Benefits Of The Bedtime Stories

In fact children that were read a story a night yielded higher school success opposed to children that did not. There comes a limit to this too though. A child has a limited understanding in our language, so it is recommended to start off with a picture book. Children have a wonderful imagination especially when they’re very young. Often times the child can imagine the story as if it were a movie. Young kids do love picture books or books in general because books are like T.V in your mind. It is a good idea to teach kids how to read when there young. It will push them to enjoy reading more when they get older. Reading will keep kid's brains active or even listening to people say the story will do. So bedtime stories will help kids in the future of their reading when they get older. Knowing this we can tell that it is enjoyable for them in the present and will be enjoyable for them in the future. The brain has different levels of activation. With that being said reading and writing are skills with different levels as well. If you're starting at a younger age to harness these skills that just means that you will be more experienced and skilled in that particular area. With a higher level of imagination on the other hand will lead to an easier time transitioning from picture books to books with actual words. Now that we know this information, we now know

My love of reading blossomed when I was a child, because my parents showed me how wonderful reading is. There were countless nights when I remember myself as a little girl refusing to go to sleep before ‘tucking dad into bed’ by reading him a picture book. Not only did I uphold that tradition though, but my mother is a preschool teacher, so she gets really into reading out loud, and she would help me read books such as The Boxcar Children set, The Secret of NIMH and The Chronicles of Narnia weekly until I didn’t need help anymore.

I never understood the point of reading. My parents first introduced my siblings and I to its world at the early age of two. We were familiarized with letters, taught to link sound the visual and formed words with a stuttering start. We became accustomed to the quiet of Tuesday nights when my father would sit huddled on the sofa – my mother curled up in bed – his long nose buried in a novel, a black curtain cascading from her head to the pages, morphing into one with their respective books. As the night drew close the browns of their eyes would light up, while my mother’s red lips would quiver with excitement and my father would flash a lopsided smile. “Reading is an adventure,” they’d

For this project, we worked with Eloise Leatham. She is a kindergartener, 5 years old, from St. Paul. She attends Saint Paul Academy, a secular private school in St. Paul. She is exposed to books on a regular basis, as she has an 8-year-old sister who loves to read. Her parents, who are both working professionals with a relatively high income, read to Eloise and her sister every night before bed. Both parents enjoy reading, and have instilled a value for reading in their girls. Eloise attended preschool for 3 years, and was exposed to reading and writing there as well. She speaks fondly of her preschool experience, and continues to enjoy going to school now that she is in kindergarten.

We all know many kids who do not like to read from elementary to college. In the early school years, there was always an instructor or, a parent to always guiding us. Or they would say it’s time for silent reading or even force us to read. This always worked for the best because kids to today love to tell stories to friends and families. Malcolm X went to the Norfolk colony’s prison, library everyday where he would stay for at an hour. He felt like he was in heaven just from seeing all the different books. He would be concentrating so hard on the books, which he would stay up past the normal time to go to sleep. Sometimes when it would be lights out he would try to read in the dark just because the book was just starting to get interesting.

When I was two, my parents relocated us to Muskogee, Oklahoma. It is from these early days that literacy took control of my life. As a younger child, I do not remember a moment when books were not a crucial part of my existence. I eagerly awaited my father’s payday every week because that meant I could go to TG&Y and purchase a new Golden Book. Two of my favorite selections over the years were Little Brown Bear and Grover Takes Care of Baby. I may not have been able to read all the words, but through the pictures and my mother’s encouragement, the stories began to take me away. I did not understand the sacrifice my parents made for this opportunity until I was grown, but as an adult, I am extremely grateful for it. Without their support and encouragement of my literacy adventure, I would not be where I am today.

The best picture books, are warm, humorous, and can be read again and again. There must be something new to take away each time you read it. It has to hold up to multiple readings. There must be substance, depth, and layering.

When I was a child I loved being read to, it was my absolute favorite. My mom likes to remind me that I would often pull a book from the shelf and take it to the nearest person for an impromptu story time. I was about four when I shut down another kid for interrupting story time by asking him: “What the hell do you think you’re doing?!” Once I learned

I was never one of those kids who loathed bed time. I always looked forward to it. Every night my mom would let me pick a book off of the bookshelf for her to read to me. I remember books such as Goodnight Moon and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie completely fascinating me. From the brightly colored pictures to the different voices my mom would speak to portray the characters, I remember these nights and stories very fondly. The first person to introduce the joys of reading to me was my mother.

When I was little, my parents never told me stories. They never bought me a book to read. They never taught me how to read. Nepalese parents often told their children to relinquish their hopes and dreams and marry someone wealthy. They told us reading was a detriment for young ladies. Growing up, I was dissident. I wanted to have my own life before I became someone else’s wife. There wasn’t any preschools in Nepal so I had to go to a nursery school. I was different from everyone. While the other gregarious students liked lunchtime and recess, I wanted to hear stories. I was never really dexterous when it came to playing sports during recess. Instead, I used to politely asked the teachers to read me many fascinating stories. I learned about “The Three Little Pigs,” “Snow White,” and “Jack And The Beanstalk” I was always interested in fairy tales. The little library at our little nursery school had many children’s books. I still remember the first book I ever picked up and read.

The main focus of this chapter is to emphasize the importance of not only reading aloud to your child, but also the importance of doing it regularly from the day they are born. Even though most parents initially believe that their babies have no interests in books so young, but infants and toddlers genuinely enjoy books and being read to. If the routine of reading aloud is fostered from the beginning, then it can lead to endless benefits. The book also clarifies that at such an early age, the books don’t even need to be children’s books. Babies genuinely enjoy being read to and hearing the soothing sound of your voice. They don’t care whether it is Dr. Seuss or a college textbook, the point is to just read aloud to them. The biggest thing to take away is the importance of establish a routine that fits with your schedule, whether you start the day with reading or end the day with it. It is vital to have a point of the day that the child is read to regularly. It also is important to keep a book on you at all times. Books are a powerful method of keeping a child interested and calm in those situations that aren’t particularly child-friendly. Reading aloud from birth regular can help prevent many reading problems and listening issues. A child that is read to in their early months and years and on a routine basis, will significantly assist them in gaining listening skills and will help them find desire to hear more and more. Compared to children that weren’t read to, these

The first portion of the article emphasizes that psychosocial development through reading is underestimated. Teaching Young Children Self-regulation through Children’s Books states two reasons for it being underrated. The first reason stated is that we, as a society, focus on how children read, such as vocabulary and comprehension, instead of the actual content of what is being read. The second reason is many childhood educators are not involved in children’s literature in their education program. (Cooper, 2007). Many colleges do not incorporate, or do not have available, some form of a children’s

Reading is a skill often taken for granted but it is essential in order to progress in life. For a child being able to read well helps them learn new things, give ideas and enables use of imagination. National literacy trust (2015) suggests that children’s early language skills can have a major impact on a child’s development of literacy skills. Five-year olds with poor language and literacy have a higher risk of underachieving at age seven and beyond. Reading skills encourage more opportunities in life and it can affect a child’s wellbeing if they do not achieve this effectively (Finnegan,2015).

Young children are like sponges; they absorb information like a sponge absorbs water. It is essential for them to be emerged in an environment in which they can absorb positive information so that one day they can become contributing members of our society and have a better future. For this reason, there is a pronounced importance on providing enriching environments for children to learn and develop appropriately. One of the ways that this can be achieved is through a literacy rich environment specifically with the use of story reading and storytelling.

From an early age I loved to read. At just two years old I would beg my mother to enroll me into school. I watched as my older sister meticulously picked out her outfit each night in preparation for the next school day. At such a young age I somehow knew that this thing called “school” was the answer to something spectacular. My home was chaotic and reading became an escape and helped distract me from the unpleasant family dynamic.