Secrets to encourage reading in children from 6 to 10 years

Between 6 and 10 years , children have achieved an achievement that will mark their lives: they already know how to read. This is indisputable, with more or less difficulty and effort, each at their own pace, everyone has already achieved it. But another question arises: do you really like to read?

Between 6 and 10 years, children have achieved an achievement that will mark their lives: they already know how to read. This is indisputable, with more or less difficulty and effort, each at their own pace, everyone has already achieved it.

But another question arises: do you really like to read? The mechanical reading and understanding supposes a still very great effort for the children of 6 and 7 years. And his school progress depends to a large extent on his level of reading. This can overwhelm them, in principle, but there are three secrets to encourage reading in children from 6 to 10 years.

Secrets to help children from 6 to 10 years old with reading

Secret nº 1. Separate the reading that is done at home from school reading, much more practical and functional, already clearly oriented to learning. If the child approaches reading as another school assignment, he may feel rejected. His school agenda is already full and what he wants is to play and have fun. Solution: look playful and fun reading, which does not have to be inconsequential.

Secret # 2. Try to make sure that the books and magazines that we give you or that we take out of the library reveal their difficulties (for example, that the lyrics are sufficiently large and comfortable, that the vocabulary is appropriate for their age and level of understanding, that the texts are not too long, that they have illustrations and photos that are a gift and a rest for the eyes ...)

Secret nº 3. That the storylines are interesting for him, that involve him in some way, that they say something not only to their head but also to their heart. It can be a story of fairies, a story of animals in a magazine, a mystery story ... What they read has to like. It is a matter of choosing well and, in some cases, of asking for advice in the library or in the bookstore.

Children between the ages of 8 and 10 already read fluently, but reading also does not have to involve a challenge that forces them to consult the dictionary on each page. The difficulty must contemplate their level of maturity as readers. And offer them a subject that arouses their interest: either a narrative or a report from a magazine. At these ages it is common for reading to have competitors such as the computer, videogames ... Parents have to accept that they are means of communication

, leisure and learning of which they can not completely separate their children, because it would isolate them of reality. But reading and these other ways are different loves and there is a time and a space for each of them. Consuelo CuevasEditor-in-Chief