Positive distraction from reading
In my last blog post, about how children like to imitate adults, and how therefore I have made a conscious effort to read by example, I wrote about why I think I was reading very little printed material in front of my child.
I have always enjoyed being consumed by a book, getting totally absorbed by what I am reading that I ignore everything around me, and appear zombie like to everyone else.
Sadly, I am nowhere near as cute as this wondrous child when I bump into people, totally engrossed in what I am reading.
Since becoming a parent, my novel reading has dropped off to a near snails pace, as I have struggled to cope with accepting that children are just not as susceptible to ignorance as adults are.
But I need to embrace interruption if I am going to re-engage with books, at any other time than that of when I am completely on my own.
And further to that, I have been interested to read how distraction can be a positive thing, especially with children, as they learn to read.
My son is very easily distracted, and his concentration span is thus very limited.
It is all part of a very active mind, and an unquenchable thirst for understanding and enjoyment.
Means we have to make reading more than that, reading often ends, or is interrupted by us picking out our favourite characters, ranking them in some way or guessing how a book may turn out.
But what of consistent, and deliberate distraction to quell and help concentrate an active mind?
When I read about dealing with a moving audience, on the Booklights blog, I was interested in the parts relevant to my child’s age, and also mindful to keep in thought the ideas for his future years.
There are some top tips there of how to deal with those that may wander, in mind, as well as physically.
But do you deliberately distract your children?
Does bouncing a ball, listening to music, or anything else help focus their attention better, and actually end up assisting with their reading?
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