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When should a child start learning to read and write? This is one of the questions I am most frequently
asked. There is no hard and fast rule, for no two are alike, and it would be wrong to set a time when all
should start being taught the intricacies (复杂) of reading letters to form words.
If a three-year-old wants to read (or even a two-year-old for that matter), the child has the right to be
given every encouragement. The fact that he or she might later be "bored" when joining a class of non-readers
at child school is the teacher's affair. It is up to the teacher to see that such a child is given more advanced
reading material.
Similarly, the child who still cannot read by the time he goes to junior school at the age of seven should
be given every help by teachers and parents alike. They should make certain that he is not dyslexic (having
difficulty in reading).
Although parents should be careful not to force youngsters aged two to five to learn to read (if badly done
it could put them off reading for life), there is no harm in preparing them for simple recognition of letters by
labeling various items in their rooms. For instance, tie a nice piece of cardboard to their bed with BED written
in neat, big letters.
Should the young child ask his parents to teach him to read, and if the parents are capable of doing so,
such an attraction should not be ignored. But the task should never be made to look like a hard job and the
child should never be forced to continue, or his interest should start to flag.
1. This passage is mainly about _____. [ ]
A. what qualities people teaching children reading should have
B. different age groupings of children to be taught reading
C. when and how children should be taught reading
D. various problems of children who start learning to read
2. This passage is mainly about _____. [ ]
A. what qualities people teaching children reading should have
B. different age groupings of children to be taught reading
C. when and how children should be taught reading
D. various problems of children who start learning to read
3. A three-year-old child who wants to read should _____. [ ]
A. be encouraged
B. go to an infant school
C. start from fun stories
D. join a class of non-readers
4. The purpose of labeling items in the room is to _____. [ ]
A. make it more colorful
B. teach children to write neatly
C. help children recognize simple letters
D. force children to develop the habit of reading
5. The writer suggests that _____. [ ]
A. children should ask their parents to teach them to read
B. children should not feel bored if given advanced reading material
C. children starting to read should ask specialists for help
D. children should be taught with patience, care and a sense of humor
