Projects supporting the development of the reading skills of children from an early age to secondary school ages
Abstract
Reading and, particularly, literacy are an essential part of the basic education of a modern person and to be well informed in today's constantly and rapidly changing world and in education is more than ever an essential factor for any individual wishing to assert themselves in society. It is necessary to seek ways of forming pre-reading skills and a positive attitude towards reading for children from early childhood. One of the motivating factors might be the reading development projects proposed by the author. Their use is suitable for children with special educational needs (e.g. children with dyslexia), who very often dislike reading and do it grudgingly. Their basic principle can easily be modified for use in the family and in school/preschool, and may very well take into account regional specifics (e.g. legends of the area).
Initiation for the projects is a book whose plot takes place in a specific environment which can be used in the project to visit and fulfil there different motivational tasks. Very important is the appropriate selection of the book regarding the age of the child.
The basis for effective real environment is to compete with the virtual environment of television and computers, the real effect of scent, touch, sound ... even taste (I pick raspberriess as Pipi/Anyka, from the hill I see the same as the hero of the book). The effect of a particular environment is appropriate to combine with well-chosen educational tasks (what did the hero of the book think when he went to the castle tower?). Activities may also be interrupted in the projects (not completed - e.g. begin reading) and then use Zeigarnik effect. Projects can be easily modified with regard to regional conditions, deeper knowledge of literature is neither necessary.. The projects can be even prepared and managed by parents, they can also be implemented in school (use of regional history, legends)