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The Surprising Side Effect of Reading- An Imagination Boost
"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination Will Get You Everywhere."- Albert Einstein How did that butterfly land on the tip of the...

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Mar 16, 20224 min read
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Should children be reading the news?
The term "news" may immediately make you associate it with negative/disturbing stories that appear in the news leading to several...

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Feb 16, 20224 min read
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Does creative writing help children to enhance their ability to communicate clearly in writing?
We write to gather ideas, to think, to plan, to convey something important, why even to get something done. Yet the emphasis early on in...

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Feb 15, 20225 min read
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Want To Raise A Reader?
Then stop insisting that your children must read your book recommendations. #choiceofbooks #librariesacrossIndia #children'sbooks...

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Jan 12, 20224 min read
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Do children enjoy reading a book because of the characters in it?
Children's literature is filled with a variety of interesting characters, some who can be utterly unrealistic like perhaps Ms.Trunchbull...

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Dec 22, 20215 min read
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Reading To Write Better
Children who read for fun generally tend to write better. Here is why... Reading for some children clearly is a chore, not something that...

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Dec 1, 20215 min read
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Developing the power of reading comprehension
There is a tendency to focus on maths and second language and even third language in a child's learning curriculum and rightly so....

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Nov 24, 20213 min read
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Taking The Lead For One's Own Book Recommendations
Every young reader as always was asked to find and read books that caught their attention. But this time, they were told that they would...

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Nov 17, 20212 min read
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Cohort Based Learning Sessions and Speaking With Confidence
Can online cohort based learning sessions help make a more impactful difference in enabling children to speak with confidence? There is...

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Nov 10, 20215 min read
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How to Enhance Reading Comprehension?
Simply asking questions from the passage to test comprehension skills is hardly useful in enabling young readers to acquire the skill of...

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Oct 13, 20215 min read
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The need for instant gratification even in reading
"What do I do now? I am bored..." is a line that every parent knows. "Why don't you read a book?" is generally met with groans....

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Sep 29, 20215 min read
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An Exploration Into How The Legendary Amar Chitra Katha Comics Are Created @ The Young Readers' Club
We love experimenting with a variety of books at the Young Readers' Club. Comics and graphic novels aren't shunned but appreciated as...

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Aug 11, 20214 min read
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Enabling Active Learning At The Young Readers Club
A list of words that have some connection to a picture. What can a child do with this combination? There is room for exploration and...

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Jul 28, 20212 min read
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When Reading for Pleasure Becomes 'A Test'
While for some a large library would sound like paradise, for many young readers it can be the complete opposite. Many young readers find...

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Jul 12, 20213 min read
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One Audio Book and A Variety of Interpretations
The Paper Boy written by Dav Pilkey set the ball rolling for a lot talking at the Young Readers' Club. The Young Readers made connections...

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Jun 16, 20213 min read
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Asha Nehemiah comes to Young Readers' Club As a Reader!
What does a children's book author read for fun? What does reading mean to an author? All this and many more questions were on our minds....

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Jun 11, 20215 min read
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Spicing up reading non-fiction books with a dose of imagination- Part 1
Reading about urban planning by oneself can be dry. But definitely not the case when one can collaborate with peers to discuss and share...

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Jun 9, 20212 min read
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The book that sparked a lot of discussion at the Young Readers' Club
Reading books takes us to places we don't know of and it gives us a peep into people's lives which is very different from ours. The book...

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May 13, 20212 min read
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Access to a variety of books early on, helps build self confidence
Simply knowing how to read is pointless if your child doesn't know how to choose a book that appeals to him or her. That self awareness...

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Apr 16, 20213 min read
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Developing a problem solving mindset early on...
It is not enough if your child can read and comprehend. He or she must learn to ask questions based on the text, take a step back to...

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Apr 1, 20213 min read
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