父母参与孩子的阅读(1/3)

Too many parents stop reading bedtime stories to their children once they start school. They drop the habit believing they can leave it up to teachers to improve their children's reading and comprehension. This is quite wrong, because parents who stop reading to their children once they start compulsory education at the age of five are jeopardizing their chances of success. Research shows that children brought up in a home that continues to regard reading as a source of entertainment are far more likely to achieve higher reading standards in national curriculum tests. The research goes on to show that parental involvement in reading has a more marked effect on a child's ability than any other factor -- including social background and class.

孩子上学后，许多父母都不再在孩子睡前给他们讲故事了。他们认为孩子上学后就应当由老师来帮助孩子提高阅读理解能力。 这些父母的想法是错误的。孩子一般在5岁时开始接受义务教育，如果父母在这个时候停止给孩子讲故事，将不利于孩子学习成绩的提高。有研究显示，如果一个家庭将阅读当作一种娱乐方式，那么成长在这样家庭里的孩子更容易在全国统考的阅读理解项目中取得好成绩。该研究还显示，父母是培养孩子阅读能力的最重要的因素，比家庭背景和社会阶层都重要。