How you can help your children read more and read better
Live MintA few weeks ago, my 12-year-old and I were watching the news and all the latest updates on Russia’s war with Ukraine. While it is a given that reading comprehension skills are useful ways to improve academic performance and oral communication, they provide, most importantly, a boost to a child’s confidence and understanding of the world. “If a child is not able to read longer words or sentences fluently, we must explore books that are on par with the child’s reading level or even one level below,” she says. “If a child is stuck trying to decode a word, he or she will not focus on understanding the book and because of this, will stay away from reading.” When you choose books with your children, explore titles with age-appropriate vocabulary. Vamsi creates a word wall in her classes and every week, the children learn five words, the meaning of each word, and also use the words in different sentences and in casual conversations.
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