Creating a Family Reading Space
A HGTV staging designer is far from necessary for creating the perfect reading space for your family. Designing a designating space in your home should simply be inviting. Imagine your child running to their comfortable space after dinner to curl up with their favorite book. For some the benefits of a learning space outweigh any physical changes that you may make to manipulate your space (just in case you choose to invest big in creating the ideal space!). For others, a quiet corner in their child’s room with fluffy pillows, crates of books and a shelf of paper and colored mechanical pencils are all that is needed.
Listen to how Yesim describes her daughters’ reading spaces:
A reading space promotes literacy because it gives children immediate access to books. When collecting books for your reading space, include various genres, topics, and reading levels. The space can accommodate the child at various developmental stages with a few minor book swaps. When a child has a designated reading space, it allows them to practice reading aloud in a safe, no, pressure zone. This builds their confidence to read in public settings as they develop oral reading fluency. Additionally, the space that you create may aid their comprehension skills. Whether it’s good lighting in a reading space, a quiet hub, or a space with calming background music where a child can focus clearly on specified reading content, the probability of increased comprehension is favorable.
Here is what you may need to get started:
Creative Ideas(Include your child in the process)
Determine a designated space in your home or child's room that could be a reading area.
A shelf or box bin for books
Comfortable Pillows and throw blankets
Paper, Pencils, Color markers
This addition will not only encourage reading but will provide benefits for years to come.
Check out these pictures to gather inspiration!