Reading and writing

My little boy can read small books but refuses anything like drawing/writing - it just doesn’t interest him at all xx

@Philippa whats something you did to encourage reading? We read a book everyday at bedtime but he more likes to just listen instead of actually looking at the books. I do put the book where its like more in his face but he just likes to listen to me reading😂

That’s honestly the massive part of it - you’re doing great! He’ll be absorbing the words and sounds as you read them, just because he’s not showing he can yet, he might genuinely just love you reading so doesn’t want you to stop :) maybe pointing to the words as you’re reading along now or pausing and encouraging him to fill in the gaps of stories he knows and start recognising common or easy to recognise words ❤️

@Philippa thank you Philippa! I will continue doing that and encourage by pointing and pausing. You are doing amazing too❤️

No my daughter can’t read or write yet. Schools actually advise that you don’t teach them to write and let them teach them when they start reception class. She can draw faces and point out numbers etc x

You shouldn’t worry about reading and writing as much. Kids do things at their own pace. You can’t rush it! In Islam, upto age 7 they just need to play. After the age of 7, they are ready for formal education. Just let your son be a kid! Just keep reading to your son and make him have a love for books - that’s all we can do! Studies have shown that reding is very good for them. It’s also important that he shows an interest and is involved in household chores like brooming, putting clothes in washing machine, baking/cooking, cutting fruit with plastic knife etc. This is advice from Ted talk (watch it on youtube) I think the kids do better in studies (sorry, can’t remember!) but I think in general its better to prepare them for chores rather bombarding them later on in their teens when they won’t do anything at all!