Nowadays who hasn't either read a
Dr. Seuss book or watched the cartoons? Dr. Seuss is a classic and must read
for generations, but did you know the author, Theodor Seuss Geisel, of Dr. Seuss
comes from our very own backyard of Springfield, Massachusetts. He was the
author of many children's books, and political publications prior to writing
"The Cat In The Hat" which is a story using only 225
"new-reader" vocabulary words.
Many parents choose to read Dr.
Seuss's stories to their toddler-aged children as first-time books. Not only
are these books simple to read and whimsically illustrated, their stories pass
along the gift of imagination, since they are in no way limited in their
fantasy elements. The language in the books, furthermore, goes a long way to
facilitate the language development in children, especially the phonetic abilities
that are so important in building reading skills. It is for these reasons that
Dr. Seuss books are an excellent stepping stone to a successful reading career.
Dr. Seuss’s books help encourage
reading skills for young children reading and repeating written in rhymes. Most
children learn reading more quickly with rhymes, because they remember rhymed
words more easily than they do non-rhymed words. Saying these rhymes also
encourages children to read out loud, which teaches them how to sound words out
in order to pronounce more advanced words. Moreover, Dr. Seuss books contain
make-believe words that children love to say aloud, such as "wocket"
and "yottle."
Another great aspect of the Dr.
Seuss series is the encouragement of imaginative skills. Each Dr. Seuss book
has a fantastical story that most children love to hear and enjoy because it is
the sort of thing they imagine to themselves. Through these surreal stories,
Dr. Seuss books encourage children to use their imagination and begin learning
to read.
Just as Dr. Seuss stories encourage
children to read so does Kumon!
Kumon assists children as young as
Preschool age to develop reading skills that will last a lifetime. For further
information on Kumon visit www.Kumon.com.
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