Stimulate children's interest in reading picture books
With the development of the times, reading is not only a way for us to obtain information, but also an essential skill for our own development. Therefore, it is particularly important to cultivate children's reading ability and good reading habits from an early age. Judging from the current situation, children are still not interested in reading, so it is very important to stimulate children's interest in reading. Falling in love with reading is the foundation of children's lifelong development. Relevant research has proved that reading is the most direct and effective way of learning, and 80% of human knowledge is obtained through reading. Suhomlinski, a famous educator in the former Soviet Union, once pointed out that if a child does not develop a love for books from an early age, if reading does not become a spiritual need for his life, then his spirit will be empty in his adolescence, and where does he seem to come from? Bad things suddenly happened to him. In the Guiding Outline of Kindergarten Education (Trial) (hereinafter referred to as the Outline), it is clearly pointed out that books and paintings should be used to stimulate children's interest in books, reading and writing, and to cultivate children's reading and writing skills before. The Outline advocates cultivating children's language as a lifelong skill to develop their reading potential, and requires kindergartens to strengthen the cultivation of children's early reading, otherwise it will delay children's language learning. Modern brain science research shows that the critical period of language development is 0-6 years old. Montessori, a famous preschool educator, also pointed out that children are in a language sensitive period before the age of 5. Tuimeng, an American psychologist, has studied the genetics of genius for many years. It shows that about 44% of gifted boys and 46% of gifted girls start reading before the age of 5. This paper mainly analyzes how to use picture books to stimulate children's reading interest, so as to better cultivate children's reading ability, let children develop good reading habits from childhood and benefit them for life.
First, the reasons for children's low interest in reading
(A) the choice of reading materials is not targeted
Through talking with preschool teachers, I asked the teacher: What kind of materials are suitable for children to read? At that time, most teachers replied: lively and interesting, wonderful plot, suitable for children's age characteristics. By investigating the reading angle and teaching materials in kindergartens, it is found that most of them are fairy tale books and books that look at pictures and talk. These books have many words and long sentences, and some pictures are not clear enough or childlike, which is not suitable for children to read. Even some books in the reading corner are in tatters and pages are missing. How can we talk about reading interest? Picture Book, called Picture Book in English, is a book drawn as its name implies. Words and pictures complement each other, that is, books with painting as the mainstay and a small amount of words. Excellent picture books are very beneficial to children and are deeply loved by children. So I suggest using picture books to stimulate children's interest in reading. Regarding the choice of picture books, I think fun should be considered. A more detailed explanation will be given below.
(B) the lack of parent-child reading
First of all, make sure there is enough reading time for parents and children. Because parents are busy with work and other reasons, they neglect reading time with their children. I think it's a great loss for children and parents. Parent-child reading can not only bring children closer to their parents, but also give them an emotional experience. Secondly, we should pay attention to the method of reading with our parents. Parent-child reading is not just adult storytelling. Most importantly, parents should stand in the children's perspective and enjoy reading materials with their children.
(C) the lack of effective reading guidance
Whether teachers take effective reading guidance for children is very important to stimulate children's reading interest. The guidance of most preschool teachers is only to help children understand the content expressed in picture books. Generally speaking, teachers can stimulate children's interest in reading by guiding them to observe keenly, encouraging them to imagine boldly and creating game situations that children like. This paper mainly analyzes how teachers ask questions. A detailed analysis will be made below.
Second, the use of picture books to stimulate children's interest in reading methods
Next, this paper will analyze and discuss how to use picture books to stimulate children's reading interest from the perspective of children, parents and teachers.
(A) to seize the fun and stimulate interest in reading
As the saying goes, interest is the best teacher, but for children who are not focused enough, the best way to make them interested in something is to let them feel the fun with it. Therefore, in the selection of picture books, there are some basic requirements (such as clear words, soft colors and fascinating plots). ), I think it is more important that children can appreciate the fun brought by picture books when reading. This kind of fun can be happiness, joy, joy, sadness, sadness and disappointment. In other words, it is also the need of children's physical and mental development to let children feel different emotional experiences. For example, in the picture book "Grandpa must have a way", the mouse family in the picture is happy, as if it is a microcosm of human society, so that children can feel the love and warmth of the family; Every time he meets a problem, grandpa can always come up with a solution, so that children can realize that they should use their brains to solve the problem like grandpa. Reading picture books brings children not only the enjoyment of eyes, but also the experience of mind and emotion. Rather than saying that children are reading picture books, it is better to say that children are having a spiritual dialogue with picture books. In short, when we choose picture books for our children, we should choose those that can bring fun to them. Only in this way can we make good use of picture books and stimulate children's reading interest.
(B) the use of parent-child reading to stimulate reading interest
Parent-child co-reading refers to a parent-child reading activity similar to a game in which parents and children read story books or picture books together in a family scene. The explanation of early reading in the Dictionary of Practical Education edited by Wang Huanxun is an image description of parent-child sharing reading activities: when children are very young, let them sit on their mothers' knees while their mothers read and talk about books. Although children can't understand everything their mother says, they can experience reading activities. With the growth of children, mother-child reading activities continue. Children can sit next to their mothers, and their mothers can talk and ask questions. Children can also talk to their mothers and answer questions while watching. Such activities should be arranged at some time every day. Early reading can enhance the emotion between mother and child, cultivate children's interest in reading and enrich children's knowledge, which is a beneficial educational activity. The main purpose of this interactive reading mode is not to let children learn Chinese characters, but to create an intimate reading atmosphere for children and better enhance the intimate relationship between parents and children, thus stimulating children's strong interest in reading and cultivating children's good reading habits. Research shows that parent-child reading has an important influence on children's language ability, early reading ability and later academic performance.
Parents are children's closest teachers, and the family is like a warm school. In daily life, when children ask questions about the content (pictures or words) of picture books, parents should be happy and seriously answer their questions, and give support, encouragement and explanation of related concepts. When parents and children read picture books together, if they find that their children are interested in a certain picture or a certain paragraph of text, parents should actively guide, actively hint, give effective suggestions and encourage their children to continue reading, which can stimulate their reading interest and cultivate their stable reading interest and good reading habits. Children's interesting morning reading at home benefits from their active interaction with written materials and their close interpersonal interaction with their parents. This positive interpersonal interaction has become the interest basis for children to continue to explore reading, and also constitutes the social and cultural basis for children's early literacy development. And parent-child sharing reading is undoubtedly the best way. Some domestic scholars have found that if parents can consciously use some skills that can stimulate their children's reading interest, they will greatly improve their children's reading interest and develop their vocabulary and language expression skills. China scholar Lin Zhao's retrospective study of early family education also shows that good parent-child reading lays a solid foundation for children's subsequent study of various subjects, and children with strong reading ability are more agile, meticulous and profound; Moreover, these children's interest in learning and academic performance have also improved rapidly, with strong self-confidence and high comprehensive quality.
(C) to stimulate reading interest through teacher guidance
As a teacher, we must first learn to analyze the characteristics of picture books and find out the value of education. For picture books from abroad, we should also consider the cultural background. For teachers, it is necessary to carefully interpret and comprehend the information conveyed by the picture book author, so as to give children correct guidance and further stimulate their reading interest. It can be said that this is the basic link of picture book guidance. Generally speaking, teachers can guide children to observe keenly, encourage children to imagine boldly, create game situations that children like, and stimulate children's reading interest. Here I mainly analyze the teacher's questioning strategy. In order to stimulate children's interest in reading, it is necessary to make children want to say, dare to say and like to say. Specifically, the following methods can be used to stimulate children's interest in reading:
1. Guess questioning method
Generally speaking, children will be attracted by the pictures in picture books. Teachers can use this opportunity to let children guess the important things in the story. At this time, children's thinking will be mobilized immediately, and they will seek answers to questions according to their existing knowledge and experience. Such questions can help children learn to use their brains actively and speak boldly, at the same time enhance their sense of participation and self-confidence, stimulate their interest in reading, and make them like reading and fall in love with reading.
2. Open questioning method.
In children's picture book reading activities, the questions given by teachers should not be closed, but should be open. Ask questions to grasp the topics that children are interested in, guide children to discuss, and let children express their feelings and ideas in a way suitable for their age. What is the title of this story? Who is in the story? What does this story tell and explain? We don't advocate such closed questions. Teachers should ask questions with infinite answers, such as; What would you say? What would you do? Wait a minute. Let children dare to speak, not afraid of making mistakes, and give them more opportunities to express their views and ideas. Only in this way can children be interested in reading.
Step-by-step questioning method
Step-by-step questioning is a step-by-step and in-depth questioning method. From easy to difficult, from shallow to deep, it is a challenge for children. But we should also consider the age characteristics of children, which is in line with the recent development zone, that is, let children jump and reach. If the question is too difficult and beyond the children's ability, the question will not achieve its own purpose, and even make the children lose confidence and give up answering and thinking, thus failing to achieve the purpose of stimulating reading interest. And if the problem is too simple, for example; Isn't it? Right? OK or not? And so on, the answers to these questions can be blurted out without thinking at all. On the surface, the atmosphere is active, but in fact, instead of stimulating the enthusiasm of children's thinking, it has cultivated their inertia. Children can't appreciate the fun of thinking and communication, let alone have a strong interest in reading.