Reading aloud to children makes them better readers, says survey
Posted on: 07/Sep/2016 11:11:06 AM
A new study has said that reading aloud to children helps in seeding in them a love for books and makes them into avid readers. The study, conducted by Scholastic India, says that one of the most powerful predictors of reading frequency in children aged 6-17 years is being read to by parents 5-7 days a week.
According to the survey, Across all ages, 85 per cent of children love being read to aloud, and among kids aged 6-11 years whose parents have stopped the practice, more than half, 57 per cent, wish their parents had continued. Another major finding of the report reveals that children are more likely to read when they choose their own books. 86 per cent of children aged 6-17 years say that their favourite books are the ones that they have picked out themselves and that they would read more if they could find more books that they like. A majority, 62 per cent, of them like to read books that make them laugh, 55 per cent want books that teach them something new, 45 per cent go for those that let them use their imagination, 43 per cent want to read about characters they wish they could be like or a mystery story and 33 per cent like to read about true stories. 80 per cent of children aged 6-17 years agree they will always want to read print books, even though there are e-books available.
