When it comes to child development, one cannot but overestimate the importance of the book. Parents usually start reading for children at a very early age.
At what age to start reading?

# Books for children, what to choose for reading? #

And it is right. It is important for children that parents read aloud to them, even after they learn to read themselves. Many already adults recall with pleasure how their mother or grandmother read them fairy tales. After all, childhood impressions remain with a person for life! But many inexperienced parents ask themselves the question - when to start reading fairy tales to their child? The answer is simple - as early as possible. Of course, a children's book must be age appropriate.

It is best to introduce the baby to the book from six months. Songs and poems are well suited for very little ones - they will get acquainted with the poetic and musical rhythm. And at 6 months you can already show toy books. Vivid pictures, good material from which they are made, will contribute to the development of hand motor skills, tactile memory, imagination and imaginative thinking. Then you can start reading the first books.

It is at this time that you can introduce the baby to the first fairy tales. Let him not understand their content, but my mother's tender voice, reading a simple fairy tale, will contribute to the development of the child's emotional connection with the mother. For this purpose, folk tales for the little ones are well suited. Later, the baby already begins to recognize his favorite fairy tales and rejoice when his mother or grandmother tells them over and over again.

When the child grows up a little, he can read more complex author's fairy tales, poems and stories written specifically for this age. More complex fairy tales are less rhythmic, their plot is more complicated, and they simply will not be clear to the kid. In general, the content of a children's book should be age-appropriate, otherwise the child will simply not be interested. Therefore, pay special attention to the age for which this or that fairy tale was written. It is easier with poems - even if the child does not understand their content, the melody and rhythm of the poem will enchant him.

Let's take a look at this question.

First of all, reading aloud is not only a baby's knowledge of the world, but also communication between parents and children. For the harmonious, healthy development of a child, it is extremely important to communicate with an adult, when attention is paid only to him alone. It is with joint reading that such an opportunity arises. In addition, when a baby is read books from the earliest months of life, he learns to speak, even if he does not yet understand the meaning of words. But he remembers new words, sounds and melody of his native language. And bright pictures help the child understand what is at stake, and he begins to associate the fairy tale with what is drawn in the illustration.

Reading aloud to a child very well develops his memory and imagination. First, he learns to recognize fairy-tale characters in pictures, and later begins to play the characters of his favorite fairy tales. Children remember many fairy tales by heart, and are very indignant when the one who reads them changes something in the plot they are familiar with. After all, predictability and safety are very important for a small child, and the constant plot of a favorite story gives him these feelings. Of course, the fairy tale must have a happy ending!

Fairy tales have a very good effect on the formation of values ​​and moral ideals in a child. With the help of them, he learns to distinguish between good and evil, assimilates many moral concepts. By the way, not only well-known children's classics are suitable for this purpose, but also personalized fairy tales that you can even compose yourself. Fairy tales are also well suited for teaching new models of behavior - the child learns how to act in a given situation.
What time do children start reading?

Usually, teaching to read in the modern world begins at the age of 4-5. In the past, children usually started reading later, but time advances, and so are the methods of teaching reading. There are teaching methods in which the baby is already 2 years old and can read simple books. Good or bad - everyone decides for himself, supporters and opponents of early development have long argued about this issue. But keep in mind that if the baby learned to read early, his horizons, his intellectual abilities develop faster. So why not give him the best possible development opportunities?

True, there is one "but" here. Even if the baby is already reading himself, it is very important to continue reading aloud with his parents. fairy tales, poems, stories. This will improve your emotional contact, provide ample opportunities for communication, the child will be able to ask you questions that interest him. In addition, you will be able to discuss the fairy tale and story read, which means that the child will be able to learn more from each book for himself. Some experts advise you to continue reading aloud to your child for as long as possible. Then love for the book, and mutual understanding with parents, will remain in it for many years. Read more, read with your kids!

This article will focus on reading with a child under 1 year old. Many parents think that it makes no sense to start reading books early for a child, because the kid still doesn't understand anything. However, it is not. The sooner you start reading books to your child, the better, and I'll tell you why in this article. Also from the article you will learn which books are best for reading up to a year, and which pictures are the most interesting and useful for the baby.

Why you need to read books to a child from birth

• Reading books to a small child, you expand it passive vocabulary ... Of course, the baby will not immediately begin to understand the meaning of what he heard, but the words will be deposited in his memory, and gradually he will increasingly identify them with real concepts. Thus, reading contributes to the development of speech.
• Like other early childhood activities, reading books teaches your toddler focus attention , which will be very useful for him for further training.
• Any communication with parents very valuable for the child. The child likes the sound of parental voices. Surely you are constantly talking with your baby. Reading fairy tales and poems, looking at pictures in books will further enrich the baby's impressions.
• Reading promotes development of imagination child. At first glance, it may seem that cartoons are no worse than books can cope with a cognitive and educational role in a child's life. However, unlike a book, a cartoon does not provide room for imagination. In addition, while watching a cartoon, the child does not have time to comprehend the information received, since he must perceive new video sequences that appear on the screen.

What and how to read?

One should begin acquaintance with books with short rhythmic verses and simple fairy tales based on repeated repetition, such as "Turnip", "Teremok", "Kolobok". Thanks to repetitions, the child remembers and assimilates information better. As more interest in books manifests itself, you can introduce fairy tales with a more "intricate" plot ("Three Little Pigs", "Three Bears", "The Wolf and the Seven Kids", "Little Red Riding Hood", etc.), as well as longer and a variety of poems. If a child is familiar with books from the cradle, then he will listen with pleasure and interest to Chukovsky and Marshak as early as a year. A more detailed list of books for reading with children under 1 year old can be found here:

When you read a book to your child, be sure to stop and explain the words that your little one does not yet know and understand. Look at the illustrations together, tell the kid about all the details shown in the picture, show where the heroes of the fairy tale are, what and how they do, where a small butterfly flies and a flower grows. From time to time ask the kid “Where is the bear? Where is the dog? "

These questions are essential to maintain the child's attention, and also allow him to be an active participant in your conversation. Of course, at first you will have to answer your own questions. But gradually (at 9-10 months) the baby will begin to point his finger where you expect.

Do not be afraid to reread the same fairy tales over and over again, children are very conservative in their tastes, they like multiple repetitions and ask to reread their favorite books over and over again. A large number of repetitions, by the way, perfectly trains the child's memory.

It is also useful for the child to consider the so-called textbooks for toddlers (For example, a book Olesya Zhukova "The first textbook of the baby» ( Ozon, Maze, My-shop). In these books, there are many pictures that form the basic vocabulary of the baby. They contain images of clothes, toys, vegetables and fruits, vehicles, etc. You can make such a textbook yourself by cutting out pictures from magazines and other unnecessary waste paper and pasting them into an album.

What pictures to consider with the baby?

For children under one year old, it is important to remember this rule: The younger the child, the larger the pictures should be shown to him. Pictures in purchased books should be understandable. The smallest will be very interested in educational books from the series “ School of the Seven Dwarfs» — « My favorite toys», «», « Color pictures". They show only one item on one page, without unnecessary details.

At 9-10 months, the child becomes interested not only in objects, but also in the simplest actions - the dog walks, the boy claps his hands, the kitten washes, the girl eats, etc. For this stage, the books “ Who's doing what?», « My first book"(Also from the series" ShSG "). Each action in these books offers a simplified title - "top-top", "clap-clap", "boole-boole", "yum-yum", etc.

As he grows up, the child begins to show more and more interest in small details in the pictures, he begins to notice small insects, he becomes interested in looking for berries and mushrooms. Therefore, books with more detailed images should appear in the baby's library.

Try to select books with high-quality illustrations for your kid. Give the book a good rating while still in the store. Modern publishers are not always careful about the issue of creating illustrations. Nowadays, many books are published, made "tyap-blooper" on the computer, where characters can be copied from page to page even without changing the pose and facial expression. What kind of pictures you show your kid from childhood will certainly affect his artistic tastes.

Book about baby

You can make another very useful book for your baby yourself. The child will watch it with great pleasure, and this is no coincidence, because this book will be about himself! To create such a book, you will need an album for photos and a selection of high-quality photographs of the baby himself, mom, dad, other close relatives, pets and even favorite toys. We also need photographs depicting the simplest actions of a child: Masha is eating, Masha is sleeping, bathing, reading a book, swinging on a swing, etc. It is desirable that there is only one photo on one page, and under it is a short caption in large printed red letters - "Mom" or "Masha is asleep". Here the same principle is used as in the case - the child visually remembers the spelling of the words you pronounce. After multiple viewing, he will easily recognize the word "mom" written elsewhere.

A little from our experience of reading books up to a year

We started reading books to our daughter every day at about the age of 3 months. At first, she listened to them attentively, was not distracted, delved into everything (as far as possible at 3 months of age). But then, at 6 months, she practically ceased to show interest in books. When she saw a book in my hands, she either began to gnaw at it, or simply crawled away from me. I even began to worry that our baby was not at all assiduous. But common sense suggested that perhaps this was just a period of development that had to be waited out. Therefore, although we regularly invited our daughter to look through the books, we did not do it too intrusively.

Interest in books returned at the age of 9 months (to this day, Tasya simply loves to read books). And this interest has become more conscious. My daughter not only looked at the variety of variegated flowers, listening to my voice, she really understood what was shown in the pictures, she began to associate the pictures with real life. When Tasya was 10 months old, she was already answering questions like “Where is the cow?” Well, pointing her finger at the right place in the picture.

Taya loved to watch her own album of photographs the most. We leafed through it several times back and forth, and it was still not enough for her. She gladly showed where mom is, where dad is. From 10 months, she showed her photo in the album, said "Taaa" (ie Tasya).

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Many mothers wonder at what age should they start reading fairy tales and books to children. Someone will say that not earlier than a year, but better than two, because before that the little one will understand little. I'm sure that you need to read from the moment the child begins to hear, and this is 16-17 weeks of pregnancy!

"Reading is the best teaching!" A.S. Pushkin

At what age should you start reading fairy tales to children?

1. Pregnancy

I started reading fairy tales to my daughter when she was still in her tummy. The kid really likes to listen to his mother's voice. But I couldn't speak to my tummy psychologically, so I read to him 🙂 It doesn't matter which book you choose, you can take your favorite novel.

2. Newborn

From a month, the baby can already be shown beautiful pictures. Better, for a start, black and white. At 1-2 months old, my daughter looked at pictures with pleasure and listened to fairy tales and poems. Basically, we spent all her waking hours with books. We read Agnia Barto and The Adventures of Pinocchio. We both enjoyed it.

It is important to choose books with large colorful pictures, but not to have a lot of text on the page. They will do.

3.From 5 months to 1.5 years

This age of the child was the most difficult for me in terms of reading. She began touching books, pulling them out of her hands, turning pages and often tearing them up. Then I found the only way out - I bought cardboard books! We both read and gnawed them. 🙂

4. From 1.5 to 3 years old

What have I achieved?

At 2 years old, my daughter was already telling fairy tales on her own! I am sure that this is precisely due to the fact that we have read a lot with her since birth.

Everyone remembers how parents or educators read fairy tales to them in childhood. A fairy tale is communication with a baby in a magical, well-understood language, these are small safe lessons in life. Young children identify with the main character of the fairy tale and live with them, learn from his mistakes. With the help of fairy tales, parents teach the child how to behave in different life situations. Fairy tales teach the baby to be empathic and compassionate, listening to fairy tales, they become more attentive and assiduous.

Start reading fairy tales it is possible almost from the cradle, only to perceive them well will be learned not earlier than 4 years. A kid who is not yet a year and a half should read the fairy tales "Turnip", "Kolobok", "Ryaba Chicken" and fairy tales in verse. In these fairy tales, there are animals and minor worries about the fate of the characters in fairy tales, which are carried for the baby. The main task of parents when reading fairy tales to toddlers is teaching them to listen. Let the child sit down on his or her lap and listen to phrases and words that are not yet clear to him.

If parents read fairy tale with a soft intonation and a calm voice, the baby feels like warmth and joy comes from the book they are holding in their arms. Negative impressions from hearing a sad fairy tale can cause a child to feel fear. And if the experiences of a fairy tale are stressful, then the baby instinctively defends himself from them and strives to get to the happy end as soon as possible. Therefore, children under 4 years old should not read the tales of Korney Chukovsky "Cockroach" and "Mukhu-Tsokotukhu", even though these tales have a good rhyme.

Semantic expressions, such as "swallowed", "torn", "trampled", "scared", can traumatize the child's psyche. Similar tales of other authors, where there are similar phrases, do not need to be read to kids, let him grow up a little and when he understands the plot of the tale, you can familiarize yourself with these world-famous children's works. For the smallest children, it is better to read the tales of V.G.Suteev, the poems and tales of V.M. Stepanov, the poems of Marshak, Agniya Barto, Mikhalkov, Blagina and others. Parents need to filter tales carefully before reading them to a young child. When buying a book for your baby, pay attention to the age at which it is recommended to read them to children. If there is no such information on the book, then leaf through it yourself.

Illustrations and pictures should be on the book every time you open a new page. They help to better perceive the plot of the fairy tale. Scary images on the cover and inside the book should not be, many children are afraid of them. It is better for small children to buy cardboard books so that they cannot tear their sheets of paper. Read the plot of a fairy tale or poem carefully. A children's fairy tale for kids should be short and simple, with a happy ending and carry the idea that parents want to convey to their baby. If you think that there are negative elements there, then for now refuse to buy this book.

For the baby to remember fairy tale better, psychologists advise not to read, but to tell them. The fact is that when a person tells a fairy tale, his voice is more trusting and warm. When telling the story, the child feels more the attitude of the parent himself towards the hero of fairy tales and understands more easily whether he condemns the hero or admires him. However, you should not overdo it and get too carried away, telling a fairy tale in a terrible voice and sobbing, gesturing with your hands and showing scenes from the fairy tale. The task of the parents is not to frighten, but to convey the state of the hero in a quiet and calm voice. Show the kid illustrations, children remember what they saw for a long time. Ask your baby questions, although he does not yet know how to answer them. The questions make him think and make him want to ask you about the moments of the tale that interest him.

Reading fairy tales is necessary in accordance with age baby... From the age of two, you can read fairy tales with a more complex plot to your child. For example, the Hare and the Fox "," Teremok ", Bunny" and the like. For children over 3 years old, tell fairy tales where people are present along with animals. These are fairy tales "Masha and the Bear", "Puss in Boots", "Geese-Swans", "Cancer Neck" and others. Fairy tales, where there are characters wizards and sorcerers, it is better to start reading after 5 years of age.

In children under five prevails logical thinking, they really believe in miracles. For children over five years old, the fairy tales "The Snow Queen", "The Little Mermaid", "Thumbelina", "Twelve Months", "The Nutcracker" and others are useful.

Young children are better at reading Russian folk tales as they teach the child kindness and compassion. Even if the tale is not Russian, it must be taken into account that it ends well. Whatever adventures occur with the heroes of the fairy tale throughout the entire plot, at the end, good must necessarily win.

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Child books

The search for the correct answer to this question worries so many parents whose babies have just been born. Indeed, on the one hand, the baby still does not understand anything, and reading aloud seems like a meaningless exercise. But on the other hand, psychologists and pediatricians have long established that the earlier this process begins, the easier it is for the child to learn to speak later. And according to recent data, even social adaptation and communication with peers are much better for those children whose parents read aloud to them from an early age.

Surprisingly it may sound, but from the very birth. Yes, the kid is not yet able to understand not only the meaning of what he has read, but even to make out the words. But in any case, he hears the voices of his parents, picks up their intonation, and the emotional connection between him and those around him becomes closer. At the same time, an unconscious accumulation of information occurs, not understanding the words, the child, nevertheless, hears them and gradually learns to recognize. Children with such baggage will in the future begin to speak earlier than their peers, and their speech will be more correct and more literate. According to experts, the best option for reading at an early age would be to develop a kind of ritual - reading a book at night. Of course, it is worth paying attention to books during the day, but if the child gets used to the fact that before going to bed he is sure to read a fairy tale, it will become a habit and develop a need for this process for many years.

Which books to choose?

In any bookstore there is a huge selection of books created especially for children. But before deciding to buy, parents should themselves critically evaluate the edition they like.

First of all, you should pay attention to the content - for the smallest, you should not buy books with an abundance of text, two or three lines or a small quatrain on the page will be enough. The older the child becomes, the more meaningful the literature with which he gets acquainted should be, but at first it should be limited to simple and uncomplicated texts. Rhymed nursery rhymes and short poems are much better perceived by kids. Very often, the child remembers them perfectly and then gladly recites them by heart as soon as they learn to speak. The development of cognitive abilities is another plus of early reading, so the joint study of fairy tales and poems should become a must for those parents who dream of raising a smart and developed child.

The second important point is the illustrations. It is worth flipping through the book in the store to make sure that the pictures in it are adequate and can be safely shown to the baby. They should be bright, large enough and at the same time fully correspond to reality. The last point is very important, since it will be easy for the child to recognize the drawn objects and compare them with what surrounds him in reality. Therefore, the objects depicted in the children's book should be similar to themselves in reality.

And one more important point is the quality of the publication itself. After all, a young reader will definitely try his new book for strength and taste. Therefore, the sheets in it must be cardboard, and the paints used to create it must be of high quality. The book should not have an unpleasant chemical smell, the sheets should be well fixed, and the cardboard should be dense.

Fairy tales or stories - what to choose?

Much here depends on the experience that the young reader has accumulated. In the first year of life, of course, you should give preference to fairy tales ("Teremok", "Kolobok", etc.). But a little later, it is worth starting the transition from the magical world to the real one, and gradually include stories about children in the reading program. It is desirable that the hero of the story be close in age to the baby - this way it will be easier for him to understand the plot and behavior of the characters. At the same time, the child will learn to relate himself to other children and evaluate his own actions.

Children's literature consists of a rich collection of foreign and domestic poems, stories, stories, fairy tales, and all of them are designed for a specific age group. Very often in some books on the last page there is an inscription: "for primary school age", "for preschool age", "for reading by parents to children." Today the book market is quite large and it is difficult to navigate in it.

Children 1-3 years old. Of course, this is the smallest age group of children, children who cannot read at all. Therefore, such children require a lot of attention from their parents, it is the parents who should read books to their kids. But for this age there are books in which there is practically no text, but there are many different colorful and understandable drawings that will be interesting to the baby.
When a child turns two, he already demands completely different books. Books with more text, more speech, because at this age the child should hear as many different words as possible. After all, it is from the age of two that the child begins to gain his vocabulary. From the age of two, the child often needs to read books, various books, listening to certain stories, fairy tales, the child will better form speech skills, and this is very important.

Recent studies have shown that modern children start talking six months later than their peers 20 years ago. This is due to the fact that young children themselves do not read and their parents do not read books to them.

For children aged one and a half years, you need to read small rhymes by Marshak, Barto, folk tales "Teremok", "Kolobok", "Chicken Ryaba", "Turnip". Closer to two years old, you can begin to acquaint the child with the work of Chukovsky - "Fly-tsokotukha", "Cockroach", "Moidodyr", "Doctor Aibolit".

Children 3-4 years old. For children over three years old, voluminous works can be perceived quite easily, it is better to read them to the baby in the evening, before bedtime. These include the immortal creations "The Adventures of Pinocchio" by Tolstoy, "Kid and Carlson" by Astrid Lindgren, "Winnie the Pooh", "38 parrots", "Three from Prostokvashino" and "Gena the Crocodile and all, all, all."

Four-year-old children begin to be aware of everything that is happening around them, and also to express their opinions on this matter. It is very important for parents not to miss this moment and add Snow White, Cinderella, The Adventures of Bambi the Deer to the bookshelf. In such books, there are many relationships, experiences and pains, such feelings are needed for a small person, he must understand them.

Children 5-6 years old. It is much easier to decide on a book for a 5-6 year old child, at this age he has certain life experience, so he is able to learn and understand a lot. Children of this age can enroll in the children's library, where they can choose one or another book themselves. Today, many children at this age already read independently, and even more so, they are able to independently make a choice of a particular book. Helpful advice from adults on the choice of books is, of course, also pertinent.

How to read books correctly for a child? Each parent must clearly understand one common truth - it is not enough for a child to read a book once. Each time, having read this or that book to the kid, you need to ask him about whether he understood the content, what he understands, what he did not understand. This is especially true for voluminous works that are divided into several evenings.

When you read a book, be sure to stop at those places and those words that are not entirely clear to the baby. Very often he can come across incomprehensible words, and this also applies to books with a complex storyline. To more accurately know how much the child understands the book, you can ask him a few questions about what he has read.

Regarding the duration of reading, everything here is very individual - for some children it is enough to read 10 minutes, while others can listen for half an hour.

If the baby is not listening

One of the most common problems in today's children is not the desire to listen to a book for a long time. This is understandable, the modern child has a sufficient number of sources for information or entertainment. Today, children have access to the Internet, television, computers, videos, etc. It is for this reason that reading may seem boring and not interesting to him.

In order for the child to have an interest in reading or listening to books, he must watch TV and sit at the computer for less time. In this case, all his interest can be switched to books.

Everyone remembers how parents or educators read fairy tales to them in childhood. A fairy tale is communication with a baby in a magical, well-understood language, these are small safe lessons in life. Young children identify with the main character of the fairy tale and live with them, learn from his mistakes. With the help of fairy tales, parents teach the child how to behave in different life situations. Fairy tales teach the baby to be empathic and compassionate, listening to fairy tales, they become more attentive and assiduous.

Start reading fairy tales it is possible practically from the cradle, only the child will learn to perceive them well not earlier than 4 years. A kid who is not yet a year and a half should read the fairy tales "Turnip", "Kolobok", "Ryaba Chicken" and fairy tales in verse. In these fairy tales, there are animals and minor worries about the fate of the characters in fairy tales, which are carried for the baby. The main task of parents when reading fairy tales to toddlers is teaching them to listen. Let the child sit down on his or her lap and listen to phrases and words that are not yet clear to him.

If parents read fairy tale with a soft intonation and a calm voice, the baby feels like warmth and joy comes from the book they are holding in their arms. Negative impressions from hearing a sad fairy tale can cause a child to feel fear. And if the experiences of a fairy tale are stressful, then the baby instinctively defends himself from them and strives to get to the happy end as soon as possible. Therefore, children under 4 years old should not read the tales of Korney Chukovsky "Cockroach" and "Mukhu-Tsokotukhu", even though these tales have a good rhyme.

Semantic expressions, such as "swallowed", "torn", "trampled", "scared", can traumatize the child's psyche. Similar tales of other authors, where there are similar phrases, do not need to be read to kids, let him grow up a little and when he understands the plot of the tale, you can familiarize yourself with these world-famous children's works. For the smallest children, it is better to read the tales of V.G.Suteev, the poems and tales of V.M. Stepanov, the poems of Marshak, Agniya Barto, Mikhalkov, Blagina and others. Parents need to filter tales carefully before reading them to a young child. When buying a book for your baby, pay attention to the age at which it is recommended to read them to children. If there is no such information on the book, then leaf through it yourself.

Illustrations and pictures should be on the book every time you open a new page. They help to better perceive the plot of the fairy tale. Scary images on the cover and inside the book should not be, many children are afraid of them. It is better for small children to buy cardboard books so that they cannot tear their sheets of paper. Read the plot of a fairy tale or poem carefully. A children's fairy tale for kids should be short and simple, with a happy ending and carry the idea that parents want to convey to their baby. If you think that there are negative elements there, then for now refuse to buy this book.

For the baby to remember fairy tale better, psychologists advise not to read, but to tell them. The fact is that when a person tells a fairy tale, his voice is more trusting and warm. When telling the story, the child feels more the attitude of the parent himself towards the hero of fairy tales and understands more easily whether he condemns the hero or admires him. However, you should not overdo it and get too carried away, telling a fairy tale in a terrible voice and sobbing, gesturing with your hands and showing scenes from the fairy tale. The task of the parents is not to frighten, but to convey the state of the hero in a quiet and calm voice. Show the kid illustrations, children remember what they saw for a long time. Ask your baby questions, although he does not yet know how to answer them. The questions make him think and make him want to ask you about the moments of the tale that interest him.

Reading fairy tales is necessary in accordance with age baby... From the age of two, you can read fairy tales with a more complex plot to your child. For example, the Hare and the Fox "," Teremok ", Bunny" and the like. For children over 3 years old, tell fairy tales where people are present along with animals. These are fairy tales "Masha and the Bear", "Puss in Boots", "Geese-Swans", "Cancer Neck" and others. Fairy tales, where there are characters wizards and sorcerers, it is better to start reading after 5 years of age.