Wen | condensed mother's understanding
Parents have consulted about the problem of children's independent reading, found that there is a very commonality, here with you to do a discussion.
Parents say that the child is 6 years old, a little literate, but unwilling to read by himself, always let the parents tell him, how to guide, let him read more by himself?
According to the parents' ideas, the children are 6 years old, they also recognize words, they are fully capable of reading on their own, why do they have to pestering parents to read, I really hope to be liberated as soon as possible, and I can do more of my own things.
When my son was more than 6 years old, I saw that many children had read on their own, and like this parent, they were also very anxious.
But the anxious can not eat hot tofu, the desire is not reached, the more you want the child to read early, the more the child can not do it. Later, no longer compared with others, try to adopt some methods, do not urge, children can slowly read independently. When you calm down, your child will one day surprise you with great surprises.
Each step a child goes through has a specific reason, and as long as we have the patience to wait, the child will naturally develop in the direction we want.
Why do children like to listen to their parents read
In terms of word cognition, children can recognize words, which does not mean that they have the ability to read.
The words that children recognize are generally in different scenes, some are seen on the street, some are learned in the mall, some are recognized from the packaging box, and some are absorbed from books, and the source is rich.
Children may only recognize words as a symbol, do not understand the specific meaning, and cannot associate words from different sources and use them. When he read the book himself, he saw a bunch of meaningless text symbols, a single word can be recognized, and he does not know what is meant by the expression.
In addition, if the choice of books is too difficult, each page has more than 5 new words that are not recognized, and the child spends his energy on knowing these new words, and he cannot understand the overall meaning. This would upset him and fall into a very helpless state.
In terms of comprehension, children do not have enough experience in listening to stories, and they cannot understand more complex stories.
The reading process is very complicated, and it is necessary to visually process the pictures and words with visual information, not only to see the eyes, but also to interpret. Interpreting visual information relies on the structures and experiences of knowledge already in the brain, called schemas.
Schemas are derived from various stories heard before, and the more, more extensive, and more complex stories you listen to, the more schemas are constructed in the brain and the stronger your reading comprehension ability.
Teacher Li Su of the Institute of Psychology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences said: Children with rich experience in early "stories" can better internalize the content of the story and better understand the phrases, events and vocabulary in real scenes.
Children do not like to read on their own for the time being, it may be that the schema has not been established enough, and they need to continue to gain experience from parents. The voices, feelings, and ways in which parents read can help children build more schemas.
It is also possible that the child needs the company of his parents and enjoys the warm time that his parents give him to study. You may not have time to do more interesting things together, and reading can make up for this shortcoming.
Therefore, this is also an effective way to establish a good parent-child relationship, and parents should seize it. Before long, when the child pushes you away, it may be very lost.
Parents take three steps to help their children achieve independent reading
Of course, when children listen to us, they should also be full of reading confidence, and we can take some methods to let children try to read and slowly embark on the road of independent reading.
The first step is to choose a good book
The first step to dispel the child's fear of difficulties is to let the child read a familiar book, the child has heard many times, fully understands the content of the story, and when reading again, the eyes look at the text, the brain imagines the schema that was previously retained, can appreciate the fun of the story, there will be no pressure.
I remember that the first set of books my son read was Thomas's story, and he was so familiar with each storyline that he could read it with great color, not only reading words, but also extending and explaining a lot of content.
If you want your child to read a new book, you must follow the child's interests and do things that interest you, and your child's desire to explore will be particularly strong, and you will not be afraid of difficulties.
Boys may like transportation, popular science types, girls may like princesses, family stories, etc., according to the child's preferences to choose.
It is necessary to have a sense of hierarchy, so that children can go up step by step from easy to difficult. You can choose some sets of books for your child, the low-level page has only one line of words, and then go up is a page of two lines, three lines of words, so step by step, the child gradually advanced, step by step, unconsciously can read a relatively large amount of text books.
The picture books that children read when they were young can now be used as self-reading books, and he has a very sense of accomplishment after reading them.
The second step is to divide the work of reading
If the child is allowed to read, the child feels embarrassed, and the child can divide the work and read half of it for one person to reduce the child's pressure.
The child reads the text on the left and the parent reads the text on the right. Alternatively, the child reads the text in front and the parent reads the text behind. Don't stick to the form, as long as the child feels comfortable.
The first book I read with my son was a story about the Zodiac, with four or five lines on each page. He reads one page, I read one page, and reads a whole book with ease.
The third step is companion reading
If you choose a good book and have also carried out the division of labor reading, you can transition to reading by the child himself. In the early days, you can't completely let go, you have to accompany, do a good job of answering questions.
When children read, they will ask questions about new words or content that they do not understand, and we will patiently answer them as dictionaries and encyclopedias, so that children can easily read comprehensionally.
If the child does not ask questions, there are new words to read according to their own understanding of the pronunciation, do not randomly interrupt him, let him continue to read. When he finishes reading a book, we will turn to the place where the child read it wrong, read it to him again, and the child will suddenly realize that the place itself was wrong, left a deep impression, and silently wrote it down.
Not interrupting the child is a kind of courtesy and respect, and the child is more confident in reading. Frequent error correction will discourage children's enthusiasm for reading.
epilogue
Although the child knows some words, he does not necessarily have the ability to read comprehension, do not force the child to read independently, but continue to read to the child, and guide the child to achieve independent reading in three steps. Wait patiently for the child to grow, and suddenly one day, you will find that the child is unable to release the scroll.
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