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Freesouls Announces a 'Book Week' every year in November. Dive into the Ocean of Knowledge
picking up pearls of Education, Entertainment & Information to share with friends.
Books widen the doors of imagination and stimulates the mind. Desire of Knowledge is a
natural feeling. Lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel. Some read to think, some read
to write but majority of them need to talk! Our mind is a wanderer as it create thoughts,
thoughts create intentions and intentions create reality! Thoughts rule the world! The
mind in its own place and itself can make a heaven of hell or a hell of heaven.
One of the most neglected
Educational snag in Schools is ‘Lack of Reading Habit’. Ask most of the kids and
they seldom prefer Reading as a hobby. No wonder, most of the child’s school day is
devoted to reading-skills instructions yet, words remain bookish and many kids can hardly
read any other book other than the school Text. This is a major drawback, which is
overlooked by many Educators and parents, which becomes a serious ‘stumbling
block’ in the development of a child in the later stage. Here are a few ideas to
motivate and encourage Reading Habits in your home whether the child is toddler or
adolescent.
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Reading is an activity which is
almost neglected today. If you read just 15 minutes a day, it means
you are a slow paced reader but if you continue to adopt this habit,
finally you read one book per month! The mind needs to be nourished
continuously. It is said " For the mind’s nourishment, reading is
essential. Minds feed on minds. When you read, you grow with its
riches" In the book of Alvin Toffler, the world famous author of
‘Future shock’ and the ‘Third Waves’ have mentioned that the world
has poised at the brink of a Third wave, in which the power of the
machine would be replaced by the power of mind. So, this is
Information Age where the role of computers and communication is
leaping ahead for modern advanced age but to master the skills of
computing and understand or adopt the new technology, one needs to
Read between the Lines!
An average reader can read 300
words a minute. In seven days, the person can read 31,500 words!
Books vary in length from 60,000 words plus and so in one year of
average reading by an average reader of 15 minutes a day, at least
one can read 12 to 15 books a month. More demanding is take out time
for reading. Secondly, selecting material. One can read a book or a
magazine or be a regular newspaper reader. Even be an online reader.
If one has the determination, the busiest calendar schedule can be
set up for a few minutes. One can adopt being a silent reader or a
loud reader. More important is the speed. It comes with regularity.
John F. Kennedy was the fastest reader. A normal educated person is
able to read about 250 words a minute and so with speed, a person
can read more than these many words. There are different kinds of
readers – some just read, few absorb. Reading with concentration,
understanding and absorbing the right knowledge and information are
the people who are strong willed and determined to reach success.
Reading makes a real difference in Education and Information. With
the Internet activities, Reading makes great difference in
Entertainment too! The Computer games are also tools to tackle
examination. One requires deep concentration, action and using the
best brain cells. Games are adventures in excellence on computers
but reading is required to activate these brain cells for better
functioning.
Your success in life depends
not only your stars but Reading. Your ability to carry an
interesting conversation and keep in limelight depends on how much
one can learn and remember through reading habits and current
publications. Reading and being aware are two factors which are like
master cards that earn you success. Choice is Yours! How to set up a
Reading schedule is in our own hands. If one allows ‘Excuses’ these
very excuses are lame which harness the progress. It only needs to
be practical and take great steps, be disciplined, determined and
keep Reading.
GUIDELINES......
Bed Time Reading: Reading habits
during Bedtime should be a family ritual that can begin virtually as soon as the child is
able to recognize people and surroundings. Show the pictures and Words in a routine
manner. This practice doesn’t have to stop when the children begin school or even may
enter higher classes. Find out age appropriate books in Bookshops. You can read literature
that ranges from nursery rhymes and counting books to fairy tales, fiction, mysteries or
science fun. The time that you spend reading together will become a special part of the
day for you and your kids.
Form a routine weekly habit of
visiting a Library or a Book Shop that provide Reading facilities. Let the child browse
through the shelves looking for books that interest him. Encourage your child to branch
out to unfamiliar shelves to dig out to discover books that might arise his interest.
Set up Story hours session. Reading
and narrating story will gradually make the child get interested in Books. Not only
reading, the child improves on his speech skill and narration becomes easier with exchange
of stories. Oral Book review session builds up speech forms and makes the child more
confident too.
Make the Kids to write Book Reviews.
Motivate the child to read and write down the Book reviews. Let them jot down the Name of
the book, main characters, Best part of the story, New words and Moral or Opinion of the
story. This will jump start them to use their own brains and write down the review in
their own words as per their understanding. In process, the child would definitely read a
book once he has to write down the review and also build up his vocabulary, own writing
style and have a positive understanding power.
For many people, reading implies
Books. But if you observe around, one finds words everywhere scattered like gems. Let the
child form the habit of reading Advertisements, hoardings, signs and talk to them about
what they tell people. Trucks, buses, even rickshaws or just about ‘Words’
anywhere while passing through the roads provide opportunities for reading and can help
the child pass time in long drives too.
Newspapers and Magazines carry kids
reading material. You and the kid can browse through the selection at a News-stand or Book
store for ones your child may enjoy. Newspaper and Magazine subscriptions also make great
gifts that can stimulate your child’s interest in reading throughout the year.
Encourage Pen-pals & E-pals. Let
your kids write to friends in different countries by snail mail or email. Though telephone
is a good communication tool, writing letters is a sure fire way to make the kids get
interested in the ‘word world’
Making Reading Important is a sure
fire way to make up your child’s Life.Just
15 minutes or half an hour a day or even just an Hour on Sunday, Let the whole family have
a Reading session together in a Room with Books, Newspaper or Magazine. Or just stroll
into a Library or a Club Library – A regular Reading session will instill the love of
reading which will last for a life time forever
Benjamin Franklin said: "Without Freedom of Thought, there can be
no such Thing as Wisdom; and no such Thing as public Liberty,
without Freedom of Speech."
Banned Books Week 2008 was the twenty-seventh annual celebration
of the freedom to read.
Banned Books Week is sponsored by the American
Booksellers Association, the American Booksellers Foundation for
Free Expression, the
American
Library Association (ALA), the Association of American Publishers,
the American Society of Journalists and Authors and the National
Association of College Stores.The
Library of Congress Center for the Book endorses it.
You can find Videos on
Banned Book Week in
Kidsfreesouls You Tube. Find the books Top 10
books banned in 2007 and Top 50 Books banned from 1990-2000.
This year, as ALA celebrates
the week from September 27-4th October, you can find some banned
books picks :
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