This summer, let's read together!

Book List for the Eaglets

Book List for the Nursery

Book List for the Reception

Book List for Year 1

Tips for the Parents

Read a story to your children

Try to read stories to your child at the same time every day. It is important to develop reading habits and interests.

Be a good example to your children

Children are good at imitation and  they should see parents demonstrate the joy of reading. Parents need to develop a habit of reading and this begins with a little every day. By doing this, reading will become a part of a parent’s life and in turn,  can influence how children view reading. Just as people need food to grow and develop, reading books promotes the growth of minds and thinking.

Good reading is fun reading

Reading should be promoted as a happy and fun activity by both parents and children and not be seen as a task that needs to be completed. Parents are cautioned against using reading as a means of punishment but should be associated as an activity that they enjoy. This will help them develop  into life long readers.

Take your child to a library or bookstore 

Young children begin their reading journey from books with pictures and few words and slowly progress to chapter books with fewer pictures and more words. A regular habit of taking children to the library or bookstore exposes them to a variety of books such as fiction and non-fiction. This will help widen their knowledge as well as their perspectives as there are more books available within their reach.

Promote books by giving them as gifts

Give books as gifts instead of toys, electronics or other expensive items. Children will learn that books, just like toys are precious.

Read with body movements and gestures

Don't be afraid to exaggerate. Reading out loud, playing the part, and imitating the voice and intonation of the story character will make your child enjoy hearing you read more.

Create an element of anticipation

Try not to finish the whole story instead leave some parts unknown to create anticipation for children. This isn't just for TV shows, it also applies to children, who are eager to see what happens next.

Encourage your children to create a story

Let your children use their imagination to create a story of their own and encourage them to share it with friends and family around them.

Let the child read a story to others

The best way to show comprehension is when we  allow children to show what they have learnt. If you have two children, encourage the older one to tell the younger one a story or vice versa.  

Offer multiple resources for children to read a book

Children develop deeper thinking when they are given access to various resources about a topic. This can be through a physical book or can be a digital version. Characters of a story come to life through audio and visual effects but this should be done in moderation to limit screen time.