Diya Chronicle July-2023

diya chronicle

JULY 2023

"Let us live like flowers—wild and beautiful and drenched in sun." - Ellen Everett.

Message from Academic Team

There are many little ways to enlarge your child’s world. Love of books is the best of all!”- Jacqueline Kennedy

Books are a handy resource packed with information, insights into a happy life, life lessons, love, prayer, fear and lots of advantageous instruction. Books open doors to a world of creativity and resourcefulness. Stories are an integral part of our lives, they talk about our history, our mythology, our beliefs, our aspirations, possibilities of our future, and the list is endless.

Reading in the early years has numerous benefits and is the key to a child’s mental and emotional growth. One key benefit of inculcating the habit of reading is the development of critical thinking skills. Children who read become proficient in comprehending what they are reading and are proved to be better listeners as well. It’s interesting to know that early readers not only become lifelong readers but also lifelong leaders as well.

At Diya, we encourage our students to read books. It is important for them to read at home too. Although parents lead a hectic life, we request you to make a point to read to your child at least once a day at a fixed time. Set aside time, find a quiet place without distractions. It should be as regular as brushing your teeth, eating a meal or going to bed.

Parents must encourage the child to hold the book or turn the pages, while they point to the pictures, relate them to the illustrations, describe the characters or situations and talk about the possibilities of what could happen next.

Encourage the child to talk about the book. Talking about characters and dilemmas help children understand relationships and is an excellent way to get to know each other or discuss difficult issues.

Asking key questions will help them phrase their answers better and more to the point. Discussing possibilities of the future of the story being read helps them think ahead and develop foresight. Talking about how a character must be feeling or how the book makes them feel improves their recognition of emotions and they learn to adopt empathy and kindness as a part of their personality.

Parents of secondary and high school students can encourage their children to read the topics of their interest – economy, science fiction, novels etc.

As truly said by George R.R. Martin, “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies; The man who never reads lives only one”.