As a Language and Literacy educator, I have reasons why I
promote Family Literacy (READING, WRITING and NUMERACY).
First
of all, parents should enjoy their parenting roles while their children are
still young.
Notably,
parents who practice READING at home and anywhere they go, whatever their
occupations are, improve themselves in terms of their parenting roles and skills.
Giving
time to READING, as one of the family priorities, means providing young children
with quality early childhood education. Remember always that the great education of their children starts at home, within the family… and
READING is a big and important part of their children’s education.
The
parents’ attitude, decisions in life and how they give value to
LEARNING-to-READ and READING-to-LEARN have an enormous impact on their little
ones’ academic achievement.
Clearly,
FAMILY LITERACY refers to the way parents and everyone at home- grandparents,
uncles, aunts, guardians, nannies or extended families use literacy and how
they engage members in READING. It also means SHARED READING that only takes
place during the habitual, daily READING.
FAMILY
LITERACY supports children’s education. It means that parents place much
attention and concern on education and formation or character building of their
children. Parents themselves develop their literacy skills that their children
could see and imitate. Hence and foremost, they learn from their parents.
More
great EFFECTS of FAMILY LITERACY on Children:
1. With
confidence, children do better academically and socially.
2. Children
have a better bonding moment and awesome relationship with their parents who find
READING a routine during bedtime or any available time.
3. Children’s
language development is enhanced.
4. Children
who read well also write well.
5. They
score high in READING Tests.
6. They
can read with comprehension in other content areas (Mathematics, Science,
Social Studies or Civics, Religion, Music, Arts, P.E., etc.).
7. Their
communication skills are enriched.
8. They
are not afraid to express their opinions and emotions both in oral and written
communication.
9. Children
who know how to read are happy.
10. With stored knowledge, they can
interact well with other people.
- By Lucy Lombos
Directress of Lombosco Academy &
Writer
(Children's Books, Biographies, Fables & YA Novel)
"Children. Creativity. Connections. And a Cup of
Coffee."
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