Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Appropriate Childrens Book For Boys

By Enid Hinton


Educators, as well as parents, are presented the particular challenge of seeking out reading material that is not only age appropriate, but capable of holding a young one's interest. The subject of the story can become very important as most early readers are still developing a healthy attention span. Because of this, there are many themes available to those looking to find a childrens book for boys.

Young males tend to gravitate towards certain themes and characters. Some of these include such topics as outer space, monsters, knights, dragons, superheroes, construction vehicles, trains, trucks, cars, airplanes and all different types of sports. Those are just a sampling of all the subjects available and they are by no means exclusive to the guys.

The main key to success in this endeavor is to understand the children for whom the books are intended. Knowing their likes and interests can be a great help in selecting stories that are going to light a spark, draw them in and make them want to discover more. Kids are eager to learn and reading is more fun when the subject is appealing.

Even though it is important to choose topics that will keep the child interested, one must also take care not to allow them to become so fixated on one thing that they fail to explore other themes. Try to introduce a new subject after a few stories and be excited about them. This helps instill a love of learning and discovery for both reading and life.

Each level of reading skills will present a new set of options geared specifically towards a particular age or ability. For instance, the very young who still depend on someone else to actually read to them are going to enjoy books with bold and colorful pictures that tell the story through illustration. Many of these titles are based on popular preschool television shows or well known fictional characters.

When the child is ready to begin trying to read on their own, the formats change. The pictures are generally less detailed and geared towards illustrating the few easy to sound out rhyming words that form the story. Switching the focus trains the young mind to concentrate on how the sounds form the words which become the sentences that explain the artwork.

When a child reaches the point where they are able to read on their own, providing them with tales starring their favorite subject matter is going to help build their interest in reading. Some popular themes for young men are construction sites, animals, different types of vehicles and superheroes. They tend to love the excitement and adventure of such topics.

It is not at all uncommon for a child to fixate on certain topics once they become proficient at reading for themselves. Many times is it possible to find a number of books on a single theme, or even a series based on the same characters, to continue sparking their interests. The choices are varied and wide in order to appeal to everyone, making it easier to locate material that will appeal to most any young mind.




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