Reading Lessons for Kids: Reading Rooms

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm Ann Kennedy and on behalf of Expert Village, I'm here to talk to you about understanding the nature of reading. Every room is a reading room. Reading does not happen in isolation. You can go into anyone's home where there is children and you'll see that their room may be filled with books but that's still in isolation. You must model good reading by having books and literature and magazines in every single room of the house. How? In your garage you may have a how to book, a mechanic book, a book on gardening. A book on something and the child will witness and see you pull that book and say hmmm, let me check if this is the right time to plant roses. Next the kitchen, cookbooks and recipes. The child must see that oh, you enjoy reading, reading has a purpose. Other rooms should have a newspaper, should have a magazine, should have books. One of the most important concepts is reading does not happen in isolation. This isn't a private thing that just happens in a child's room. Reading and literature, a little bit has to be everywhere to give it importance. For example, for an elementary education degree, you spend at least eight weeks learning to design a room, to make the room look like a reading room, a class room. Design your house, place just a few magazines and books or how to books in every single room because reading does happen in every room."