My cousin made a video call with me the other day, and I couldn't close my mouth happily. A middle-aged woman is so happy, one is that the child's grades have risen, and the other is that the husband has made money again.
Later, I learned that my cousin's son, who was in the third grade of primary school, actually ranked first in the class in the final exam of the last semester.
You know, in the three years of elementary school, this child is almost always at the bottom of the class ranking. The fifth to last place in the class was the best result for the child before.
I asked my cousin, how much did you spend on your child's cram school?
My cousin said: What cram school is there, where are there cram classes to go to now? Since the middle of the last semester, the child has closed the door every day when he comes home, and he can't come out until he goes to bed, so he comes out to wash up, and then turns around and goes back to the room, and doesn't talk to us. Make your own little secrets every day.
One day, the cousin cleaned her son's room and found that there were several books in the child's drawer, which had been rolled up, and it was a book that was often turned over.
Could it be that my son comes back every day to read this set of books? Is this the little secret that children make?
Although the cousin found the child's little secret, she did not point it out, after all, the child never read a book before, and now shuts herself in the room every night, which is already a kind of progress.
Although the books children read seem to have nothing to do with grades, after all, they have also begun to read books.
Unexpectedly, in the final exam of the first semester of the third grade, the child actually ranked first in the class, which made the cousin happy.
After the list was issued, the cousin took the child to eat food, and the cousin tentatively asked: Son, tell your mother quickly, what is the secret of your first exam?
The child said, "Because I'm an idol."
The cousin understood that the protagonist of the set of books in the drawer was the child's idol, and she did not stop it.
The "Divine Detective" that swept the world
The late 19th-century British detective novelist Arthur Conan Doyle depicted a tall, thin, charming pair of gray eyes, and an angular diamond face under the polished back.
This man was witty, brave, erudite, and humorous. He became an idol worshipped by many.
This is Sherlock Holmes the Great Detective.
After the advent of "Sherlock Holmes Detective Collection", it attracted many fans, from children to the elderly, who were attracted by one wonderful story after another.
Because Holmes is too wonderful, many children also read the original work, but some people think that many of the plots in Sherlock Holmes's original book are not suitable for children to read.
A large number of children's book authors have adapted the Sherlock Holmes Detective Collection into a chapter suitable for children to read.
Therefore, the birthplace of Holmes, Britain, finally listed the Sherlock Holmes Detective Collection as a recommended book for children in primary and secondary schools to read outside the classroom.
In the mainland, the same is true, in 2019, the Ministry of Education listed "Sherlock Holmes Detective Collection" as a recommended book for the new curriculum standards of primary and secondary schools in the country.
Some people even suggest that children should read Sherlock Holmes-related stories earlier, because the child's brain is a child's brain before the age of 12, the memory is super strong, and the curiosity about things is maintained, which is also a good age to read Holmes.
So, what can a child get when he reads Sherlock Holmes?
Read about the changes Sherlock Holmes brings to children
The first point: long-term concentration
My cousin's ten-year-old son couldn't sit still before, let alone sit down and study quietly. However, watching Holmes's story allowed him to sit still and maintain concentration for a long time.
Why? Because the storyline is wonderful.
The characteristic of suspense stories is that readers can always stay focused, just like we adults like to watch suspense TV series.
Seeing the beginning of the case, in addition to wanting to know the end, the child also wants to know what method the detective used to solve the case.
This thirst for the truth of the outcome and the process allows the child to maintain concentration and sit in front of the book.
Second point: stimulate curiosity
Holmes was a learned man who was well versed in literature, chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, law, music, and more.
By observing the information seen by the eyes, coupled with his own general knowledge as the basis, through the brain's analysis and judgment reasoning, Holmes can always find the answer.
This makes the children very adored.
After his cousin's son read Holmes, he cherished every class in the school, and he felt that he could use the knowledge in the classroom to do the homework after class, just like Sherlock Holmes, very fulfilling.
If he encounters a problem that he does not understand, like Holmes, he returns to the textbook to find knowledge points, analyzes and deliberates on his own, and finds the answer.
The Sherlock Holmes Detective Story Collection stimulated the curiosity of his cousin's children, made him feel the joy of learning, and became the first place from the bottom.
Third point: improve memory
Sherlock Holmes had a profound skill, that is, extraordinary memory.
After Reading the newspaper, Holmes could clearly remember the details of "On Tuesday afternoon, it rained heavily in Yorkshire".
This is a skill that is different from ordinary people, and children want to have it, just like they have watched Journey to the West and hope that they are like Sun Wukong who can ride the clouds and drive the fog or seventy-two changes.
Holmes's secret of memory is the "palace of memory".
If we adults pull the child and let him go to the memory palace, the child may not be willing, but under the influence of Holmes, they will take the initiative to improve their memory.
My cousin's child, following Holmes, learned a lot of memory methods, and more importantly, he often challenged himself, hoping that he would never forget it, in fact, this is a kind of practice.
The more times you practice, the more your memory will naturally improve.
Choose the "Sherlock Holmes Detective Collection" that is suitable for children
The cousin's son read this set of "Sherlock Holmes Detective Collection", which is a Sherlock Holmes story specially tailored for primary school students.
First, the original
This set of books removes the boring, dull and violent parts of the original book, retaining the essence of the original book. Reading experts also recommend,
Even if it is for children's Sherlock Holmes, try to keep the original text, because the classic is irreplaceable by any adaptation.
Let children read the original Sherlock Holmes, can taste the classics at zero distance, and can also learn the structure of the chapters inside, good words and good sentences, which is very helpful for writing.
Second point: beautiful typography
Some extracurricular reading materials look dense and dense, and even adults are not interested in reading, let alone children.
This set of books, intimately designed typesetting, whether it is line spacing or word spacing, looks very comfortable, not tired.
Third point: painted illustrations
Elementary school students are still in the stage of enjoying looking at pictures, and color pictures are still attractive to children. This set of books invited a professional illustrator to draw the illustrations that children liked, the style was refreshing and easy to understand, and there were many details hidden in the pictures.
Fourth point: the pronunciation of the whole book
Because of the story of Sherlock Holmes' detective, there are many professional words involving a wide range of fields, in order to reduce children's dyslexia, the whole book is marked with pinyin, so that children can achieve independent reading.
The full set of 10 books contains ten wonderful stories from the Sherlock Holmes Detective Collection, namely "The RedHead Club", "The Old House Vampire Case", "The Last Case", "The Ugly Beggar", "The Hound of baskerville"
"Uncanny Valley", "The Case of the Disappearing Single Woman", "Four Signatures", "Bohemian Scandal", "Study of Blood Words".
These ten books, which are also ten collections of stories, can open the door of the children's reasoning hall step by step, make children fall in love with learning, and improve academic performance.