Raising a child by instilling in him a love of books and reading is a long-term investment from which the child will have multiple benefits. It is a one-time and one of the best features you can convey.
Reading to the child and together with him develops his mind, strengthens the bond between parent and child, and increases the chances of toddlers to lead a successful life when they grow up. It has been proven that independent reading, ie the time spent while someone is reading to us, stimulates brain functions, and also affects emotional intelligence, as well as intelligence in general.
The "Reader of the Year" award was established last year and is presented to the user of the National Library "Dr Radovan Lalic" who has read the most books in one calendar year.
"Reader of the Year", a prestigious award given by the Belgrade City Library, was presented to Denis Rahmanović, a boy who read almost 300 titles in the past year. At the ceremony on the occasion of the City Library Day and its 90th birthday, Denis sat proudly as the youngest winner. The epidemic affected the lives of all citizens. The children mostly attended classes online, they had more free time, they spent more time at home for a while, so Denis decided to spend quality time with quality literature.
His first books read were about Jerome Stilton, a mouse journalist who embarks on various adventures and solves mysteries, by Elizabeth Dami. In addition to the three hundred titles read last year alone, Dennis was fascinated by Rick Riordan's book series "Percy Jackson and the Gods of Olympus."
Nowadays, schoolchildren most often read posts from Facebook, descriptions of pictures from Instagram, and when it comes time for school reading, they search the Internet for reading, if possible, in the shortest possible version. Narrated books, reviews from the Internet, are not particularly interesting for Denis. This boy prefers the rustling of pages under his fingers to the sound of a mouse clicking on a computer.
The boy from the elementary school in Borča is from my neighborhood. I don't know him, but I want to congratulate him in this way!
Maybe you will not believe, but my son learned to read at about 6 years old, because I read him fairy tales every evening before sleep