BENEFITS OF READING TO CHILDREN ALOUD

What child does not like his parents to read a story? My little children are fascinated and they ask me every day before going to sleep, and now that my girl has also started with the loan of books from the school library, every week we incorporate the reading of a new story.

But reading aloud to our children is not only an excellent activity to live as a family, but also has multiple advantages for your psychic development, stimulates your imagination and creates emotional bonds. Do you know all the benefits of this fun activity?

Foster your imagination

Psychopedagogues, educators and pediatricians agree that reading children aloud helps them develop their minds and stimulate their imagination and creativity.

As the child grows, we must adapt the stories to their level of understanding and mastery of language, and through listening we will achieve that your imagination fly, daydream and recreate in your mind the scenes that we are reading to you.

The promotion of imagination in children brings them great benefits for their development: it broadens the notion of their world, promotes laughter and happiness, and It favors your psychic well-being. In addition, children's imagination has no limits and is a fascinating window to their inner world.

But to arouse your curiosity, capture your attention and, therefore, favor your imagination we must know how to read our children, taking into account the volume of our voice, the intonation of the words, the rhythm of the reading and the fluency with which we tell the story.

Create emotional ties

Shared reading favors and generates a strong emotional bond between parents and children, based on the pleasure of accompanying them while making their own discoveries and, above all, of spending time together enjoying a common activity.

According to Dr. Narcisa Palomino, vice president of the Spanish Association of Primary Care Pediatrics, "There is research confirming that early interest in books is closely linked to the emotional attachment that exists between parents and children. "

In addition, we must not forget that reading is another way of playing with our children, of dedicate time and create unforgettable memories of your childhood. Therefore, let's read, interpret, act and enjoy with them!

It helps you to know the world around you

But in addition to knowing the world around them through the pages of a book, reading a story can always give rise to dialogue about the values transmitted in your pages, the final moral or the doubts or concerns that may arise to the child.

Let's take advantage of those little moments of calm and reading between him and us to talk about topics such as love, friendship, integration or life. We can also rely on books when it comes to dealing with situations that our child is experiencing and that can be complex, such as separation anxiety, the arrival of a little brother or the handling of his emotions.

Promotes a taste for reading

Starting to read our children since they are young will make them develop a positive attitude towards reading, and always contemplate it as a More game and fun option.

For it, It is essential to leave books always at your fingertips, give them freedom to choose the story they want to read and always adapt them to their age and level of understanding. Likewise, we must not forget the importance of our example, since a child who sees his parents read and enjoys reading with them will always appreciate the value of books.

Improve your vocabulary and concentration

Experts point out that reading to children makes them expand and improve their vocabulary and express oneself more easily and clearly. From the Spanish Association of Pediatrics they also indicate that reading aloud to children contributes to their school success, as it helps them to concentrate and be able to solve problems by applying logic.

The latest data from the PISA report indicates that Spanish students have risen eight points compared to the previous 2012 report regarding reading comprehension, standing slightly above the European Union average. But while it may seem like a positive fact, improving reading comprehension remains a task for everyone, so teachers recommend fostering and cultivating in our children the love of reading since they are babies.

So that, let's take a little time every day to read our children out loud a story, a fragment of his favorite book, a comic or a story invented by us. Let's play with words, build moments, foster your imagination and strengthen ties!