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For a number of children, fairy tales and folktale stories are a sudden change to nonfiction and historical text. The genres of books suggested to many beginner readers remain limitless; storybook with pictures, participation books, rhyming books, counting books and even wordless books. As children transition from high interest books to designated readings some become unenthusiastic readers. Children are natural learners; exploring this with a helping hand is always encouraging. Reading books have the ability to give inspiration, develop creativity and many other useful life skills. Having a book read to a child by someone they appreciate is positive reinforcement. The books that were shared with a parent or guardian were enjoyable, and the pace was catered to the individual child. Scholastic books like Franklin, Goodnight Moon and Little Miss Spider stand as just a few prime examples of the attention grabbing books; that gave remarkable illustrations, great messages and wonderful stories. I can …show more content…

A suggested reading list is tailored to their learning standards and interests. Schools however, have created systematic schedules and structure to the unwritten rule of how to read. Schools have disassociated books from comfort into requirements. At times children feel half-hearted to reading simply because of the drawn-out time spent on the particular reading. In addition to time spent reading, the text might just be lengthy itself. Being handed a trying text like Beowulf in the sixth grade can be overwhelming. The book indeed presented thought-provoking, then again compared to the happy stories and ‘flower gardens’ settings, Beowulf was gruesome and dark. Hesitant readers may respond better to having the first chapter of the novel read aloud just to get interested. They may also choose to read a shorter book, on the same

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