Overcoming Reader's Block: How to Help Your Child Get Past the Reluctance to Go Back to Reading
As an avid reader who looks forward to ending the day with a book, it doesn't feel good to stay away from reading because the books I...
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lakshmimitter
Dec 5, 20233 min read
Talking About a Book That Took Me Back To 1960s
A grandma tells her granddaughter her story. Her story of how she mustered the courage to participate in a protest for equal rights for...
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lakshmimitter
Oct 26, 20233 min read
"Testing" for reading comprehension- Does that feel like scrutiny?
When we take that approach, are we making the child feel like they are being scrutinized? If that's how they feel, then definitely it's...
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lakshmimitter
Oct 12, 20232 min read
The Art of Empowering Young Writers: How to Help Children Write Content That Captivate Their Readers
Be it a story or a short non-fiction paragraph, it needs to have interesting content to keep the reader tuned in. Here is how reading...
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lakshmimitter
Sep 19, 20232 min read
A very bizarre plot paves the room for much speculation
Experiments with a fictional story based on real life incidents. An artwork made of gold. A golden toilet. A golden toilet in a common...
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lakshmimitter
Aug 2, 20234 min read
Looking At a War Through a Kaleidoscope.
When you sit with a group of tweens who also are your reading companions and an unplanned topic such as children's books set in world war...
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lakshmimitter
Aug 2, 20235 min read
A Sure Shot Way To Make a Child "NOT" Want to Read.
Eight year old Saransh has a book from the Secret Seven Series in his hand to read, but he is not fond of this series at all. Does it...
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lakshmimitter
Jul 20, 20234 min read
Sharing Reading Experiences @ The Young Readers' Club
Social reading sessions are all about mutual support, sharing and encouragement in the learning process. We meet online. We are all from...
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lakshmimitter
Jul 12, 20234 min read
Writing a Book Need Not Be Entirely Based on Imagination. Authors do more.
Reading a book can be a cathartic experience for some children, for some it could be a source of entertainment and for others it might...
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lakshmimitter
Jul 5, 20232 min read
What's The Best Word?- A Vocabulary Building Debate!
At the Young Readers' Club, readers recently found themselves in a interesting situation. Everyone of them had a different way to...
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lakshmimitter
Jun 7, 20234 min read
10 Reasons Why It Is Important For Your Child To Read Outside of School
There are plenty of activities to fit it in to an average school child's weekly schedule. Apart from school homework and tuitions, there...
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lakshmimitter
Jun 6, 20233 min read
An amazing discovery at the Young Readers' Club, that set us thinking...
We are constantly on the look out for books that can stimulate our thinking and curiosity. We love taking a step back, while reading, to...
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lakshmimitter
Jun 3, 20234 min read
Confessions of a Book Club Facilitator While Reading the "Alien Next Door Series"
If there is a book that has caused much hue and cry, ups and downs in the reading journey of a book club, it is this book hands down!...
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lakshmimitter
Apr 19, 20234 min read
Reading About Human-Animal Conflict
This year happens to be the 50th anniversary of Project Tiger in India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had been to Bandipur Tiger Reserve...
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lakshmimitter
Apr 12, 20232 min read
What's In A Riddle?
5 Reasons Why Riddles Hold A Special Place In Your Child's Reading Journey In case you are unable to figure out the answer to that...
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lakshmimitter
Mar 29, 20235 min read
The often ignored connection between reading and writing skills in children
Children in school study their textbooks and write to let the teacher know what they have learnt. If they are unable to write what they...
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lakshmimitter
Mar 23, 20237 min read
Writing For An Audience To Read, Understand & Perhaps Even Talk About The Content.
Otherwise, what's the point of writing? Why does anyone write anything? The answer is simple- To be read by someone at some point of...
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lakshmimitter
Mar 15, 20233 min read
Vocabulary- Is it simply knowing many words or much more?
What helps a child to have a good vocabulary? Reading a lot you say? That's true. Reading extensively definitely helps in adding new...
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lakshmimitter
Mar 8, 20234 min read
There Is A Book For Every Reader
One needs to simply look for it. #reading #writing #books #raisereaders "I want my child to be a reader," is something that many parents...
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lakshmimitter
Mar 1, 20234 min read
The Secret Recipe To Building Confidence
A collaborative environment in a classroom can go a long way in enabling your child to not only recognise their strengths but also make...
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