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Language forms an essential part of our lives, and learning the basic concepts can be quite challenging for kids at an early age. Parents try to enforce them as a duty or a thing to be taught, which can sway some children away from reading or writing altogether. However, certain reading games for kindergarten kids can lead to entertaining concepts and improve their interest in getting to know a language better.
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EasyReadingActivitiesforChildren Languageformsanessentialpartofourlives,andlearningthebasicconceptscanbequitechallengingforkidsatanearlyage.Parentstrytoenforcethemasadutyorathingtobetaught,whichcanswaysomechildrenawayfromreadingorwritingaltogether.However,certainreadinggamesforkindergartenkidscanleadtoentertainingconceptsandimprovetheirinterestingettingtoknowalanguagebetter. FunwithLetters Oneexampleofafunactivityforkidsisfunwithletters.Childrenhavetraditionallyderivedsignificantenrichmentandpleasurefromcopyingwordsontopaper.Writingachild'snameandhavingthemcopyitwithstamps,stickers,andmagnetshelpthemlearnhowtospelltheirnameusingthosetoolsinafunandengagingway.Childrentypicallyhavealotofstrangewaysofperformingthisactivity,includingmisspelling,randomletterusage,andstrangelyholdingthemarker.It'sfineatthisageasthemostimportantthingistoensurethatthechildcancommunicatethroughanywriting.KangarooKidsisaplayschool in Dubaithatdoestheseactivitiesfortheirkidstogetthemostoutoftheireducation. Whatdoesthewordstartwith? Anotherexampleofareadingactivityis"whatwordstartswith..."Thisactivityisgreatbecausechildrenneedtounderstandaletter-soundconnection.It'soneofthepreliminarystepsforreadingandlisteningcomprehension.Prefixingthewordtoenunciatewiththesoundhelpsthembuildtherightrelationship.Oncethechildguessestherelationshipcorrectly,thegoalistodeterminehowmanywordscanbe producedwiththesameletterandsound.
Makeyourchildastoryteller Childrenarenaturallytalkativeandinquisitiveatthisage.Theyalsoengageinstorytellingactivitiesresultinginatremendousaffinityforbooksandcomics.Therefore,takingadvantageofthatmakesforagreatreadingactivity.Writingabookwithachildisoneexampleofthat.Beginningwithsomethingsimple,likeapartofthechild'sday,tosomethingmoreadvancedliketappingintothechild'simaginationwouldbeagreatwaytoseetheirsentencesonapage.Toenhancecomprehension,caretakerscouldreadthestorytothemandtakeresponsibilityforillustratingit.KangarooKidsisanursery in Dubaithatperformstheseactivitiestobettertheirlittleones. InteractiveStories Interactivestoriesareanotherfantasticyetdifferentwaytoread.It'scalled"dialogic"reading.Thisway,thechildrencanparticipateinthestorymakingthewholeactivityfarmoreenrichingandeducational. Beforeprogressingwithastory,askingthechildwhattheyexpecttohappennextemploysboththeir attention,analyticalandforecastingfacilities.Thismodeofstorytellingcanresultinadvancedcognitivedevelopment. Physicalreading Enrichmentcanhappeninmultipleformats.Textbooklearningisn'ttheonlywaytodevelopreadingschools.EncouragingtheuseofothermediumslikePlay-Doh,sand,orclayhelpsthemfigureouthowtoengagewithverbalactivitiesthroughacompletelydifferentdimensionandmakesthetaskfarmoreentrancing.Childrenshouldbeencouragedtowriteinthosematerialswhenevertakentoareasliketheparkorbeach. Non-fictionreading Tosetupthechildforlatereducation,theymuststepoutoftherealmoffiction.Gettingchildreninterestedinnonfictionbooksisanessentialpartofthatprocess.Takingchildrentothelibraryandbookstoretofindbooksontheirfavoritetopics,whethercars,dinosaurs,dogs,orothersubject-matter,helpthemdevelopaninterestintheworldaroundthem.Ifsuccessful,kidsdeveloppracticalinquisitivenessatanearlyagewhichsetsthemupnicelyforthefuture Babies,infants,andsmallchildrenlovethesoundofthehumanvoice,sothereisnobetteractivitytoengagewiththemthanthroughreading.Interactivebookslikebookswrittenprimarilyforbabieswithflapsandpeekholesgivethemadifferentdimensiontoenjoyreadingactivities. Lullabiesandfolksongs Theactivitycancommencethroughsinginglullabiesorpopularfolksongstothechild.Astheydevelop,choosingbookswithcolored,simplepicturesandtextrhythmhelpsthemmovetothefollowingreadinglevels.TheGruffaloisanexcellentexampleofabookthatdoesthis.Physicalinteractionlikeholdingthechildinthelapisvaluableforenhancingtheexperience.
Allowingchildrentotouchandholdbooksisanessentialpartoftheexperienceaswellastheycandevelopamorerobust,physicalconnectiontotheactivity.Caretakersshouldreadbookstochildreneverysingleday.Thesessionscanbebrieftoaccommodatetheirattentionspan,buttheymustoccurdailytodevelopagreatreadinghabit.Allowingchildrentotouchandholdbooksisanessentialpartoftheexperienceaswellastheycandevelopamorerobust,physicalconnectiontotheactivity.Caretakersshouldreadbookstochildreneverysingleday.Thesessionscanbebrieftoaccommodatetheirattentionspan,buttheymustoccurdailytodevelopagreatreadinghabit. Thereadingactivityallowsthechildtoconnectbooksandthecaretaker'sattention,affection,voiceandcloseness.Allowingthechildrentobethebookhandlersinthatactivitydeepensthatconnectionevenfurtherastheyassumesomeresponsibilityfortheactivitybeingconducted. 8.Storytellingintherealworld Whileadultsperformtheirresponsibilities,talkingtothechildaboutwhatthoseresponsibilitiesentailhelpdevelopalevelofunderstandingandinteractionwiththehousehold.Whentheyhelptakeoutkitchenequipment,forexample,askingthemtoreadoutwhatbranditisandotherfeatureshelptheirunderstandingofcontributingtoahouseholdwhilelearning. Askingaswatheofquestionscoveringthestandardgamutsuchas"whatif","why"etc.,willhelpthembuildoninteractionsandrelationshipstheyobservewithinthestoriestheyseeandtheexperiencestheyhave. Afterachildtellsastory,askingquestionstounderstandthestorybetterishelpfulisithelpsthemfleshoutthestory,thinkinamoredetailedmannerandbuildontheirliteraryskill.Thatway,childrencanlearnhowtotellcompletestoriesandwillappreciatethecaretaker'sinterestinwhatgoesonintheirimagination.
