Doing an enjoyable activity with a child can develop better skills and more creativity than reading. To what extent do you agree? Use reasons and specific examples to explain your answer.

Parents around the world spend time reading with their

childrens

a young person of either sex

children

, preparing them for their school where their literacy skills will be

further

developed;

however

, recent studies suggest that focusing on reading at a very early age can be detrimental and participating in fun activities is far more beneficial. I am a strong advocate of

this

approach and I will

exaplain

make plain and comprehensible

explain

explains

explained

some of the reasons in

this

essay. A fundamental reason for

this

is that there is no biological age for reading, and pushing infants to acquire

this

skill before they are ready can have serious

repurcussions

a remote or indirect consequence of some action

repercussions

.

For example

, in India most boys are reluctant readers possibly because they are forced to read, and

this

turned them off reading. By focusing

on on other activities

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on other activities

on to other activities

on to to other activities

and developing other skills

such

as creativity and imagination, when they are ready to read, they acquire

this

skill rapidly.

In addition

, encouraging creativity and developing

child's imagination

Suggestion

a child's imagination

must be acknowledged. Through play, youngsters are likely to develop social and cognitive skills.

For example

, they are more likely to learn vocabulary through context rather than reading from a book.

Furthermore

, play allows youngsters to mature emotionally and gain self confidence. There is no scientific research which says reading at a young age is essential for

child's development

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a child's development

the child's development

,

moreover

evidence suggests that the reverse is true. In Finland, early year education focuses on playing. Reading is encouraged only if the

child

shows interest in developing the reading skills.

This

self directed approach certainly does not result in school leavers of Finnish school fall behind their counterparts

accross

to the opposite side

across

the globe. In fact, Finland is ranked the sixth best in the world for reading. In conclusion, despite being a supporter of

non-reading approach

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the non - reading approach

, I strongly recommend incorporating bedtime stories into

child's daily routine

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the child's daily routine

.

However

, reading as a regular activity should be swapped with fun activities to develop better skills and creative thinking.