There are many ways to connect with a book, and at times, all we want to do is flick through the pages and explore. This can be especially fun with books aimed at young people, which have pictures and other graphic elements. We shouldn\u2019t discourage young learners from flipping through books, especially those that are too difficult for them currently. These children are taking an interest and testing to see what they\u2019re drawn to. However, there are times when they need to slow down and pay close attention, and it\u2019s teachers\u2019 and parents\u2019 job to help with this.<\/p>\n
When I help students prepare for exams, I often see them tearing through reader pages, feeling happy they\u2019re revising so quickly. They can answer my first few questions without hesitation, but twenty minutes later, they struggle to recall what they\u2019ve read. By the next day, they can\u2019t answer basic questions about the characters or plot.<\/p>\n
The reasons for this kind of forgetful reading are multitude, including low attention spans due to modern media, well-practised memorise-and-forget skills honed for exams, and a lack of experience with slow, thoughtful reading. Each of these issues requires a specific solution, such as controlled screen time, more time for recuperation after intense studying, and making time to read for pleasure outside of exams.<\/p>\n
In both the short term – for exams – and the long term – for success in complex exams and for personal fulfilment – it\u2019s important that students can make a deep connection with what they read. If your young learner hasn\u2019t yet found their love of reading, try our Love to Read<\/a> or Critical Reading and Writing<\/a> classes, and keep an eye out for our holiday book clubs<\/a>. Our teachers love reading so much we\u2019ve even put together some reading lists<\/a>. Check out the suggestions and see what spark\u2019s your child\u2019s interest.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are many ways to connect with a book, and at times, all we want to do is flick through the pages and explore. This can be especially fun with books aimed at young people, which have pictures and other graphic elements. We shouldn\u2019t discourage young learners from flipping through books, especially those that are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18826,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[895],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www23.i-learner.com.hk\/studiowebsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18825"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www23.i-learner.com.hk\/studiowebsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www23.i-learner.com.hk\/studiowebsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www23.i-learner.com.hk\/studiowebsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www23.i-learner.com.hk\/studiowebsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18825"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www23.i-learner.com.hk\/studiowebsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18827,"href":"https:\/\/www23.i-learner.com.hk\/studiowebsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18825\/revisions\/18827"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www23.i-learner.com.hk\/studiowebsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www23.i-learner.com.hk\/studiowebsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www23.i-learner.com.hk\/studiowebsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www23.i-learner.com.hk\/studiowebsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}