Advice for parents
How to nurture a love of reading?
A child reads mostly when they want to. That desire is built through shared enjoyment, not obligation.
Read with, not just read to
Stopping on a picture, asking what will happen, rereading the favourite part: reading becomes a shared moment, not a lesson.
Let them choose the books
Comics, a book about dinosaurs, a magazine: the format matters little if the child chooses. Enjoyment first; the “right book” comes later.
Set up a reading corner
A basket of books within reach, a small lamp, a cushion: a place of one’s own to read makes children want to come back.
The example adults set
Children read mostly if they see reading around them. An adult putting down their phone to open a book says more than any advice.
The blog articles are written by the teaching team of Groupe Scolaire Jules Verne in Sidi Maarouf, drawing on daily work with pupils and families.