One of a kind book sale is being organized at our Mcity centre on 4th March 2017 between 9:30 a.m and 5:30 p.m. Don’t miss this golden opportunity! Come, pick up books and toys of international repute that your child would love to engage with.
Author: Divya
The Amelio Book Festival – Discover The Joy of Reading!
Introduce your li’l ones to the magical world of books! Kick start your child’s book adventures at our Book Festival at Adyar and Thiruvanmiyur Centres.
We have a host of events lined up on 2nd July ‘2016 between 10.00 a.m and 12.30 p.m. Don’t forget to dress your child up in their favorite story characters that day. There is an exciting gift waiting for all our li’l Cinderellas and Pinocchios!
We have the best story tellers in town eager to captivate us with some of our favorite children’s classics! Along with our children, let us also be transported to the world of fairies and elves.
Wait, there is more! Exchange your favorite story book with someone else’s favorite at our Book Exchange corner – Bring a Book;Take a Book – Spread the joy of reading!
You also get an opportunity to read with your child and exchange your ideas with other parents.
Your child’s favorite – The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Gruffalo are waiting to welcome them!
Nurturing an early reader
Reading is an essential skill your child will need throughout his/her life and teaching your child to read is one of the most valuable tasks you will ever undertake as a parent. Children benefit from learning to read early and it is the key to opening your child’s creativity and imagination. Helping your little one develop a love for reading will be one of the best gifts you can give them. Since very young children can’t read by themselves yet, reading to them each day is an important first step a parent needs to adopt.
Reading to a child helps:
- Promote linguistic skills
- Develop longer attention spans
- Strengthen parent-child bond
- Build self-confidence
- Improve logical thinking ability
Start reading to your child from the moment he or she is born. It is never too early to encourage your child to develop a love of reading. Early readers are motivated towards learning in general as from a young age, they have associated books with fun. Reading a book aloud to your baby even before they can talk provides a great opportunity for you to bond with your li’l one while they see, touch and peer over the books, hooked on to the sounds of different words.
Newborns respond to bright pictures, the rhythm of words and the comfort of a parent cuddling and speaking to them. Point to things in picture books and name them. As your child learns to talk, ask them to “point and tell.” It interests a child’s curiosity when a parent engages in a conversation with them. Set aside a dedicated time each day for reading. Make it a part of your child’s routine.
It is important that your child is given access to books. Let your child touch, feel and experience the books. Don’t worry about tatters, what is a child’s book without a tatter or scribble? Allow your child to explore their book, but also teach them to handle books appropriately. They will learn the trade slowly.
Take your child to a regular story-telling session. These are often followed by art and craft activities and your child will associate reading with fun and pleasure.
Often, picking the right book for your child could be challenging. Board books, picture books, touch and feel books, lift the flap and Cloth and vinyl books are perfect with infants and young toddlers. Bold colors with high contrast are the easiest for young babies to see. Toddlers love simple story lines that are repetitive. Choose books with great rhymes. Babies and toddlers love the rhythm and rhyme of a simple book.