The importance of reading to children's development is already well known, so at what age should children start reading? This is a problem that plagues many parents. Experts and the UK-launched Bookstart project give a clear answer: children should start reading at age 0.
Parents may wonder, then when the child is 0 years old, he can't read, he can't even take a book, and the first reaction to getting something is to put it in his mouth and bite, what is the point of reading to the child at this time?
First of all, we need to realize that "biting" is a way for children to perceive the world in their early stages. Children nibble on books, bite books and even tear books are children's way of reading.
Secondly, books accompany the child from the birth of the child, the child will use the book as a toy, with the child's physiological development, the book will gradually become one of their closest toys, the child will also have a natural affinity for the book.
During a child's early reading, it does not matter whether he is reading or not, whether he is reading with his eyes, what is important is to let him get used to the company of books from birth.
The starting point of children's reading development is the cultivation of interest, and it is extremely important for children to fall in love with reading and enjoy the joy of reading.
Children aged 0-6 are less literate, and the picture information in picture books is more vivid and more attractive to children's attention. Therefore, picture books are particularly important for the cultivation of children's reading habits at this stage.
So how to choose the right picture book for the child has become another problem that parents are concerned about.
First and foremost, choose what your child likes. Because I like it, I am interested. The great scientist Albert Einstein once said, "Interest is the best teacher." "Once the child becomes interested in reading, he will take the initiative to read, thus turning reading into a habit."
Many parents may walk into a misunderstanding of choosing books when choosing picture books, that is, they mainly choose their own ideas, choose a lot of famous picture books for their children, and ignore their children's ideas. This will not only fall short of the expectations of parents - let the children learn some knowledge or get some experience from these good picture books, but will make the children resist reading, and the gains are not worth the losses.
Secondly, in order to help children establish their feelings for books, while taking into account factors such as safety, parents can choose picture books with bright colors, special materials, and rich changes, such as: cloth books, touch books, bath books, cave books, interactive performance books, hand puppet books... A variety of picture books will bring new experiences to children, so that children will become interested in reading.
Finally, all kinds of authoritative award-winning picture books can also become a choice for parents, such as the internationally famous "Hans Christian Andersen Award", the "Caddick Award" in the United States, the "Kate Greenaway Award" in the United Kingdom, the "Feng Zikai Children's Picture Book Award" and the "Xinyi Picture Book Award" in China.
The quality of the award-winning picture books, whether it is language, plot or picture, has been screened by experts layer by layer, and they are the best in the picture books.