Xiao Zhang, the best friend, has done very well in this respect. Her baby is very interested in reading. Now the child is only 2 years old and has effectively read 1000 books.
Although 1000 books does not mean reading 1000 new books, it is not easy to keep reading.
You know, at the beginning, Xiao Zhang's baby was not particularly interested in reading, and even tore books. But with Xiao Zhang's persistence and hard work, her baby became more and more interested in reading, and even took the initiative to ask Xiao Zhang to buy him a new picture book. The favorite place to go has also changed from a naughty castle for children to a bookstore.
So everyone is curious that such a young child can sit down and read quietly, because many adults may not have such patience.
Faced with such a problem, Xiao Zhang also gave her answer. She actually used the principle of "Matthew effect" to make her baby love reading more and more.
Why can Matthew effect cultivate children's interest in reading?
Speaking of "Matthew effect", many friends who are interested in economics should have heard of it, because it is a very famous principle, which refers to the phenomenon that the poor are getting poorer and the rich are getting richer.
Therefore, although this principle is economical, it can be applied in many aspects through scientific research, even when educating children. Because it means polarization, the better the worse.
Xiao Zhang used this principle when cultivating children's interest in reading. Taking advantage of the child's interest in reading, he gradually developed the habit of reading.
This application is not without scientific basis, and scientist Yanou has done research in this field. He found that the more books children read, the stronger their understanding and thinking ability, so they will feel more fulfilled when reading. After a long time, children will fall into a better cycle and become more interested in reading.
However, if at first, children are not interested in reading, and even have a strong resistance to reading because they are afraid of difficulties. Then after a long time, it is easy to fall into a vicious circle, which leads to children becoming less and less interested in reading.
Therefore, under the influence of "Matthew effect", if parents can actively cultivate children's reading interest like Xiao Zhang and seize a virtuous circle, then children's reading interest will be higher and higher.
How to cultivate children's interest in reading?
Presumably, many parents will have some questions after seeing this, that is, how to make children develop an interest in reading?
Because many babies are not interested in reading, even it is difficult for them to sit quietly for ten minutes, so how to make them love reading?
Guided by exaggerated body language
The same is true of the cultivation of reading. Children's reading ability and concentration may not be as good as that of adults, because they don't have the concept of sitting down to read and don't know what will attract them in the book.
Therefore, parents first need to arouse their children's interest in reading, which requires parents to make their children interested in the contents of the book in a more exaggerated way.
You should know that children may not understand the words and pictures in the book, because they are too abstract, so it is unrealistic to force them to read.
However, children of this age actually have a good understanding of some exaggerated body language, which is easy to arouse their interest. Therefore, parents can use body language to help children understand the contents of the book, thus arousing children's interest in reading.
For example, parents can interpret stories in books through performances, which can not only arouse children's interest, but also help them better understand the content.
Create a good reading atmosphere
But this is a very easy point to be ignored by parents, because many parents have little interest in reading, and even play mobile phones when their children are reading. So in this atmosphere, is it easy to want children to have good reading habits?
Therefore, parents should create a good reading atmosphere, such as arranging reading corners at home with their children, placing books that everyone likes, and setting aside a fixed time to read together every day. This will not only make children fall in love with reading slowly, but also make the relationship between children and parents gradually close through the bond established by reading.
Motivate children by asking questions.
As I mentioned earlier, many children have no idea about sitting down to read. They don't even know why they should give up playing with toys and go to see something they don't understand.
Therefore, as parents, in order to make children interested in reading, we must first mobilize their enthusiasm for reading. Then, instead of reading the contents of the book more flatly, we might as well ask questions in some interactive ways, which can improve children's interest.
Parents can read the book first, then ask the contents of the book by asking questions and set some rewards. Then, after being stimulated by questions and rewards, children often read with questions, thus gradually improving their enthusiasm for reading.
In fact, this can also cultivate children's good reading habits, because reading with questions can make children read the contents of the book more attentively and not swallow the dates.
How to choose books suitable for children to read?
Although it is important to cultivate children's interest in reading, it is more important to choose a book suitable for children to read because it can play a role in reading.
So how should parents choose books suitable for their children to read? Let's take parents to learn more about it.
1) should be combined with the age and gender of the child.
When parents choose books for their children, they should first choose according to their age, because there are books suitable for reading at different ages.
Usually at the age of zero to three, children should try to choose some picture books with strong color impact, because such books can arouse children's interest more, and at the same time, they should choose some materials that are more resistant to tearing to avoid damage to books.
Then the children's four to six years old are the key period of their development and the stage of their vocabulary growth. So parents can choose story books, which can exercise their children's logical ability and help them learn more words.
Children over the age of seven are generally at school, so they will choose different books and may have their own preferences. However, at this stage, word accumulation is still the main factor, so parents can choose classic fairy tales for them, which can not only meet the needs of different children, but also improve their imagination.
Parents should choose books not only according to their children's age, but also according to their gender. Because different sexes have different reading preferences, usually girls may prefer some fairy tales, while boys may prefer some dramas with strong emotions.
2) Combine your child's hobbies.
Different children will have different hobbies, which means that the books they choose will also have their own preferences, so parents must choose according to their children's preferences.
Parents can take their children to the bookstore on weekends, and then let them choose according to their own preferences before making a final decision.
Because this choice can make children feel that their parents attach importance to them, and at the same time they can choose their favorite books, and parents can also control the books their children choose.
3) Combine the culture of children's life.
Many parents actually ignore this point, so children often find it difficult to understand when reading some foreign classics.
In fact, there are many excellent literary works in our country, which are also combined with our local culture, so children will feel more relaxed and fluent when reading.
For example, Journey to the West is never tired of being watched by many big friends. Although it has appeared for many years, and there are many film and television dramas adapted, it is still undeniable that it is a classic and is very popular with children.
Therefore, when parents choose books for their children, they can borrow books like The Journey to the West for reference, because such books can not only make children understand, but also easily arouse their interest.
It is not easy to arouse children's interest in reading. Therefore, parents can learn from the principle of "Matthew effect" and gradually cultivate their children's interest in reading, so that children can enter a more benign cycle and become more and more interested in reading.