Where to buy good books also needs to be mentioned.
Buy books for children. Parents can buy good books for their children from the bookstore. A good book can open a whole new world in front of children. With this idea, I believe many parents will not worry about not getting rewards for buying books for their children. Now parents are not worried about not buying books, but about how to buy good books, because not all bookstores can buy good books. Parents should always consult some book information, know which books are most suitable for children, record good books, often go to better local bookstores to inquire and buy, and sometimes take their children to compare and select various books slowly. If you know a good book from newspapers or friends, don't forget to remember the title, author, publication time and publishing house, so that you have the opportunity to go to the bookstore to inquire and buy it, or contact the publishing house directly to buy it. Careful parents also have the opportunity to go to big cities, and may go to bookstores first to buy books for their children that local bookstores can't buy.
Lend books to children. In many towns, there will be some "book clubs", libraries or bookstores, where you can borrow books and issue library cards or reading cards to children. At the beginning, parents can take their children to study and tell them how to choose books that are useful to them. In addition, parents can also exchange experiences with relatives and friends and borrow good books they can read for their children.
Book a good publication for children. Although there are not many publications that fourth-grade children can read, it is also very necessary to order a good publication for children in order to establish their awareness and habit of reading publications. The study materials and entertainment publications for primary schools include Chinese Newspaper (Primary Edition), Happy Composition, Mathematics for Primary and Secondary Schools (Primary Edition), Children's Stories, Juvenile Science Pictorial, Reading and Writing, Learning to Play, Juvenile Literature and Art, and We Love Science.
Parents should be reminded that if their children especially like reading, they can choose books that are slightly higher than their actual level. On the contrary, if children don't like reading, they can choose books that are slightly lower than their actual level, so as not to dampen their enthusiasm for reading.
Some parents may find it more convenient to download some books from the Internet for their children to read. But many experts believe that reading on the computer is far less effective than reading paper books. First, computer reading is easy to cause eye fatigue, which may have a negative impact on children's health; Second, computer reading is limited by time and place, which is not as convenient as paper books; Third, computer reading is not convenient to take notes, and children are easily tempted to play computer games when reading on the computer. So it is best to let children read paper books.
Began to form the habit of reading independently.
An American study shows that children's spontaneous love for reading is very short-lived, usually between the ages of seven or eight and eleven or twelve. If children can't cultivate curiosity and love of books during this period, after this stage, children's interest will shift to other things, and all kinds of troubles brought by growth will begin to occupy children's minds, and parents will lose a good opportunity to guide their children to read.
The fourth grade is a good time to guide children to develop independent reading habits. Although almost the whole primary school stage is a good opportunity to cultivate children's reading habits, generally speaking, children in lower grades have only 15 ~ 20 minutes of attention because of their low literacy level, and the range and content of books they can read are extremely limited, so it is difficult to complete independent reading with the help of their parents to a great extent. According to the current primary education syllabus, the literacy level of the fourth grade is close to the literacy level, and the improvement of literacy level provides possible conditions for children to expand their reading range, and the content and scope of children's reading books can be wider. With the accumulation of children's knowledge and the deepening of school education, children's interests may be more extensive, and their interests in natural science, history and other fields increase, which provides internal motivation for children to expand their reading scope. From this perspective, the fourth grade is the best time to cultivate children's independent reading.
Some children start reading very early, which is a good start. But some children have not formed the habit of loving books and reading until the fourth grade. At this time, parents should act quickly and let their children do something that changes their lives-develop the habit of reading independently.
Problems needing attention in cultivating fourth grade children to read independently;
Let children realize the importance of reading.
Let children realize the importance of reading, which is an important point to cultivate children's reading habits. Fourth-grade children began to receive indirect incentives. Parents can always find some stories about celebrities' reading in various ways, and tell their children that reading is an important way to increase their knowledge. Reading can make people more cheerful and broaden their horizons, and reading can also improve their writing level and academic performance. However, what can best illustrate the importance of reading is parents' love and attention to reading.
Create a good reading atmosphere at home
Parents should create a good family reading atmosphere for their children. Studies at home and abroad show that the exemplary role of parents and a good reading atmosphere at home are the key to making children like reading. For example, a study shows that if parents have the habit of reading, children will easily love reading before 10, thus forming the habit of reading. Therefore, parents should set an example and study tirelessly in their spare time to provide a good example for their children. Some parents complain that they are too busy to study, especially with their children. China's "contemporary Paul" Zhang Haidi, who is self-taught and physically disabled, once said that people who love reading will not give up reading on the pretext of being too busy. In order to provide children with a shortcut to explore the world and form a good habit that will benefit their children for life, parents should first set an example. In addition, parents should also prepare a comfortable reading environment for their children. Conditional families can choose a room with good light and broad vision for their children, prepare bookcases, tables and chairs, carefully select some books and reference books suitable for children, and paste portraits of famous people who love reading and famous sayings on the walls.
Reading needs induction
Induce children to read. The intrinsic motivation to help children move towards independent reading is the love of reading, and the love of reading can only be formed through the fun of reading itself. At the beginning, parents can read some interesting books with their children to guide them to love reading. Then, guide the children to read by themselves. Parents can discuss interesting questions in the book with their children, or let their children tell the stories in the book to themselves. In short, parents should feel the fun of reading with their children, which is the key to promoting children's independent reading.
Help children choose books.
Help children decide what good books to read. A survey in the United States shows that the books read by children in grades 3 to 5 of primary school have certain characteristics. Fairy tales are the first choice, followed by science fiction stories, legends and heroes, as well as some books on math games, inventions, scientific knowledge, animal world, ocean, travel, war, history, jokes, entertainment, poetry, biography and astronomy and geography. In fact, different children have different interests, and different children like different books. Parents should pay attention to the fact that books that children can read independently are moderately difficult, and try to choose books with some interesting illustrations or pictures.
Reading method guidance
Provide children with guidance on reading methods in time, including how to choose meaningful books, how to make reading plans, how to read a book intensively, how to skim a book, how to take reading notes, etc.
Reading plan
Parents should start to help their children make specific reading plans. The reading plan can be a separate plan or a part of the study plan. The plan should be as specific as possible, such as listing the bibliography and timetable to be read every week, and giving a reward plan after completing the plan. Of course, children need to participate in the formulation of reading plans, and parents cannot replace them. You can make a preliminary reading plan with the help of your parents. After a few weeks, parents should let their children make their own reading plans and help them modify them according to the situation.
Give timely evaluation.
Give an objective evaluation in time according to the completion of the reading plan. If the child completes the reading plan, parents should give rewards in time. Rewards are the motivation to encourage children to learn. With the formation of the fourth grade children's self-evaluation concept, the reward should gradually change from material reward to spiritual reward to create a good reading mood for children. For example, a scoring system can be adopted. Every time you finish reading a book, you will write down a certain score for your child, and settle it after one or two months in exchange for a certain material reward. Parents can discuss a book with their children after meals or when their children are free, or praise their children for reading the book carefully, and praise their children for their strong understanding or good memory, which can all be spiritual rewards for their children's reading. If you can't finish the reading plan on time, help your child analyze the reasons. If it belongs to the child's own subjective reasons, parents should gently warn. If the plan is unreasonable, help your child modify the reading plan.
Reading method guidance
It is very important for children to learn scientific reading methods. Many experts believe that the correct reading method is necessary for children to maintain permanent reading interest and enthusiasm. The correct reading method itself can also be solidified into a good habit, which becomes a part of children's effective learning methods and good study habits, and can help children read more books, acquire more knowledge and have more fun.
Many celebrities have summed up scientific reading methods from different aspects in their life-long study and reading. For example, Zheng Tianting, a historian in China, thinks that in order to read a book intensively in a certain period of time, it is necessary to find out the reasons for every word, every word, everyone, every place and everything in the book and study it repeatedly from beginning to end, so as to increase one's knowledge and analytical ability. Liang Qichao, a famous thinker in modern times, divided reading into intensive reading (including valuable literary works and celebrity proverbs that are beneficial to the body and mind) and extensive reading. Intensive reading deepens understanding and extensive reading broadens knowledge. Mao Dun, a famous writer, believes that reading a book needs at least three times, that is, thorough reading, intensive reading and digestion. The first time I made a simple understanding of the content, style and structure of the book, and the second time I studied it carefully and made a detailed analysis and anatomy of the contents in the book. I went back to read a whole book for the third time and summarized it. Mao Zedong, a great man, suggested that reading should be more than four, that is, reading, writing, asking and thinking. Su Shi, a writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, advocated that reading a book should be divided into several times, each time talking about one aspect. If all aspects are mastered, one can write articles from multiple angles and write with ease.
Start by reading books that interest you.
Guiding children to read needs to start with their favorite books. Whether parents study with their children or children read independently, they should start with books that children are interested in, not books that parents think are important. Start with your favorite books and gradually expand your reading range. The more books children read, the wider their knowledge, the stronger their interest in reading, the deeper their love for books, and the easier it is to form the habit of reading. In continuous reading, children can gradually master the scientific reading method, and the scientific reading method itself can make children improve the efficiency of reading, gain more interest from books, make children love reading more, and form a virtuous circle that is gradually strengthened. Fourth-grade children may prefer some historical stories, celebrity stories, folk stories, fables and fairy tales, science fiction stories and so on. Children should be helped to find some related books and print beautiful pictures.
Parents can find out what books their children like through observation. For example, children may stop for a long time in front of a bookcase in a bookstore and read with great interest; Children may be influenced by classmates and friends to mention a certain kind of books more than once; When children read a certain kind of books, they can quickly enter reading and read for a long time. If the above phenomenon is found, it shows that children prefer this kind of books.
In addition, parents can guide their children to like certain books. For example, parents can read interesting parts with their children and analyze the content with relish. For example, read "Edison's Story" with children, and then guide children to think:
What are the characteristics of Edison's growth as a great inventor?
Edison was curious. What kind of trouble did he get into?
What do you mean by Edison's experimental spirit?
Do you know other stories about Edison?