3 Ways to Nurture a Lifelong Reader 培养终身阅读者的三个方式

For most of us, summer undoubtedly conjures a myriad of classic images. Barbecues, family, picnics, water fun; summer is filled with all kinds of fun activities. For primary school kids, it’s also a great opportunity for some extra reading time! 

对于我们大部分人来说，暑假毫无疑问会让我们浮想联翩：烧烤、家庭聚会、野餐、玩水。一言以蔽之，夏天总是乐趣多多。对于小学生而言，暑假更是一个阅读的黄金机会。

Sora Lim, YCIS Beijing’s Primary School Teacher Librarian, believes that the key to cultivating in your kids a love of reading, as well as the habits of a lifelong reader, is to associate reading with positive experiences. Below, she outlines three tips for parents to put their kids on the right track for lifelong readership.

北京耀中国际学校小学图书馆老师Sora Lim认为培养孩子爱阅读并成为终身阅读者的关键在于让阅读和积极的体验产生联系。以下是她和大家分享的三个秘诀：

Choose Accessible Books

选择和孩子阅读水平匹配的书籍

While summer reading lists, including YCIS Beijing’s recent selection, are a great guideline for the books you choose for your kids, be sure that you’re choosing books that are appropriate to your child’s reading level for individual reading time.

暑假的阅读书单给孩子们一个选书的指引，同时要确保所选的书和孩子的阅读水平相匹配。

A quick way to assess whether or not a book is suitable for your child is to have them read a page from the book. If he or she comes across 2-3 unfamiliar words, that book in general should be at his or her level. 

看一本书是否适合孩子的阅读水平，一个简单的方法就是让他读一页。如果他会遇到2-3个不熟悉的词语，那么这本书整体来说还是适合孩子的水平。

This doesn’t mean that more challenging books should be tossed aside completely! These books provide a great opportunity for group reading and discussion with a parent. These joint reading sessions are very valuable for your child’s growth as a reader.

但是，这并不是说要完全放弃阅读更具挑战性的书本。这些有挑战的书本为家长和孩子的进行小组阅读和讨论提供黄金机会。这对孩子来说都是很宝贵的阅读体验。

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