WAY TO DEVELOP READING HABITS IN CHILDREN

Getting Your Child to Write

Writing is a skill that is important to hone. It helps your child develop their imagination and creativity, improve their reading comprehension, and express themselves. Parents play an important role in teaching their children how to write. Writing is a skill that is important to hone and it can be done in many different ways. Here are some activities and a few other useful tips
for parents that you can offer some help in getting your child to write.

Some fun ways you can educate your child, help them write and express themselves:
-Parents can encourage their children to write by giving them prompts for writing or by dictating
a story to them. They can also model good writing habits for their children by being active
writers themselves.
-Parents should also be mindful of the environment that they are putting their child in when they are writing with them. They should make sure that the space is well lit and has no distractions from other people or things around it so that it’s easier for the child to focus on what they are doing. It’s also important for parents to give feedback.
- Encourage your child to keep a journal. This will give them the opportunity to practice their writing skills and explore their thoughts and feelings. Writing a page before bedtime is a healthy practice that can do wonders in the long run.
- Have your child write letters or cards for family members, friends, or even themselves. This will not only improve their writing skills but also strengthen relationships with people they care about.
- Have your child create a story or poem using pictures in a magazine as inspiration. This is an excellent way to encourage creativity while still helping them develop their writing skills.
- If you have time, read together! The more they hear you read the better they will get at reading by themselves.
Here are some book recommendations that you can co-read with your child as a parent!

1. - "Mystery of the Missing Man" by Enid blyton
2. - "Heidi" by Johanna Spyri
3. - "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson
4. - "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens
5. - "The Eyes of The Eagle" by Ruskin Bond
6. - "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
7. - "Journey to the center of the Earth" by Jules Verne
8. - "The Hound of Baskervilles" by sir Arthur Conan Doyle
9. - Comics. Amar Chitra Katha comics, Tinkle, Reader's Digest, etc.