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Children and Literacy

By Dwi Nur Asiyah


Age 1-5 years is the golden age of children. When children are at this age, parents should maximize their child's development by giving positive inputs and applying learning methods that are right for them. This is very important, because when parents wrongly provide treatment when they are in the golden age, it will be difficult to change when the child is growing up.

One of the things that can be instilled in children during this golden age is the habit of reading. In this digital age, many children, even from a very early age, have become addicted to gadgets. Usually parents introduce gadgets to children on the grounds the child will be calm and not fussy when they play games / watch videos on the gadget. But unfortunately, this can have a negative impact on children both physically and mentally. It would be very unfortunate also when in the golden age but children spend too much time playing with gadgets. Therefore, it would be better if parents introduce to reading books to children than giving them a gadget.

Introducing reading culture in children does not have to go through complicated ways. You don't need to make a comfortable private library with expensive furniture. With simple activities such as reading a story before the child sleeps is a good step. Buy children educational toys that support the atmosphere of literacy in children can also be the right choice.

But the desire to foster literacy in children requires collaboration by all family members. If parents tell their children to read books, but they themselves continue to play mobile phones in front of their children, then the child will make their parents a role mode and imitate the activities they do. Therefore, parents also must first apply literacy habits to themselves and later children will be easier to imitate and make it a habit.

According to UNESCO data in 2016, interest in reading Indonesian people is very alarming, only 0.001%. It means that out of 1,000 Indonesians, only 1 person is avid reader. Reading interest in Indonesia is ranked 60, only one level above Botswana, one of the countries in Africa which is ranked 61. Change can be achieved with action from the smallest part of the society that is family. If many parents are aware of literacy, this will have an impact on the development of the Indonesian nation. Because the development of a nation is determined by the quality of its young generation.

Dwi Nur Asiyah
June 18th 2020

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Comments

  1. Duwik Lestari20 June 2020 at 22:24

    Thank you. Your article gives me more knowledge about the correct treatment for our golden-age-children especially in reading habit.

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  2. novita devi21 June 2020 at 02:28

    thank you, we don't give a gadget only for children but also a book so they can take the benefit from them.

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  3. Utami Setianingtyas Aldina21 June 2020 at 03:48

    I agree with your opinion. Thanks for sharing.

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  4. Setia Ningsih21 June 2020 at 05:34

    Great post!

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  5. Dessy Indah Tri Mentari21 June 2020 at 05:55

    Thanks for sharing. This article is informative

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  6. Rika Septianingrum21 June 2020 at 06:26

    Thanks for your writing. I think literacy for children is important to build their knowledge outside of schools, and parents should support this one.

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  7. Anggi Ulul21 June 2020 at 06:52

    Nice information! Thank you for sharing.

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  8. Nur Kumala Anwa21 June 2020 at 07:25

    Nice article! This is like a parenting knowledge that will be useful for me in the future.

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  9. Tuti Lasmiasih21 June 2020 at 07:47

    Good job. It is very helpful for parents to increase literacy their children and build a knowledge.

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  10. Windy Arundinta21 June 2020 at 07:52

    Nice article. Thank you for sharing

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  11. Yollanda Bella Cricensia21 June 2020 at 08:15

    Thanks for sharing. This is such a good and informative article

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  12. Ranggajati Bintang W21 June 2020 at 08:42

    It's really good information. Thanks for sharing!

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  13. Wiwit Sulistiyani21 June 2020 at 09:46

    Thanks for sharing. This article is informative

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  14. Avinanuraizah21 June 2020 at 10:21

    Graet article! I think that age is a perfect time to learn our children about literacy.

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  15. Arnel Framodyano21 June 2020 at 12:45

    Thank you for sharing. Your article gives me new knowledge about children and literacy.

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  16. 4 life21 June 2020 at 12:51

    Nice article. I like your suggestion to tell story to children before sleep. I would do that in future.

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  17. Ulfatun Maghfiroh21 June 2020 at 17:09

    Literacy should be given to children. It will promote a wider knowledge to them since kid.

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  18. Siti Muyassaroh21 June 2020 at 19:47

    Great article, thank you.

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  19. Risma Alfiani22 June 2020 at 00:35

    Literacy is old isue that still exist until now.

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  20. Sinta Rizqiana22 June 2020 at 00:58

    Good. It's important to give knowledge about literacy to students.

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  21. Nur Kumala Anwa22 June 2020 at 01:21

    Yeah we should build literacy for someone since in the early age so that it can be a good habit/start for the next level.

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  22. novita devi22 June 2020 at 04:05

    yeah, reading is important for everyone

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