Modern Age (1992-Now)
Using Comics To Nurture Your Child's Reading Habits
Ask any child about reading and they will tell you that reading is boring. Kids today will more likely prefer to play video games, listen to musics, watch movies and the TV, or simply surf the internet rather than read a book.
Your child should be encouraged to turn off the TV and sit down with a good book, but asking him to do so is one of the most difficult task for any parents. This is where a comic book can play the role to introduce you child to reading.
Why reading?
Reading helps your child acquire knowledge. If English is your second language, reading promotes speech and language development, and helps to improve pronunciation and vocabulary. Reading calms the mind and this helps your child to relax.
Why Comic Books?
To explain it better I will use the upcoming Iron Man 2 movies and comic titles from Marvel. Iron Man 2 is coming out in May 2010, if you have taken your son to the first one, I am sure he is waiting for the second installment.
The first thing you need to do is buy him his first comic book. You can start by getting the latest issue of Mighty Avengers or Invisible Iron Man. This is to build his anticipation for the movie and at the same time, his interest into reading. You have a few months to Iron Man 2, enough time to get a few issues for your son.
In between the issues, talk to your son about what is he reading. Ask him to retell it to you. Ask him what he likes about Iron Man. Ask him about the enemies of Iron Man. You can actually ask just about anything about Iron Man. The more details he include, the more apparent that he is following the story and engaged in it.
By May 2010, take him to the movie. He will thank you for that and at the same time, you would have taken some time off from his TV and video games schedule to reading. Even if it is only reading comic books, it is a start.
Reading comics is the first step. If he likes it, gradually introduce him to junior novels. This could be introduce during your next family travel trip where he would need more than just comics to keep his time occupied. Especially when it involve a long drive.
Get the idea?
The world is full of interesting things to learn and do. Don't let your kids merely sit back and watch TV, or play video games. Get them interested into reading, and let comics be the first step.
It will also be good for you. If you are tired of books, give comics a try.
About the Author
Azwan is a father of three. He likes to play computer games and read comics during his free time (without his kids knowing about it). He has a blog that discuss about Comics, Games and Anime at http://comicsmyx.com. Head over and say hi.
What should I do with all of these comic books?
I've got a bunch or comics
The Avengers
Iron Man
The Incredible Hulk
X-Men
Fantastic Four
some of them date back to the '70s.
Anyway, there just taking up space in my closet, so I was wondering If they're worth anything. Some of them are like 30 years old...
Or should I just donate them?
Thanks...
If you really don't want them and they are taking up space you should think about donating them to a local library. If they are in good condition then i would maybe try to sell them. If they are not in the best of shape, you can maybe sell them in bulk on ebay or something and get some money for them.
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