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Storytelling or reading to children is one of the best ways to attract young minds to the world of books. Nowadays, books seem less attractive to a child who can get easily hooked on television, video tapes, video games, and toys that bring out his aggressiveness (toys, guns, super hero games).
Some parents claim that they are too tired from work to read to their preschoolers or that good books are difficult to find. Such a situation leads to a lost opportunity to initiate a love for books in the child. And this, in turn, has led to the creation of a generation of non-readers, far different from their elders in their speaking and reading habits. Recent studies show that children who had early experiences with reading and storytelling, later proved successful in their reading achievements, especially in their latter school years . Storytelling helped the child learn to read with ease and develop a positive attitude towards reading. It also became an effective tool for teaching values and social traditions. One rural study done on Thai children, showed that the motivation to achieve was realized after reading several stories with achievement themes . Our very own “Story told by our grandmother” sessions which used to be quite popular in the ‘50s and ‘60s should be revived to teach our children traits and traditions we value.