Research shows that the more books children read, the higher their reading scores. Therefore, in many American families, parent-child reading is very important, because parents and children reading together can not only do a good reading demonstration, but also guide children to carry out various reading comprehension.

Good reading behavior is the medium to establish parent-child relationship. Through the interaction between parents and children in reading, the relationship between children and parents is closer. At the same time, through reading, parents can better understand their children, so as to understand their thoughts and feelings and know how to respect them.

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Characteristics and methods of parent-child reading at different ages

The first step in parent-child reading is to choose books. There are all kinds of books on the market now. Which is right for your child? My advice to you is that children should be exposed to different kinds of books with different themes at an early age, and then gradually let them choose.

Many parents buy books for their children when they see what people are discussing online. In fact, children will have their own preferences when they reach a certain age. After all, interest is the best teacher, and every child is a master at identifying picture books. Let me explain the reading choices and reading characteristics of different age groups:

0-2 years old

Children aged 0-2 like to discover and explore the world around them through different senses. In reading, they like to distinguish different materials by touching, and they also like to listen to different sounds and repeated syllables. Parents can choose picture books with rich colors but few words to read to their children.

You can try different hardcover books or books that can't be torn open. Black and white picture books and some touch books with toys are also good choices. Parents can hold their children in their arms, pay attention to expressing the contents of books with exaggerated voices and expressions, and encourage children to touch and turn books and pages with their hands. Children under 0 like to nibble at books, which is also a way of sensory exploration.

2-4 years old

In addition to reading some classic picture books, children aged 2-4 can also try to read some non-fiction and knowledge books. This stage is a critical period for the rapid development of children's language. When choosing books, you can choose picture books with long sentences or repeated sentence patterns.

The illustrations in the book should be chosen closer to children's lives. Make full use of illustrations to encourage children to observe carefully, let them point to the pictures and say the names of objects or characters, try to retell the words or phrases in the book with you, or do some body movements to help them remember. When reading, pay attention to stay on each page for a while, so that children have enough time to observe and taste the contents of the book.

4-6 years old

Children aged 4-6 can appropriately add non-fiction and descriptive picture books or books and magazines on the bookshelf. Let children start to distinguish and distinguish different book genres, such as which are fictional, which are non-fictional, what is the difference between non-fiction and fiction, and so on.

In addition, this time is also a good opportunity to discuss some words and literary concepts with children, so that children can know all the components of the book, including titles, punctuation marks, pictures, labels, indexes and so on. Slowly guide the children to discover what every detail in the book is for.

This time is also the time when children gradually start to read and write. You might as well let your children find some words that can be read and recognized, or pinyin that they know, and try to let them read.