How Can I Get My Child To Listen When We Read Aloud Together?

 

Sometimes, even when we have done everything right, like bringing letters and words into their early lives and downloading the latest reading apps and online picture books, it can still be very hard to get your child to sit still and listen when you try to read together.

It can be a good idea to get you child to connect with a favourite character, and now that many of the top reading apps for kids come with interactivity, kids can truly feel like it is the character narrating the story and not a parent.

These storytelling educational apps also often allow a brief break from the story text by going into animation sequences or interactive learning games. These breaks will help your child to absorb the words and letters they have just learned and will prevent them getting bored too easily.