Schools nowadays are becoming more and more competitive. Almost all parents wants their kids to be the best in their class. Because of this, they encourage their children to learn to read at very young ages. Reading is very important because it is one of the best ways where children can learn.
To help in the process, parents read bedtime stories to their children. This process encourages children to learn to read themselves. There are researches that shows that those who started reading at a young age are those that are doing better in school. Those children who started reading at a young age are able to retain information better. This also fosters the likelihood that they would enjoy reading in the future.
Reading has many benefits that accompany it. Firstly they learn to gather new information. Books are great sources of knowledge wherein almost all information that is available has been encoded in books. By reading, children learn how to spell as well. Being exposed to words allows children to be able to understand how one is spelled and said. Children are encouraged to think critically as well. They learn how to understand why and how things became to be. As an example, once you have told a bed time story to a child, he will try to extract the reasons why an event happened. This is a great mental exercise for children.
Most kids think that reading is something that is not cool or something that is geeky.There are ways into having your kids read without being bothered by the bulky books. There are now materials that would make books more portable and handy. Kids no longer have to worry about being tagged as someone who is nerdy. They are also aids that will help them read. There are videos that will help kids read better.