Little Readers offers a variety of classes, both in English and Afrikaans, that will help small children to develop a love for READING!! The demands on school children today are very different to those of earlier generations. Hence the ability to READ, to READ well and above all to LOVE reading is more important than ever before. Good READERS become GOOD LEARNERS!! In partnership with the schools in your area, Little Readers helps to create a lifelong love for reading.
"The actual time allocated to reading in a foundation phase classroom is minimal as are one on one reading times. A child who is able to read in Grade 1 will not be bored in the classroom, because he/she can already read, he/she can pick up a book and read if there is opportunity. On the contrary, in my many years of experience, such children have self-confidense and by the time they have completed their work, they enjoy reading books and stories to themselves. The additional reading experience results in a broadened vocabulary and work sheets, word sums and tests are completed with greater diligence and success." - Founder & Franchisor of Little Readers.
The Early Birdy catches the READING WORM
Most important reasons WHY we start early…there is just to much benefits!
Educational Reasons
Reading opens the door to your child's early academic success, imparts a love of learning and leads to higher grades in every subject. Numerous studies have shown that strong oral language skills are the basis for literacy development. When children learn to read at an early age, they have greater general knowledge, expand their vocabulary and become more fluent readers.
They also have improved attention spans & better concentration.
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Psycological Reasons
A child who learns to read joyfully at home or in an individualised environment, at an early age, grows in self-confidence & independence. Reading promotes greater maturity, increases discipline and lays the basis for moral literacy. It sparks curiosity about people, places and things and also satisfies the child's curiosity by providing explanations of how things work. It exposes the child to a range of problem-solving techniques. In addition, early reading ignites the child's creativity & imagination.
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Neurological Reasons
Reading helps to develop a young child's brain. In the first six years, children learn at a much faster pace than at any other time in their lives. Vital connections in the brain are made very early in life. At a younger age, learning is faster than it will be as the
child grows older. When a child is taught to read, the process of learning has a profound influence on the entire functioning & development of the brain. You can play a critical early role by inculcating not only reading skills and ability but more importantly, instilling a lifelong love of learning & reading.
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Social Reasons
Even at a young age, children have social awareness. They know who is more popular. They can tell who can do what. In some schools they may even be asked to help other children, who may still be struggling with basic letter recognition.
Early readers have the opportunity to relate to their peers on a more confident, more competent level, as they are the child's social status among peers, as well as his or her self-image and self-confidence. -
Linguistic Reasons
Children who can read independently and early have more opportunities to encounter
the written word. The sooner children learn how to read, the more books, knowledge, and ideas they will be exposed to. The result? Improved linguistic skills in the form of a richer vocabulary, correct grammar, improved writing, better spelling and more articulate oral communication. Such children have the opportunity to develop a wider vocabulary to describe their knowledge, observations and experiences.
