fbpx
  • HOME
    • About Us
    • Collaborate
    • Featured
  • Moms & Dads
    • Parenting
    • Relationships
    • Family Time
    • Work
      • Career
      • Business
      • Money
  • Fun With
    • Little Kids
    • Big Kids
    • Teenagers
  • Education
    • Local Schools
    • Tuition & Enrichment
    • Students
  • Lifestyle
    • Health & Beauty
    • Food
  • Travel
    • Travel With Kids
    • Travel For Work
    • Staycations
  • Workshops
  • Contact Us
Friday, November 20, 2020
  • Login
Universal Scribbles
  • HOME
    • About Us
    • Collaborate
    • Featured
  • Moms & Dads
    • Parenting
    • Relationships
    • Family Time
    • Work
      • Career
      • Business
      • Money
  • Fun With
    • Little Kids
    • Big Kids
    • Teenagers
  • Education
    • Local Schools
    • Tuition & Enrichment
    • Students
  • Lifestyle
    • Health & Beauty
    • Food
  • Travel
    • Travel With Kids
    • Travel For Work
    • Staycations
  • Workshops
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
    • About Us
    • Collaborate
    • Featured
  • Moms & Dads
    • Parenting
    • Relationships
    • Family Time
    • Work
      • Career
      • Business
      • Money
  • Fun With
    • Little Kids
    • Big Kids
    • Teenagers
  • Education
    • Local Schools
    • Tuition & Enrichment
    • Students
  • Lifestyle
    • Health & Beauty
    • Food
  • Travel
    • Travel With Kids
    • Travel For Work
    • Staycations
  • Workshops
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result
Home Career

Reading Motivation for Kids: A Critical Life-skill to Cultivate

by Meiling Wong
in Career, Preschool (2 - 6), Primary (7 - 12)
0
0
SHARES
51
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Warren Fernandez, Editor of The Straits Times, has to read many essays as well letters from people who write in to the newspaper to offer ideas, or look for a job. He says that the ones who stand out, are those who get the basics right – they pick the right words, they use them in the right context, and they spell them correctly.

“Spelling and reading are critical skills, even in today’s fast moving world.  Some might say that you don’t need to know how to spell. After all, there are spell checkers, and short forms of words that everyone uses when sending text messages these days,” says Fenandez.

A study of Fortune 500 human resource employees showed that 85% of resumes or cover letter were thrown away if they had as little as one or two spelling errors. The logic was simple: if you didn’t care enough about your application to make sure everything was spelled correctly, then you couldn’t be trusted to care enough about your job – where a tiny spelling error might undo an important business deal or cost the company money. So clearly, if you are able to get it right in your grammar and spelling, you will have an enormous advantage in communicating your ideas when you want to do so.

Warren Fernandez

To be good at spelling, you have to read.  Spelling is not just about memorizing words. It is about knowing how to pronounce the words and understanding phonics. You can’t be a good speller without being a regular reader. Reading is a great way of ensuring that you are exposed to correct spelling and grammar.

You need to read a lot and read widely. If you can make reading a habit, or better yet, if you grow to love and enjoy reading, you will have a big head start in life.

Reading opens your mind. It allows you to let your imagination wander far and wide, and develops your creativity.  These are all increasingly valuable assets in today’s world, where getting good grades alone will no longer be enough.

How can you help your child acquire a good reading habit?

Here are some three simple ways to encourage a love for reading in your child.

1. Start A Reading Habit

Reading is a habit that is worth cultivating. To that end, here are some suggestions that you can try with your kids.

  • Begin a reading time with your child, either in the afternoon or before bedtime.
  • Build a reading library appropriate to your child’s age and update the library periodically as your child ages
  • Be expressive when you read aloud to your child to incite curiosity and animation in the stories you are reading.
  • Let him / her have a go at reading once your child begins reading.
  • Encourage him/her to have favorite books or stories to read. I know its repetitious, but it helps with the association of reading to pleasure.
  •  Visit the library often
  • Read books that feature the kids’ favorite characters in movies or animation shows.
  • Allow reading on different platforms —TV, iPad, audio-books, newspapers, magazines, comics, advertisements, banners, signage

Word of caution: Ensure the environmental conditions and lightning are good for reading to protect the eyes of your young readers.

2. Read The Newspaper

The national papers are particularly helpful to students that will aid in their English assignments. Those in primary school can subscribe to The Little Red Dot, a weekly publication produced by The Straits Times Schools team for primary school pupils.

Those in secondary school can subscribe to the Straits Times which offers all the latest news and views on developments that matter to them around the world and helping their readers make sense of the fast changing world around them.

Reading newspapers improves your knowledge of current affairs. Newspapers keep you informed and updated on events and developments taking place around us. Whether it is a strong earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, a breakdown in the MRT, or the results of the big soccer game this weekend, newspapers provide us up-to-date information on a broad range of topics.

When you go to secondary schools later, you will be required to carry out projects or prepare special essays or reports, which will need you to provide examples to support your arguments and viewpoint. Reading the news can provide a lot of such examples. Picking up examples that are fresh in the public mind can add great impact to essays and presentations. And using the current news events as examples will ensure that they will resonate with your audience.

3. Read For Fun

Reading will help you encounter characters you might not otherwise meet, it will take you places you might never have been to, and it will show you a side of yourself that you might otherwise not know.  Reading will help you discover the world, and also yourself. And reading might just help make you a champion speller too.

Carry a book or magazine wherever you go.

Tell us why you love to read. Connect with Us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or share your thoughts/experiences in the comments below. We will love to hear from you.

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)

You May Also Like:

Tags: ChildrenFamilyGood HabitsKids ActivitiesLife in SingaporeNational Spelling ChampionshipReadReadingSpeak Good English MovementStraits TimesWarren Fernandez
ShareTweetShare
Previous Post

Cats The Musical: Review and New Year’s Eve Treat

Next Post

Clear Vision: Ortho-K Lens For Kids

Related Posts

Fun With Kids

Fun Activities For Kids That Are Free in Singapore

by Meiling Wong
16/07/2020
12 Irresistible Book Series for Teenagers to Read
Empowering Kids

12 Irresistible Book Series for Teenagers to Read

by Meiling Wong
16/07/2020
Trehaus – Working Space For Moms And Kids
Kids Say

How to Inculcate Love of Reading in Your Kids

by Meiling Wong
26/03/2020
Christmas Shopping at Fairs and Bazaars
Engaging Parents

Christmas Shopping at Fairs and Bazaars

by Meiling Wong
16/07/2020
Track Your Kids Savings & Fitness Levels with POSB Smart Buddy Watch
Money

Track Your Kids Savings & Fitness Levels with POSB Smart Buddy Watch

by Meiling Wong
03/07/2020
Talking Point: Do Parents Know Best?
Interviews

Talking Point: Do Parents Know Best?

by Meiling Wong
10/02/2019
Next Post
Clear Vision: Ortho-K Lens For Kids

Clear Vision: Ortho-K Lens For Kids

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

CONNECT WITH US

Search

No Result
View All Result

Giveaways

LIKE Us on Facebook

SuperWebTricks Loading...

Be The First To Know

Subscribe to our mailing list to receive monthly updates and exclusive invites!

Popular Stories

  • 11 Introduction Ideas to Begin Your English Compositions

    11 Introduction Ideas to Begin Your English Compositions

    11 shares
    Share 11 Tweet 0
  • Common DSA Questions Asked In Interviews

    13 shares
    Share 13 Tweet 0
  • PSLE: How To Score A-star in Composition Writing

    1 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • 30+ Movies About Parent-Child Relationships To Watch With Kids

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • How Can Parents Help To Prepare For PSLE Oral (English)

    6 shares
    Share 6 Tweet 0
Currently Playing

My little Chef & the Song Cho Bread Maker

My little Chef & the Song Cho Bread Maker

00:05:02

DIY: How to make Fluffy Slime at home!

00:04:03

LEGO Boost Review and Unboxing!

00:05:03
  • Editors & Contributors
  • Media Agencies
  • Seminars & Events
  • Corporate & Academic Workshops
  • Testimonials

Copyrights © 2012 - 2020 All rights reserved by Universal Scribbles.

No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
    • About Us
    • Collaborate
    • Featured
  • Moms & Dads
    • Parenting
    • Relationships
    • Family Time
    • Work
      • Career
      • Business
      • Money
  • Fun With
    • Little Kids
    • Big Kids
    • Teenagers
  • Education
    • Local Schools
    • Tuition & Enrichment
    • Students
  • Lifestyle
    • Health & Beauty
    • Food
  • Travel
    • Travel With Kids
    • Travel For Work
    • Staycations
  • Workshops
  • Contact Us

Copyrights © 2012 - 2020 All rights reserved by Universal Scribbles.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Create New Account!

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.