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    Raising a Reading Child
    Raising a Reading Child
    Raising a Reading Child
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    Raising a Reading Child

    By Seyi Olaobaju

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    Raising a Reading Child is a unique book on holistic Reading Development set to making you and your child an ardent reader. It detailed fourteen simple steps that can tranform anyone to being an avid reader.

    It is simple to read, filled with of down to earth analysis and practical ways to improving your reading quotient and life. 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLightworld Enlightenment Development Initiative
    Release dateNov 29, 2018
    ISBN9781386229995
    Raising a Reading Child
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    Seyi Olaobaju

    About the Author Seyi started a weekend Book Club in the ancient city of Ile Ife, Nigeria in 2008 and has since been promoting reading as a sustainable solution to under development and renaissance of Africa. A Shell Scholar, trained at Obafemi Awolowo University, Pan Atlantic University, Lagos and University of Dodoma, Tanzania. He promotes his works through Lightworld Enlightenment Development Initiative (LEDI), the hub from where he pushes this drive and passion. He has organized Reading Schools, Reading Tours, Reading Retreats, Reading Camp, Town hall Meetings, Corporate Reading School amidst a host of other activities to drive his mission of Rolling Back Ignorance. He can be reached on davidolaobaju@yahoo.com, info@lediafrica.org +234 7030747171.  www.lediafrica.org

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      Raising a Reading Child - Seyi Olaobaju

      STEP ONE.

      Start Early.

      Early could mean from the womb. Some science discoveries have proven that babies listen right from when they are in the womb. So, start reading to them from the foetus stage and continue. Even when they don't appear to understand, this creates a bedrock affection for reading. A study done in 2013 by the University of Oregon in the USA found out that when pregnant mothers were given a recording that included a made up word to play near the end of pregnancy, the babies were able to recognize that word when they are born. The researchers who did this study could discern this by neural signals emitted by babies that showed that they recognized the pitch and vowel changes in the made up word. The study also realized that the babies who heard the recording most frequently displayed the strongest response.

      What this study and many others like it tells us is that it is not just an urban myth that children can in fact learn to read in the womb, it is a fact. So when you are pregnant, get interesting books to read to your foetus. This is not just for women alone, as a man, you can also read to your baby. It has been proven to increase bonding between the father and the baby and that when a father reads to the baby inside the womb, the baby will recognize the father’s voice when it is born. The method has even been proven to work for older siblings of the baby, so if you are looking for a way to reduce maternal stress during pregnancy, bond with your unborn baby and ensure that they are pushed towards learning at an early age, reading a book is your way to go. 

      STEP TWO.

      Bring the Books closer to them. Let them love books

      When children are young, especially when they are below five years old, the world will still be new to them and so they will fascinated by anything they come across. This is the time to introduce books to them. If you make them familiar with books at that age, they will develop a fascination for books and reading that will make them book readers for life. Because at this stage children have neither the patience to care for books or the emotional

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