"But the children love the books..."

Terry Meier said it best in, "Why can't she remember that?" by stating that children need to be more engaged in reading stories rather than just memorizing what they see on a page day after day. Children pick up easily on things that they see every day so it is not a surprising thing when children can read a book word for word after seeing it for a while. It is important in todays society that children are engaged in the books and actually understand what they are reading out loud. Schools are constantly testing their students on reading comprehension and it has even become apart of the state requirements in many states and schools. It shows in schools just like it does in the reading that children that are constantly read to at home of course can read at a higher level than children that may not exactly be able to afford books do not get that one on one time at home.

We as people do not understand the way children learn things so easily and can relate them to their own personal situations. Children read books that appeal to them linguistically and emotionally. We as educators need to introduce books into children's lives that we know they will be able to connect with on levels we cannot understand. I know when I was young, reading books about family really got to me because I was very close with mine. It is important to make books pop out of the page and come alive to students reading it. No one wants to read something that is boring and is not introduced as exciting. When I was in the first grade, my teacher used to bring in costumes for us and have us dress up as the characters and read lines from the books in front of the class. It was so exciting for me and for the class to get up and share something that we spent so much time practicing. Not only did it help my classmates and I read much better, but helped us understand what exactly we were reading.

https://www.earlymoments.com/Promoting-Literacy-and-a-Love-of-Reading/Why-Reading-to-Children-is-Important/