How to teach your child to read in English when they are bored

Why is it difficult for a child to read English?

Reading in English is rarely done on its own. Your child can recognize words by ear, but not recognize them in the text. You may see a book and immediately think, “This is too difficult” or “This is too boring for me.”

Often parents pick up books by age rather than by actual language level, and your child quickly loses interest.

Sometimes the problem is not laziness or lack of abilities, but that it is difficult for a child to simultaneously make out letters, keep meaning, remember words and not lose confidence. If the text is too complex or too far from his interests, the reading begins to be perceived as overload, rather than something feasible.

What helps instead of pressure?

Best of all work short texts, a lot of repetitive words, joint reading and topics that your child really likes: animals, adventures, funny stories, riddles.

It is important not to chase the “correct reading” at any cost, but to make sure that your child understands the meaning and feels that I am succeeding.

How to restore a sense of success

If each reading turns into corrections, remarks, and comparisons with “the right way,” your child quickly begins to avoid books. It is much more useful to notice a small progress: today I read a paragraph, tomorrow I read a page.

It is the sense of success that gradually makes reading a habit rather than another source of stress at home.