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Tips for Encouraging Your Child to Read at Home

Reading offers a lot more than just entertainment for children—it is one of the best activities for developing intellect, promoting creativity, and expanding your child’s knowledge. As kids become more engrossed with television, video games, phones and tablets, and other screen-related activities, it’s more important than ever to encourage reading habits in private preschool and at home. Here are a few ways how:

Encourage Fun, Reading-Related Activities

Your child’s day at a Montessori school incorporates many fun ways to expand reading into other activities, and you should try to continue this pattern at home. Play exciting, reading-related games with your children. Another great way is to show your children how the books they read relate to the rest of the world.

Establish a Set Family Reading Time

By setting aside a certain amount of time each day for reading, you can encourage positive reading habits for your child. Montessori schools spend a lot of time letting children learn and explore on their own. To echo this learning environment, allow your children 15 or 30 minutes per day to read anything they want. During this set daily reading time, it’s also important that you and other family members are reading too.

Find Reasons to Read Out Loud

Reading doesn’t have to be restricted to books and magazines. Spend time each day reading aloud to your child and encouraging your child to read out loud to you. Don’t forget non-traditional reading materials. For example, when you’re driving your child to school, take turns reading street signs and business names to each other.

If you want to promote reading in your child’s life, follow these helpful tips and enroll your child at a Montessori school today. Starwood Montessori in Frisco strongly believes in allowing children to learn and grow individually with the help of knowledgeable and compassionate private school instructors. Call (972) 712-8080 or visit our site for more information about our education programs.

Unlocking the Benefits of Music for Children's Education

For centuries, music has played a role in cultural identity and self-expression. Every day, music helps people experience a wide variety of emotions, whether it is used to relax, reflect, or inspire. For these reasons, it is important to instill an appreciation and understanding of music in your child at an early age. The following video illustrates ways to teach children how to better appreciate music.

A musical instrument, for example, is more than a piece of equipment that produces noise. It is an opportunity for a child to learn how certain sounds are made and to explore the different ways instruments are built to create a desired sound. Kathy Hill, an experienced children’s choir teacher, also explain successful methods of encouraging children to participate and sing to their full capabilities.    

Starwood Montessori School in Frisco, Texas can provide a customized, positive learning environment suited to your child’s needs. For additional information about our unique Montessori curriculum, visit our website or call (972) 712-8080.