Learning, as we know, is meant to be fun. It is supposed to give wings to students and help them realise their goals in life or establish their careers. In India, for a long time now, learning has been rote. It is often limited to being a test of memory. As a result, the graduating students have a tough time in their workspaces because they are short on essential soft skills. That’s why as one of the best CBSE schools in Gurgaon, we’re committed to students communication and empathy so that they are raised to be conscientious global citizens.

We believe that exposure to different cultures and good stories do a fine job at teaching students a thing or two about empathy and co-existence. Therefore, getting the students be readers is one of our priorities. While CBSE affiliated schools in Gurgaon have excellent English courses and reading is part of the curriculum, we still have trouble getting students to sit down with books. Hence, we’ve come up with some ideas to get students to read more and better.

Reader’s nooks everywhere

One of the easiest ways to get kids of all ages to read is by preparing a corner dedicated just for reading. Think mini library with books, bean bags and comfortable chairs. This can be done in classrooms and homes alike. If your pupil has completed the worksheet before their classmates then you can always usher them to the reader’s corner to read. You could also reward the students if they have finished a book within a month or two.

Limit or supervise screen time

Reducing screen time is the trending advise world over. Get your children to read at least one hour a day. You can buy them kindles as gifts too. Just be mindful that it’s not a chore. Let them choose books that they would want to read. Take them to a bookstore/library and allow them to explore and experience the world of reading. Besides, you can introduce them to audiobooks, too. You can supervise their screen time by encouraging them to start listening to books and eventually they’ll grow into reading. Furthermore, you can get the kids to read a book and then watch the movie on the title, too. Thereby, ensuring that they have exposure to different narrative forms.

Bookstagram to the rescue

If your students are in high school and avid social media users then as part of summer project you can get them to set up an Instagram account and post pictures of the books they read and write a short review on them. This will connect them to different readers across the globe and also make the process fun.

You could also get the students to create a blog as part of english assignments, give them a reading list and assign topics which enable the students to read the text critically and write opinion pieces or analytical articles on the theme and characters of the novel they’ve just read.

Furthermore, you can for reading clubs where members meet every fortnight to discuss the novel. After all, there’s no better way to talk about class in the class than using Orwell’s Animal Farm, don’t you think?

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