Experts worldwide agree that reading is a process involving a number of key skills – with mastery of phonics being just one. Here are easy steps to encourage your child to be an avid reader: 1) Engagement Actively engaging your child to develop the love for reading and writing If your child is actively engaged,...
Is your child struggling with reading comprehension? Before you help him/her, it is important to understand the underlying causes of the reading challenges that your child is facing. What is reading comprehension? Researchers have defined reading comprehension as a multi-faceted process where readers construct meaning as they interact with the text. Comprehension is only possible...
You have probably heard that reading is a great way to gain more knowledge. But did you know that widening one’s knowledge helps improve reading comprehension too? It is a fascinating two-way relationship. First of all, be selective about what your child is reading. Is the reading material stimulating your child’s imagination and helping him...
Reading programmes for kids abound in Singapore, but what is the best age for kids to start learning how to read? New research from Washington University in St. Louis has reported that “children as young as 3 are already beginning to recognise and follow important rules and patterns governing how letters in the English language...
You have probably heard that reading is a great way to gain more knowledge. But did you know that widening one’s knowledge helps improve reading comprehension too? It is a fascinating two-way relationship. First of all, be selective about what your child is reading. Is the reading material stimulating your child’s imagination and helping him...
Reading is an ‘unnatural activity’ – which is to say that we are not naturally ‘wired’ for it. In learning to read, the human brain ‘colonises and reprogrammes’ areas which were originally evolved to perform very different functions. This is a slow and intricate process, which is not achieved by accident. Our children only learn...
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