5 REASONS WHY READING HABITS ARE IMPORTANT

5 REASONS WHY READING HABITS ARE IMPORTANT

Read the following text about the reasons why reading habits are important and choose from the list the best title for each paragraph (1-6). The title appears before the paragraph. There is ONE extra title which you do not need to use. The first one (0) is an example.  You will get 1 point per correct answer.

[0] THE IMPORTANCE OF READING AT AN EARLY AGE
Reading is one of the most fundamental skills a child needs to learn to succeed in life. Developing good reading habits is vital to your child’s future not just academically, but in everyday life as well. What can good reading habits do for your child’s development? Here are five reasons you should develop reading habits young, and why they are so important.


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The more your child reads, the more new words will find their way into his/her vocabulary. Reading allows for exposure to words and phrases that you might not use as part of normal speech. “When you read aloud to your child, you are not only helping to prepare her to learn to read, you are also exposing her to rich language she otherwise might not hear,” states Susan Canizares, Ph.D, a specialist in language and literacy development.


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Encouraging good reading habits from an early age develops your child’s attention span and allows them to focus better and for longer periods of time. Reading combats the epidemic of poor attention span in today’s children.


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Children who spend a lot of time reading prior to attending school will have an easier time adapting to the reading-focused learning environment in their future classrooms.


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Children who start reading regularly from an early age are more likely to enjoy reading later in life. This will serve them well throughout their education and beyond.


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Children with good reading habits learn more about the world around them, and develop an interest in other cultures. Reading leads to asking questions, and seeking answers, which means children learn more every day. […]


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Encouraging good reading habits and modeling them as well sets up a parent as a role model for the love of reading. Susan B. Neuman, Ph.D, director of the Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement at the University of Michigan says teaching motivation is key. “Children develop motivation to read by being read to often, learning first-hand the pleasures that reading can bring.”

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