What to do when your child does not enjoy reading

Why children resist reading

Sometimes the book is too complicated, sometimes it does not fall into the interests of your child, and sometimes he is already used to the fact that reading is associated only with checking, remarks and fatigue.

If reading at home has long become a territory of tension, you first need to remove this tension, and only then wait for interest.

What helps to regain interest

Short texts, favorite topics, funny stories and joint reading work well, where the adult does not examine, but shares interest.

It’s helpful to alternate reading, reading aloud, and talking about a book so that it becomes a living experience again, not just a duty.

When a child needs additional support

If a child avoids reading not only because he is bored, but also because he is really hard, it is useful to look at the skill itself and, if necessary, connect a specialist.

Sometimes a child refuses to read, not because he dislikes books, but because it is difficult for him to work even with the letters and words themselves. In such a situation, it is useful not to press with texts, but to temporarily go back a step and make reading more feasible.

It helps to move along a simple sequence: first letters, then words, then short phrases and only then sentences and texts.

The sooner a child has support and a sense of success, the faster reading ceases to be a domestic conflict.

• More often see and recognize letters: magnetic letters, cards, stroke, search for a familiar letter in a word.
• Collect short words from letters and read them in syllables without haste.
• Go to very short words and captions under pictures where the meaning is immediately clear.
• Read short sentences of 2-4 words and then short sentences.
• And then move on to simple texts, where your child feels that he understands and copes.