| Reading to a child "The Three Little Pigs" or "The | | | | not important to memorize the facts, but instead |
| Little Mermaid" or "Snow White and The Seven | | | | his impressions on those facts. These come in the |
| Dwarfs" or "Cinderella" or "The First Man on the | | | | form of drawing out his own experiences, dreams |
| Moon" or "What Are the Colors of The Rainbow?" | | | | and the like about the most striking part of the |
| and the like... can really develop listening and | | | | story to him. It is personal so let the child decides |
| thinking skills--both creative and critical-- form | | | | which part in the story he finds valuable, and so |
| values, etc. | | | | on. |
| Yes, without the guidance of a mature adult like | | | | Reading really is fun. Provided the mature adult or |
| the mother or father, a child would never have a | | | | guide really knows how to scaffold him (child) in |
| chance of developing love for reading. Not only | | | | understanding the story based on his experiences |
| fiction materials, but also non-fictions such as | | | | and the like. Often times, a child encounters |
| science books, magazines and others. | | | | difficulty in reading the texts. It might be because |
| When it comes to reading, a child must know how | | | | of the material is beyond his level of ability, |
| to read and comprehend the texts, both | | | | interest, maturity and so on -- or simply, he |
| expository and narrative. Expository texts can be | | | | doesn't have the background knowledge or |
| found in essays, advertisement, and so on while | | | | information about the setting, culture or the |
| narrative texts can be found in fictional materials | | | | intention or purpose of the writer. Here, |
| wherein elements of the story such as | | | | scaffolding by way of supplying him the needed |
| characters, setting, events, etc. are found. Of | | | | info or background knowledge comes in. |
| course the proverbial..." what- is- the- moral- of- | | | | Once a child has developed the love for reading |
| the- story? is ever present at the end of the | | | | through the help of a parent, well, what comes |
| Q-A portion. | | | | next is: his journey to never-never-land, or |
| To help the child gets the value of the texts, it is | | | | anywhere would be fantastic. |