Why should everyone start reading books from childhood?
By: Lone Thread Books
Tags: Writing, Books, Reading Books, Writers On Medium, Literature

Reading is a very good habit that one needs to develop in life. Good books can inform you, enlighten you and lead you in the right direction. There is no better companion than a good book. Reading is important because it is good for your overall well-being. Once you start reading, you experience a whole new world. When you start loving the habit of reading you eventually get addicted to it. Reading develops language skills and vocabulary. Reading books is also a way to relax and reduce stress. That increases and builds new cells in the brain. Then fresh cells in our body make us confident, focused and balance our thought process in the mind. That’s why I think books are not only a teacher but also a medicine.

Books are the mystery of human creativity. Books play an important role as a teacher, guide, and friend in our life. Without books life is impossible. Books are the manual of life. Books share our pain, books guide us to lead the future with confidence.Books explore creativity and clarity in student’s and everyone’s minds. Books are teaching tools for teachers. Books Library is a sea of knowledge for lifetime learners. Reading books makes our life fresh and active each day. Books explore our past, present, and future. We can create and imagine a better future by reading books. We can solve millions of present time problems while reading books. We can analyze our past after, during and after reading books.

Books are with us from school times. Books never die. Books will exist until the end of this world. Only books can feel our pain and happiness. That’s how books play an important role in our life.Books increase our focus in life. We become focused on our life and career goals during reading books. When you learn, you think less and receive more. Your brain starts working on new words and beliefs.

Below there are some benefits and advantages that highlight the importance of reading in childhood:-

Importance of Reading in Childhood

Many studies show that toddlers and preschoolers who are read to every day have a larger vocabulary than those who aren’t read to at all. It turns out that reading there are many advantages and benefits of reading.

Not only does reading enhance a child’s vocabulary, and to help them understand how to read and write, but reading aloud to children also helps them to understand different topics about the world and everyday life.

Most of the children love to hear stories. There is a gradual process by which children see that there is a definite relationship between the telling of a story and the written word. Eventually the child will start to behave like a reader from the amount of stories that they have listened to over the years as they will know that there is a sequence to a story, know that illustrations contain essential information about the story and will most importantly enjoy and read a range of picture and story books as they get older. If there is a positive attitude to books from a parent or teacher then the child will develop the same attitude and will then find reading an easy progression of literacy skills.

Important to read to get success in career

The more you read to your children, the more knowledge they absorb, and knowledge is important in all aspects of life. There are many studies that show reading to babies and toddlers gives them a head start and helps to prepare them for school later down the line. After all, reading with your children gives them the skills needed for when they start to read themselves.

It is important that children learn to follow words across the page from left to right, and turn pages which are reading skills that benefit children and help them to become better readers later on. Children who enjoy reading not only do better in language and literacy subjects, but in all of the different subjects as well.

Benefits of Reading

Books really are your best friends as you can rely on them when you are bored, upset, depressed, lonely or annoyed. They will accompany you anytime you want them and enhance your mood. They share with you information and knowledge anytime you need. Good books always guide you to the correct path in life.

Emotional Benefits

Reading Stories or other Books may have emotional benefits within the text which gives the children enjoyment, develops their feelings and imagination and they include themes and issues that relate closely to the children. Having relevant issues within the reading story can sometimes resolve certain problems which the children might have.

For example The Littlest Dinosaur by Michael Foreman confronts making friends and that being different is a good thing and we may not be good at everything but that does not make us useless like the Littlest Dinosaur felt as there will always be something we do well at. Children will relate to this and from this the teacher can then introduce a discussion on their feelings of the book and what they feel are their strengths, which gets them to open up.

Cultural Benefits

Reading Stories and other type of Book can also contain cultural benefits which can extend children’s knowledge and understanding of the world by giving access to different cultures,

such as in the story of Pocahontas we learn about two different cultures and even though they may live differently, they are both the same, which shows children that everyone is equal and everyone should be treated equally as this is important for children to acknowledge.

Language Benefits

Reading books improves our vocabulary. Books improve our communication skills. Books help us to express thoughts in a speech that requires lots of words in the vocabulary. The more we read the more new words our brain starts gaining and adds them into the vocabulary folder. It will help you when you start talking or writing. You will never feel the shortage of words in your brain whenever you need to write, speak, and debate. That’s the importance of reading books in our life to improve written and verbal communication.

Confidence Levels

Children who can read well are more likely to have higher confidence levels. This will benefit them in school as they’ll feel able to participate fully in activities. Another part of building confidence and self-esteem is knowing where you fit into the world. Stories can help with this process by showing children what people’s lives are like where they live and in other parts of the world.

Even though,The habit of reading is one of the best qualities that a person can possess. Books are known to be your best friend for a reason. So it is very important to develop a good reading habit. We must all read on a daily basis for at least 30 minutes to enjoy the sweet fruits of reading. It is a great pleasure to sit in a quiet place and enjoy reading. Reading a good book is the most enjoyable experience one can have.

Reading is the key for lifelong learning, and if you can instill a love of reading at an early age, then a commitment to lifelong learning is sure to follow. Reading aloud presents books as sources of pleasant, valuable, and exciting experiences. Children who value books are motivated to read on their own, and will likely continue to practice independent reading throughout the rest of their lives.

When it comes to reading to your children, the benefits to your child’s life range far beyond the development of a close bond with them, although that’s certainly one of them. Reading aloud to children is truly the single-most important activity for building these understanding and skills essential for reading success that your child will carry with them all throughout their life.

I hope this article will be helpful for you.

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