Genius in 28 Steps- Fundamental Skills (2)

The next fundamental step is reading. At first I thought I want to combine this entry with the other 2 fundamental skills (writing and independence) but I decided that reading skills deserves its own entry.

I quote the author "the ability to read will increase the rate at which your child can acquire new information.."
There are many good points, so to make things easier, I 'm going to write in point form (also easier for me to refer).

1. Your child must be make familiar with books, so that they don't view books as alien, and this should start from when he is a baby. Suggestions: read out to him a lot, put him in the environment where other people is reading, let him turn the pages of the book (just get your infant to familiarize himself with books).

2. As he gets bigger, get him to read cereal boxes, signposts, maps, toy boxes etc.

3. Early acquisition of this skill, will turn it into a habit. Reading will become instinctive to him.

4. To help form this habit, set good example by showing that you love to read as well (everything begins at home). You can read while your child is playing, watching tv or reading himself (don't feel guilty ok). You can also bring him to the library and let him borrow books that he choose, and he can see for himself that other people reads too.

5. Make books easily accessible to him (not locked in cabinets or high shelves).

6. Let your child read fictions too so that this also becomes an entertainment to him, as well as developing creative imagination.

7. Reading stories regularly will help him improve his vocabulary and help him focus.

8. Encourage your child to view books as his first port of call whenever he wants any information eg football, computers, cartoons that he likes, animals etc.

9. Get books on whatever topics that interest him (this is when the library becomes handy because you have a lot of choices).

There are 3 strong reasons why you need to get your child to read (early..if possible) :

1. You can foster independence into him as he occupies himself with books, and this will give you more time for yourself!

2. If your child reads for pleasure, boredom will become less of a problem to him (you know the endless list of kids/teenagers do when they are bored)

3. Books are cheap entertainment!


Putting knowledge into practice...

So, (regretting that we started late with Adam), I am determined to get Ammar to read as soon as he can...

Among the tools I'm using..

Magnetic alphabets (brilliant!-memang Ammar suka)


Alphabet interactive toys... (Thomas tu fav dia)


Simple picture books...


Magnetic sketcher (dah hampir rosak sebab diusung ke sana kemari)..


Books in low open shelves..(sebenarnya belum cukup budget nak beli pintu Billy Bookcase Ikea ni...)...senang je budak2 nih nak punggah bila nak baca...satu hari 10 kali kena kemas..



Alphabetic fridge magnets (sebab Ammar suka menyebok kat dapur, so belikan dia ni- sambil kita masak dia susun2 huruf)




Walaupun cakap pun tak betul lagi (W=liu, Q=kuu, S dan X pulak tak dapat dibezakan)...tapi Ammar dah pass A-Z..

Adam pun excited adik dia dah tau ABC "mama, mama give Amai stickers bcoz he is a clever boyy!!"

Penganugerahan sticker oleh Adam kepada Ammar...




Dua budak dgn sticker masing2....