Many parents have such confusion, a book has been repeated no less than ten times, but every time it comes to telling the story, the child still chooses the same book without hesitation. Sometimes the mother has just finished the previous sentence, and the child can immediately continue to say the next sentence.
Why do children already recite the book backwards, or do they ask adults to repeat it? Should parents stop it?
Why do children like to listen to the same story over and over again?
Attentive parents will find that their child not only likes to read the same book repeatedly, but also likes to repeat many things that interest him. For example, they like to play a game repeatedly, repeat a sentence repeatedly, watch a cartoon repeatedly, and so on.
Why do children like repetition so much? This is because repetition is the only way for children to grow and learn.
The famous German philosopher Ditzgen once said: "Repetition is the mother of learning." ”
The book "How to Make Children Smarter at 0-5 Years Old" also mentions: "People strengthen the neural connections of the brain through repetition, and repetition helps to consolidate the effect of learning and memory." ”
Dr. Jessica Horst of the University of Sussex, in order to understand the ability of young children to recognize and remember new words, has done such an experiment. He took two groups of 3-6 year olds and defined one of them as a recurring group. That is, when telling stories to this group of children, repeat a story 3 times at a time. The other group is defined as a diverse group, i.e. when telling stories to this group of children, giving 3 different stories at a time. Each time the two groups of children listened to a story, they were exposed to as much new vocabulary.
The researchers observed that the children in the repeated group remembered 2 new words on average and learned faster than the children in the multiple groups by going to the children's homes 3 times a week for 5 consecutive months.
It can be seen that repetition can help children learn better and faster to master new knowledge. When a child is in early childhood, his cognitive level and absorption ability are limited, so there is no way to understand all the content or knowledge points in the book by listening to the story once. Only by repeating the listening many times can the child gradually understand the contents of the book.
What are the benefits of listening to a story repeatedly?
Through the above explanation, we know that repetition is the need for children to learn. In addition to this, children listen to a story repeatedly, and there are the following 3 benefits.
Develop your child's concentration
The book that the child likes to listen to repeatedly is definitely the book that the child is interested in. Children will certainly be more attentive when listening to books that interest them. Then, the process of repeated listening by the child is also the process of improving the child's concentration.
Improve your child's sense of security
Familiar people and things can give us a sense of security, and the same is true for children. Listening to the same story again and again, the child will know the plot of the story very well. When we talk about the previous content in the book, the child already has an expectation of the next content, which will make the child feel that he has a sense of mastery of the future, which in turn can help the child build a sense of security.
Boost your child's self-confidence
After listening to the same book over and over again, the child is already familiar with the contents of the book. When we speak the first half of the sentence, the child will take the second half. Some children can even finish a book on their own. At this time, the child's heart will be full of a sense of accomplishment, which will also make the child more confident.
How can guidance help children gain new knowledge in repetition?
There are so many benefits to repetition, so when telling a story to a child, is it better to read it ten times and a hundred times according to the child's requirements?
Of course not. In fact, while satisfying children to listen to the same story repeatedly, we can also spend a little effort to guide, and we can also read a book with the feeling of multiple books.
Here are 3 ways to introduce you
Guide your child to discover new knowledge points
A seemingly simple picture book actually contains a wealth of knowledge. When you read only the text, it's a storybook. When viewed separately, it can turn into another book. When words and diagrams are combined, it is a new book. According to the child's interest points, we can use some interesting ways to attract the child's attention and help the child learn new knowledge.
For example, in the picture on the book that the child likes, there is a garbage truck that the child likes. At this time, we can ask the child, what kind of car is this? What is it for?
Deliberately speak wrongly and let the child come to find the stubble
When the child is already familiar with the story, we can deliberately say a detail or character name in the story incorrectly, and let the child correct it. When a child finds himself stronger than his mother, he will also have a special sense of accomplishment.
Let the child play role-play
We can also play the roles in the book with the children and perform the storyline in the book. In this way, you can also exercise your child's performance ability and expression ability.
Understand that repetition is a way for children to explore the world, then, when we tell children stories, the repetition should be repeated, more patience, more methods, I believe that children will have different gains in the process of listening to each repetition.