Reading, like any occupation, should correspond to the age of the child. For the youngest are important not only used in the book phrases, but also colorful pictures. It is visual images that make it easier to perceive newborn words to restless babies, memorize them and then use them in their speech. In such books simple sentences prevail, often repeated words and descriptions of actions, simple short stories. Literature for children under 3 years old - small tales, nursery rhymes, counters, unpretentious stories, accompanied by understandable and interesting illustrations. In addition to various fairy tales, this is the verses of Agniya Barto, and numerous colorful books by contemporary authors. For example, you can buy a book for a child - the benefit of N. Astakhova and A. A. Astakhov, it is specially designed for toddlers even from 6 months. It is interesting to read Andrei Usachev's books, they are loved and read by "to the holes" by almost all the children. Those who are slightly older, you can read books from the face of toys, as if you are reading a book not you, but a bear or a favorite doll. The reading process will be turned into an entertaining game and be sure to interest your child.
Children from 3 to 7 years of the process of reading and understanding the read should be slightly complicated. For them, the plot should consist of several interrelated episodes, more actors, more complex relationships. Children at this age should not just perceive what they heard or read, but also fantasize about the subject. Recommend to read at this age can be books by such authors as Nikolai Nosov, Vladimir Suteev, Viktor Krotov, Mikhail Plyatskovsky, Agnia Barto, Georgy Yudin, Emma Moshkovskaya, Vitaly Bianchi. This is Russian literature. Books published by publishing houses today are very diverse in form and content, so you can easily pick up what your child will like.
Officially, children are taught to read at school, in fact, almost everywhere from first-graders require at least reading by syllables. Children who do not know how to read are often mocked by their peers. Therefore, for his own good, to school, the child must freely learn simple texts and read, otherwise training will be difficult for him and he will have to conduct additional studies. Those of the younger children, who read a lot and with pleasure, can already at their age go to certain literary works for older children.
It is useful for schoolchildren of 7-11 years to supplement their horizons not only at the expense of works recommended by the school curriculum. Modern literature - new and interesting works, which will be gladly received by children as additional reading. As classic authors, popular with children for many years, you can recommend the books of Nikolai Nosov, Eduard Uspensky, Valery Medvedev, Grigory Oster, Irina Tokmakov, Victor Golyavkin. Of the representatives of more modern authors, all children will be interested in the book "When the Pope was a Little One" by Alexander Raskin, a series of books by Sergei Stelmashonok "About the Cat Kosku", the stories of Marina Druzhinina and many others.
At the age of older children already usually prefer a certain genre of books. Therefore, it is recommended to choose books in accordance with the preferences of the child. However, be sure to carefully treat the review of the summary and protect the child from books with a psychologically complex and stressful plot. Not always new can be good. Be interested in what the child reads, perhaps he will need some explanation during the reading or questions that children are not yet able to find answers without the help of adults. You can offer the books to the children of Evgeny Veltistov, Lazar Lagin, Kira Bulychev, Andrei Nekrasov, Nina Artyukhova, Eugene Charushin, Anatoly Aleksin, Vladislav Krapivin, Dmitry Emets.
Today you can choose a book not only in the store, but also on the Internet. If you are in doubt - safely take the baby and go with him to the library. Yes Yes. Do not think that libraries are completely outdated. You will find there both classical children's books and books of modern authors. Of course, for young children it is better to buy new books with high-quality printing, because they often become the children's favorite and literally children do not let them out of their hands. So you can hardly return them to the library.
Since childhood, a good literary taste should be instilled in children. Of course, if you immediately give the child a book of Dostoevsky or Tolstoy, then most likely you will for a long time repulse his interest in reading. Therefore, to begin with, just pick up easy and high-quality literature. In no case can you present reading as a punishment or an alternative to your favorite game. Do not get carried away and reading comics and popular tabloid books. This will lead to the development of the child's so-called "clip-thinking", when all the events in life turn as if into the flicker of clip frames. These children do not remember well, they are difficult to process information, they can hardly express their thoughts, they only perceive short simple messages. They have little imagination, they perceive the surrounding world only in connection with those images that have already been invented and completely "ready for use".
All this obliges parents to focus on the fact that from childhood to instill a child's love of reading. From the youngest age, read with them and for them. Find at least half an hour a day to read with your child a good book or a fairy tale for the night. It will be even more interesting if you and your children and their friends arrange a small home theater, changing into different characters and reading a book by roles. It will be an unforgettable holiday for you and your children.