Online Education Blog

It has been long since I posted on this blog. In between, there have been lots of activities on my professional front though all of them been just local in nature. I was also going through an introspection about the direction of my education blog  - whether to make it student oriented or teacher oriented. Finally, I have come to the conclusion that I can share my experiences of teaching much more than my experiences with my students because teaching students from a particular background is totally different from other experiences and I sincerely believe I my teaching experience is totally unique considering theenvironmetn I have to teach. So my experience will serve to the teaching experience more than the student community.

One of the most important suggestions for promotion of learning is to develop reading habits among children. Habits are more or less routine ways of acting. They are considered as second nature. Our happiness depends on developing good habits. Habits also motivate our behavior. However at the initial stage we have to learn them.
Habits of reading are and economic way of adjusting to routine requirements of daily reading. They help the child in mastering the content of learning. Hence efforts should be made to develop reading habits of children after due planning.

Steps for Developing Reading Habits

1. The child should start reading easy books first and difficult later on.
2. The child should start regular practice everyday for short period.
3. The child should rapidly read the content material as he will read a Rapid Reader. A slow reading will not serve the purpose.
4. Fix up the target of time and content and then start reading. Try to grasp the sense and do not stick to difficult words.
5. The child may mark out the way new words and try to have a mental picture about them. He will gradually improve his vocabulary.
6. The eyes of the child should move more quickly on the lines of the content material. Eyes should not be allowed to go back after a sentence or a line is read.
7. The eyes should take the net line of the content as soon as one has been read.
8. The subject-matter should be read silently without any movement of lips.
9. A record of progress should be maintained. This will enable the child to asses his achievements and plan for the future as well.