and letters to make the familiar with it. In the classroom or even at home, you can always display the alphabet at their eye level to help get used to the letters. You can always be creative and use different colors and materials for their alphabets.
You should also always encourage the children to be acquainted with letters. Remind them about words whenever they encounter it. Let them play with letters so that it can make them remember easily. Give them alphabet tiles which they can use to spell their names and other words as well. Make them realize that words and letters can be learned in a fun way.
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