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lakshmimitter
Dec 8, 20214 min read
Reading To Win A Debate
Exhausting someone in argument is not the same as convincing him. - Tim Kreider Harish Natarajan is a debating champion. He obviously...
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lakshmimitter
Dec 1, 20215 min read
Reading To Write Better
Children who read for fun generally tend to write better. Here is why... Reading for some children clearly is a chore, not something that...
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lakshmimitter
Nov 17, 20212 min read
Taking The Lead For One's Own Book Recommendations
Every young reader as always was asked to find and read books that caught their attention. But this time, they were told that they would...
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lakshmimitter
Nov 10, 20215 min read
Cohort Based Learning Sessions and Speaking With Confidence
Can online cohort based learning sessions help make a more impactful difference in enabling children to speak with confidence? There is...
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lakshmimitter
Oct 13, 20215 min read
How to Enhance Reading Comprehension?
Simply asking questions from the passage to test comprehension skills is hardly useful in enabling young readers to acquire the skill of...
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lakshmimitter
Sep 29, 20215 min read
The need for instant gratification even in reading
"What do I do now? I am bored..." is a line that every parent knows. "Why don't you read a book?" is generally met with groans....
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lakshmimitter
Aug 11, 20214 min read
An Exploration Into How The Legendary Amar Chitra Katha Comics Are Created @ The Young Readers' Club
We love experimenting with a variety of books at the Young Readers' Club. Comics and graphic novels aren't shunned but appreciated as...
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lakshmimitter
Aug 4, 20213 min read
Do Children Absolutely Need Fairytales and Superheroes stories? Are they of any use?
There is much discussion about the pros and cons of these stories among adults. But what does Gen Z have to say about the stories that...
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lakshmimitter
Jul 28, 20212 min read
Enabling Active Learning At The Young Readers Club
A list of words that have some connection to a picture. What can a child do with this combination? There is room for exploration and...
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lakshmimitter
Jul 12, 20213 min read
When Reading for Pleasure Becomes 'A Test'
While for some a large library would sound like paradise, for many young readers it can be the complete opposite. Many young readers find...
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lakshmimitter
Jun 16, 20213 min read
One Audio Book and A Variety of Interpretations
The Paper Boy written by Dav Pilkey set the ball rolling for a lot talking at the Young Readers' Club. The Young Readers made connections...
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lakshmimitter
Jun 11, 20215 min read
Asha Nehemiah comes to Young Readers' Club As a Reader!
What does a children's book author read for fun? What does reading mean to an author? All this and many more questions were on our minds....
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lakshmimitter
Jun 9, 20212 min read
Spicing up reading non-fiction books with a dose of imagination- Part 1
Reading about urban planning by oneself can be dry. But definitely not the case when one can collaborate with peers to discuss and share...
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lakshmimitter
May 13, 20212 min read
The book that sparked a lot of discussion at the Young Readers' Club
Reading books takes us to places we don't know of and it gives us a peep into people's lives which is very different from ours. The book...
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lakshmimitter
Apr 16, 20213 min read
Access to a variety of books early on, helps build self confidence
Simply knowing how to read is pointless if your child doesn't know how to choose a book that appeals to him or her. That self awareness...
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lakshmimitter
Mar 31, 20214 min read
Reading can be awesome! Age no bar:)
It depends on what one associates reading with. Photo by Brina Blum on Unsplash “We tend to think of that era as one when there were no...
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lakshmimitter
Mar 29, 20213 min read
Can a protagonist in a book dissuade a reader from reading a book?
An enthusiastic reader on the Young Readers' Club shared that Iqbal's character in the book Iqbal and His Ingenious Idea reminds her of...
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lakshmimitter
Mar 19, 20212 min read
What Do You Think Is The Story?
Every young reader as always was asked to find and read books that caught their attention. But this time, they were told that they would...
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