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for their future. Getting our children to want to learn, on
the other hand, is a much more challenging.
First, we have to make a cozy, peaceful, and special reading room for children will help them fall in
love with the world of literature.
How can a child tell if he or she has improved as a reader? When you talk to kids about reading,
you’ll discover that they each have their own set of reading milestones, such as the first time they read
a novel, the first time they read a chapter book, and the first time they read a longer book like Harry
Potter, Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer,
Naughty Boy, (Shum bola) or Riding a Yellow Giant (Sariq
devni minib).
The second important thing what we can do for young extensive readers is to infuse chapter book
reading (fiction and non-fiction books) as part of the daily routine for reading curriculums. When chil
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dren progress from beginning to intermediate readers, chapter books become the preferred reading
content. Shorter picture books have a different text demand than chapter books. When reading chap-
ter books, readers must be able to keep their thoughts going for days or weeks at a time, summarizing
the text as they go. They have to recall what happened in the previous chapter every time they pick
up the book to read, and they often find themselves re-reading to improve comprehension. The reader
must revise their thought process as new material is brought to light in a chapter book. Middle-grade
readers will enjoy this challenge.
Thus, if children have not been instructed in
how to read extensive, more complex chapter books,
we can hardly expect them to enter the world of chapter book reading with competence and confi
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dence.
To sum up the need for extensive reading to enhance language learning, develop imagination,
thinking and encourage cognitive growth is a final point that is often made.
Reference:
1. Ehri, L. C., Nunes, S. R., Stahl, S. A., & Willows, D. M. (2001a). “Systematic phonics in-
struction helps students learn to read”: Evidence from the National Reading Panel’s meta-analysis.
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2. Ellie Collier (2019) “Why is Reading so Important for Children?” Blog: High Speed Training
3. Sarah Collinge (2018) “The Pull of The Chapter”, Book Owner/CEO at Read Side By Side
Publications, LLC | Author of the C.I.A. Units of Study|
Literacy
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https://www.highspeedtraining.co.uk/hub/why-is-reading-important-for-children/