"You may have tangible wealth untold;
Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold.
Richer than I you can never be--
I had a mother who read to me"
-Strickland Gillilan
We live in a day and age where there are so many things to worry us, to occupy our time, and to encourage us to be better. We are surrounded by an immense amount of new technology that makes life easier and enables us to do more. New ideas and ways are discovered daily to improve our lives and parents are learning the best ways to care for their children. But, we cannot forget a simple tradition that often is taken for granted and that is reading to children. Since the beginning of time, before writing was invented, people have told and retold stories, and then writing was invented and stories of myth and folk lore are found throughout the world. We have it a lot easier, we have libraries and bookstores with a surplus of books.
An article titled The Importance of Reading states:
"It is observed that children and teenagers who love reading have comparatively higher IQs. They are more creative and do better in school and college. It is recommended that parents begin to inculcate the importance of reading to their children in the early years. Reading is said to significantly help in developing vocabulary, and reading aloud helps to build a strong emotional bond between parents and children. The children who start reading from an early age are observed to have good language skills, and they grasp the variances in phonics much better."
This video is a bit of an exaggeration, but encourage your child to read. You can also teach by example and together your minds will expand with new vocabulary and ideas.
Not every activity you plan has to incorporate physical exercise, but some familiy activities should exercise the mind.
Inspire your children.
Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold.
Richer than I you can never be--
I had a mother who read to me"
-Strickland Gillilan
We live in a day and age where there are so many things to worry us, to occupy our time, and to encourage us to be better. We are surrounded by an immense amount of new technology that makes life easier and enables us to do more. New ideas and ways are discovered daily to improve our lives and parents are learning the best ways to care for their children. But, we cannot forget a simple tradition that often is taken for granted and that is reading to children. Since the beginning of time, before writing was invented, people have told and retold stories, and then writing was invented and stories of myth and folk lore are found throughout the world. We have it a lot easier, we have libraries and bookstores with a surplus of books.
An article titled The Importance of Reading states:
"It is observed that children and teenagers who love reading have comparatively higher IQs. They are more creative and do better in school and college. It is recommended that parents begin to inculcate the importance of reading to their children in the early years. Reading is said to significantly help in developing vocabulary, and reading aloud helps to build a strong emotional bond between parents and children. The children who start reading from an early age are observed to have good language skills, and they grasp the variances in phonics much better."
This video is a bit of an exaggeration, but encourage your child to read. You can also teach by example and together your minds will expand with new vocabulary and ideas.
Not every activity you plan has to incorporate physical exercise, but some familiy activities should exercise the mind.
Inspire your children.
This is a great post! I especially loved the quote about having a mother that read to her child. Reading is such an important tool for teaching children. As you mentioned it is really simple compared to all of our modern day technologies, but that doesn't make it any less valuable.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed this video. I think, as well, it's a bit exaggerating, but I know that the more kids read, the more vocabulary they'll have and the more their imagination will bloom. I think more parents need to see ads like this to encourage reading with their children and having their children reading on their own.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure my vocabulary was that extensive at that kid's age...Um yea, that's not true, but in all seriuosness, reading is a skill I believe a lot of us take for granted unless we are unable do it. If our ability to read were suddenly taken away from us, how would it impact us? My guess would be enormously, to put it mildly, but this was a great video! I love this topic, very valuable to society, children especially!
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