TONI COMARA

GRAMMAR REVIEW ONE (by toni comara)

PRESENT TENSE

Merupakan kegiatan yang biasa dilakukan ket waktu al. dengan every

He , she ,it dengan Verb s . You We They dengan V pertama.

Kalimat negatip. He , she , it dengan does not. You We They dengan do not

Contoh 1 : Toni (he) swims with his friend everyday—Toni does not swim with.......

(ingat pada kalimat negatip setelah pakai does not gunakan V (verb) pertama)

.Contoh 2 : We play football in the yard------ We do not play football in the yard.

(ingat untuk you, we, they dan I gunakan V pertama dan negatipnya dengan do not V pertama)

Soal : Supply the correct Present Form in the following blanks:

a. Katy ( speak) English everyday.

b. We (eat) humbergers at school.

c. This machine (work) well.

Kunci: a. speaks. B eat. C. works

PRESENT CONTINUOUE TENSE

Merupakan pernyataan bahwa kegiatan sedang berlangsung, ket waktu al dng now

He , she , it ‘ to be dengan is plus V ing , you we they dengan are dan I dengan am plus V ing.

Kalimat negatipnya tinggal menambah not di belakang to be

Contoh 1. : Adin is reading a book in the room now.--- Adin is not reading......

Contoh 2 : Dosi and I are preparing dinner at the moment--- Dosi and I are not ......

Soal : : Supply the present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

a. The tourists (visit) the museum.

b. I (sleep) at this moment

c. Rika (make) a dress now.

Kunci : a. are visiting b. am sleeping c. is making

PAST TENSE

Untuk mengungkapkan kejadian yang sudah berlangsung- sudah le- pas. Ket waktu al dengan last, ago dsb.

Semua subyek menggunakan V bentuk ke dua dan negatipnya dengan did not namun harus diingat bahwa setelah did not V harus kembali ke V pertama.

Contoh 1 : Putri went to the movie last night---- Putri (she) did not go to .....

(lihat bahwa setelah did not menjadi go tidak went atau gone atau going)

Contoh 2: They were very tired after the meeting.--- They were not very tired after...

( yang menunjukkan past tense adalah were , maka gunakan were not/ weren’t)

Soal : Change into past tense.- change the verbs of time to yesterday.

a. They study English everyday.

b. She visits her parents every week.

c. We attend a meeting every week.

Kunci : a. studied- yesteray. B. visited- last week. C. attended – a weak ago

PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

Menunjukkan kegiatan sedang berlangsung pada waktu lampau ketika itu ada juga kejadian lain yang waktunya lebih pendek juga berlangsung. Kegianan yang berlangsung lebih lama dengan past continuous T yang lebih pendek dengan past tense. Ciri ada kata while atau when.

Contoh 1. : He was studying English when my friend called me.

( was studying English lebih lama (pakai pasr Cont T) dari pada my friend called (pakai Past Tense).

Contoh 2. : We were still preparing the lesson while the bell rang

(he, she,it dan I menggunakan was sedang You We They dengan were- lihat tyhe bell rang –dengan past tense karena waktu ;lebih pendek)

Soal : Put the verbs in the sentences in the correct Past Continuous Tense.

a. The boy ... (fall) while he ... (ride) a bicycle

b. As we ... (get) there, they .... (have) their dinner.

c. When I .... (leave) home, It.... (rain) very hard.

Kunci : a. fell- was rode b. got- were having c.left - was raining

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Untuk mengungkapkan bahwa perbuatan sudah selesai dilakukan, biasa menggunakan keterangan waktu since maupun for.

Formulasinya dengan menggunakan has untuk he, she dan it dan menggunakan have untuk I, you, we dan they plus V 3 (bentuk ke tiga).

Contoh I. : The teacher has explained for two hours--- the teacher has not explained .

( The teacher = he/she, maka menggunakan has sedang negatipnya tinggal menambah not di belakang has tanpa mengubah kata kerjanya)

Contoh 2 : The students have done the project since January- The students have not ..

( The students = they/jamak, maka meggunakan have, negatipnya sama spt di atas.

Soal : Put the verbs in the sentences in the correct Present perfect tense.

a. We (not meet) each other for a long time.

b. I (not withdrawn) any money from the bank for months.

c. You (keep) this check for three months.

Kunci : a. haven’t met.. b. haven’t withdawn c. have kept.

PAST PERFECT TENSE

Untuk menyatakan ada dua atau lebih perbuatan yang telah diselesaikan pada waktu lampau yang saling berkait dan satu perbuatan menjadi syarat untuk perbuatan lain.Keterangan waktu menggunakan before maupun after.

Contoh 1: She had done her homework before she watched TV.

(Antara mengerjakan pekerjaan rumah dan melihat Tv lebih lama mengerjakan PR)

Contoh 2: I went to the beach after my father had given me permission .

( ijin ayah sebagai syarat /mendahului sebelum ke pantai, dua kalimat tersebut sama sama bentuk past.)

Soal : Put the verbs in the sentences in the correct Past Perfect Tense

a. She (is) home when I (visit) her.

b. My father (lock) the door when we (come).

c. She (write) a letter to him before I (do).

Kunci : a. had been – visited. B. had locked – came c. had written - did

PRESENT FUTURE TENSE

Untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan yang akan dilakukan pada masa mendatang/ belum dilakukan , keterangan waktunya antara lain dengan tomorrow, tonoght, next day next.... dsb.

Formulasinya bisa dengan will atau to be going to diikuti V1 (kata kerja bentuk 1)

Contoh 1: I will give a present to my sister tonight = I am going to give a present.....

(will bisa diganti is (to be) going to dan diikuti V1 /kata kerja bentuk pertama)

Contoh 2: Tina will buy me pizza tomorrow = Tina is going to buy me .......

Soal : Put the verbs in the sentences in the correct future tense.

a.She (go) to Yogyakarta tomorrow

b. They (have) breakfast at the restaurant.

c. I (make) a cace in the kitchen.

Kunci : a. will go b. will have c. will make

PRESENT FUTURE PERFECT TENSE

Untuk mengungkapkan perbuatan yang diperkirakan atau diarencanakan pada kurun waktu tertentu di masa depan sudah akan terlaksana. Keterangan waktu yang biasa digunakan adalah by the end of...., by......

Formulasinya dengan will have plus V 3 (kata kerja bentuk ke tiga)

Contoh 1: The author will have written his new novel by the end of this month.

(Pengarang itu akan sudah (perkiraan/rencana) menyelesaikan novelnya pada akhis bulan depan.).

Soal : Put the verbs in the sentences in the correct Present future tense.

a.They (discover) our escape at down tomorrow.

b. We (go) along way by then.

c. She probably (write) to them by next week.

Kunci ; a.will have discovered. B. will have gone c. willhave written.

MODALS

Modal atau Modal Auxilliary berarti kata kerja bantu antara lain terdiri dari will, shall,can,may, must dan should.

1.Will ( bisa berarti akan)= Toni will arrive soon

Will ( penawaran/permohonan halus/=maukah)= will you open the window?

2. Shall ( menawarkan halus)= Shall I open the window, it is hot

Shall ( akan/ bermaksud=merencanakan)= I shall go with him to night.

3. CAN ( ability= mampu, dapat, sanggup)= She can play the piano very well.

CAN ( Askibg help= dapakah)= Can yaou show me the way to the post office?

CAN (asking permition = minta ijin)= Can I borrow your pen?

4. MAY( asking permition = mita ijin halus)= May I go home now?

MAY( possibility= mungkin) = I may come late to the meeting tonight.

5.MUST (necessity= harus= wajib , umum- have to= sunah) We must obey the law

MUST (conclution = pasti)= Tom has several big houses, he must be rich now.

6. SHOULD ( giving suggestion= seharusnya)= You look tired, you should take a rest

SHOULD ( =ought to for duty = harus untuk tugas)= You should obey the school rules.

Soal : Fill in the blanks with the modals.

a. Tuti is studying hard now .She ....... have a test now.

b. You are sick, Dewi. You ...... see the doctor soon.

c. It’s dark here ...... I swich on the light, sir?

Kunci : a. will .b. must c. can.

PRONOUNS

SUBYEK (di depan)	OBYEK (setelah kt kerja/predikat)	POSSESIVE ADJ (Sebelum kata benda)	POSSESIVE PRONOUNS (di akhir kalimat)	REFLEXIVE (biasanya setelah kata by)
I	ME	MY	MINE	MYSELF
YOU	YOU	YOUR	YOURS	YOURSELF
THEY	THEM	THEIR	THEIRS	THEMSELVES
WE	US	OUR	OURS	OURSELVES
HE	HIM	HIS	HIS	HIMSELF
SHE	HER	HER	HERS	HERSELF
IT	IT	ITS	ITS	ITSELF

Soal : Complete the answers by using the correct pronouns. a. Each dog has ......own food and water b. Anton and I do ......homework together. c. Both boys prepare ......lesson well. Kunci : a.its. b. our c. their

RELATIVE CLAUSES

WHO = pengganti orang sebagai subyek (orangnya sudah tertentu , sebelum to be/verb)- G. Washington who became President of USA never told lie.

WHOM= pengganti orang sebagai obyek ( orangnya belum tertentu , terletak sebelum kata ganti orang)= Nina whom I like her is a nice girl.

WHOSE= pengganti milik (terletak sebelum kata benda, setelah orang)= Mr. Brown hose has a big house is very old

WHICH=pengganti kata benda (setelah barang, sebelum kata ganti orang/kata kerja)= The book which I read yesterday was a lovely story.

Soal : Combine the sentences by using the correct relative clause

Contoh : The woman is my aunt. The woman is waving her hand = The woman who is waving her hand is my aunt.

Ombine the sentences by using who whose or which

a.I don’t like the food. The food tasted too hot.

b. Where are the trousers? The trousers need to be taken in

c. The employees have to retire. The employees are 55 years old.

Kunci : a. I don’t like the food which taste too hot. B.Where are the trousers which need to be taken in. C. The employees who are 55 years old have to retire.

QUESTION TAG

1. DENGAN TO BE : (Kiri positip kanan negatip. Kanan positip kiri negatip.)= I am a student, aren’t I. I am not interested in painting, am I?

2. DENGAN AUXIALLIARIES: Kiri positip kanan negatip. Kanan positip kiri negatip) = You didn’t hear me, did you? I can hardly hear you , can’t I?

3. TANPA TO BE/ AUXILLIARIES/ DENGAN KATA KERJA( lihat tensenya, present tense dengan do/ does dan past tense dengan did. Kalimat kiri dan kanan koma berlawanan positip negatipnya)= He works very hard, doesn”he? I studied hard, didn’t I? I really come late, do I ? (sebelum koma bercitra negatip)

4. PERINTAH/ PERMINTAAN (gunakan will dan selalu positip) Stand up, will you? Don’t smoke here, will you?

Soal :Complete the following sentences with the correct form of tag endings.

a. The students understood the lesson well,.......

b. You always do your homework,....

c. She has read the book,.....

Kunci : 1.didn’t they ?. 2. Don’t you ? 3. Hasn’t she?

SPECIAL VERBS

1. TRANSITIVE (Kata kerja yang butuh obyek contoh show=memperlihatkan, memperlihatkan apa? Untuk yang berkaitan dengan panca indra tidak dengan to seperti feel, see, let, have, hear, help, make, watch = He let me go. Sedangkan lainnya dengan to seperti ;advice, allow, ask, beg, expewct, forbid, hate, help, request, remiond, prefer, permit, intend, invite, instruct, ahow, tell, want wish, urge,= She told me to obey that rule). Formulasinya : SUBYEK + SV+ O+TO INV atau SUBYEK + SV + O + INF

2. INTRANSITIVE (kata kerja yang tidak memerlukan obyek sudah jelas maksudnya seperti try = mencoba tak perlu mencoba apa. Yang lain : agree, hate, beg, arrange, continue, ask forget, like, fall, mean, plan, hope, refuse, swear, prefer, want, begin, wish, seem,help, attempt, hesitate, promise, love, remember, refuse, swear, start, decide, determine, purpose, need, intent, try, dsb contoh : I refuse to give him some money.) Formulasinya : SUBYEK+ SV+ TO INV

3. VERB FOLLOWED BY V ing( Ada beberapa kata kerja yang selalu diikuti kata kerja bentuk ing umumnya tentang perasaan dan cenderung menjadi gerund. FORMULASINYA : SUBYEK + SV + V ing Contoh : The children like swimming. Kata kerja tersebut al : enjoy, start, go, remember, keep, stp, intend, allow, avoid, advise, consider, postpone, hate, propose, mean, try, finish, mind, imagine, anticipate, admit, regret, delay, deny, begin, prefer dsb.

Soal :Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

a. I want her (learn) English

b. I advised him (ask) the police.

c. I expect him (come) at 7

Kunci : 1. To learn. 2 asking 3. To come.

ELLIPTICAL CONSTRUCTION

1. TOO / SO ( untuk pernyataan + artinya juga : I am late and you are too. We can swim and so can you – perhatikan susunannya bukan so you can atau can you so.

2. NEITHER/ EITHER (Untuk pernyataan -/ negatip artinya juga: I don’t like tea and my girl freind either- pacarku juga tidak suka. Ida won’t be there and neither will Toni = ida tidak akan kesana begitu juga Toni = tidak ke sana juga.

Soal : Joint these sentences using elliptical construction.

a. He is hungry. I am hungry (too)

b. She left the party early . We left the parrty early ( so)

c. She had applied for the job. I had applied for ghe job (too)

Kunci : a.He is hungry and I am too. b. She left the party early and so did we c. She had applied for the job and I had too.

PREPOSITION

PREPOSITION adalah kata depan seperti on, at, in, between dsb. She lives on Jalan Merdeka. She lives at Jalan Srikaya No 11. We live in Kendal ( bila pakai nomor gunakan at bila tak pakai nomor atau hanya jalan maka gunakan on dan bila hanya disebut kotanya gunakan in..

She will go to Jakarta on Sunday. She was born in November.

She was born on Januari 1 st , 1994. She stays at home all day.

She always goes to her office at 7 AM She will stay in USA in Summer.

She stands among her students . She sits between Endi and Adin .

Soal :Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition .

a. Will you lend me your pen ...... a few minutes

b. I will wait here for him ...... 3 o’clock

c. It has been raining steadily ........ yesterday.

Kunci : a. for. B. at. C. since

CONJUNCTION

1. And, also, besides, more over, furthermore, indeed adalah untuk menggabungkan dua kalimat yang setaraf.= Adin studies English adn Dosi studies Biology.

2. But, however, nevertheless, on the contrary, on the other hand,in spite of untuk menunjukkan kalimat yang satu dengan yang lainnya bertentangan/kontras.= Endang was studying hard for the test , but Tuty was playing the quitar.

3. So, therefore, consequently, thus, untuk menunjukkan hasil/ kesimpulan =Andri is never absent from school , thus he makes alot of progress.

4. For , since, because, untuk menunjukkan alasan.= Many foreign tourist come to Indonesia, because, we have beautiful views.

5. Or and nor untuk menunjukkan alternatip piloihan = Is Toni teaching English or mathematic?

Soal: Combine two sentences by using the conjunction in brackets.

a. Petrolium is used as fuel, It is useful in a fibred industry(not only.. but also)

b. The boys are not allowed to leave the class. The girls are not allowed to leave class (neither ...nor).

c. We can take a taxi to get to the airport. We can take a bus to get to air port ( ....either... or).

Kunci :a Petrolium is used not only as fuel but also useful in a fibred industry.

b. Neither The boys nor the girls are allowed to leave the class.

c. We can take either a taxi or a bus to get to the airport.

CAUSATIVE ACTIVE AND PASSIVE

1. ACTIVE SENTENCES (saya perintahkan ...../.... disuruh untuk): SUBYEK+ HAVE+ OBJECT+ INVINITIVE = He has me mail the letter (Ia memerinahkan saya/ disuruh untuk memposkan surat). Atau : 0BYEK+ GET+ OBYEK+ TO INVINITIVE. = I got you to prepare lunch (saya perintahkan kepadamu/disuruh untuk mempersiapkan makan siang.

2. PASSIVE SENTENCES (memerintahkan agar/minta di..): SUBYEK+ HAVE/GET+ OBYEK+VERB 3 = Mother had the clothes washed ( Ibu memerntah agar /minta dicucikan pakaiannya). Father gets a glass of tea made ( Ayah memerintah agar/minta dibuatkan segelas teh.)

Soal : Change into causative passive sentences

a. I will get him to turn off the radio.

b. We finally got her to tell the truth.

c. I have her take her medicine.

Kunci : a. I will get the radio turned off.

b. We finally got the truth told.

c.I have her medicine taken.

REPORTED SPEECH (direct/Indirect speech)

1. Tenses: PRESENT TENSE MENJADI PAST TENSE, PAST TENSE MENJADI PAST PERFECT TENSE , PRESENT PERFECT MENJADI PAST PERFECT.

2. KETERANGAN : here- there. THIS ke THAT. THESE ke THOSE.

3. COMMAND: He asked me :” take my shoes.” HE ASKED ME TO TAKE HIS SHOES. She said : “ Don’t go” SHE SAID NOT TO GO

4. STATEMENT : Ani said : “ I go home at 6”. ANI SAID THAT SHE WENT HOME AT 6. Anto said:” I will come on time “. ANTO SAID THAT HE WOULD COME ON TIME.

5. YES/NO QUESTION: He asked Ani:” are you sick?” HE ASKED ANI IF SHE WAS SICK. I asked him :” Do you have a pen ?” I ASKED HIM IF HE HAD A PEN.

6. QUESTION WORD: Mother asked me:” Where have you been ?”MOTHER ASKED ME WHERE I HAD BEEN. Atun Asked Toni :” Where are you going ?” ATUN ASKED TONI WHERE HE WAS GOING.

Soal : Change the following sentences into indirect speech

a. The woman says : “I must go to he bank now.”

b. She asked me :”What did you study?”

c. The manager said:” I’ll rise your salary.”

Kunci : a. The woman says that she must go to he bank then.

b. She asked me what I had studied. C. The manager said that he would salary my salary.

NOUN CLAUSE

1. AS A SUBJECT : Where he lives is still a mystery.What happened made her cry?

2. AS AN OBJECT: I remember what his name is. I worried about how my sister was

3. AS A COMPLEMENT: That is where she lives. My problem was when she told to her father.

Soal : complete the sentences by using noun clause.

a. He knew .... to solve the problem.

b. People know ..... always be ready to help him

c. This is the place ... I found the wallet

Kunci : a. how. B. who c. where.

INTENSIFIER (too and enough)

1. TOO: terletak sebelum kata sifat = The tea is too hot for me. THE ROOM IS VERY DARK. I CAN’T READ THE NOVEL. The room is too dark to read the novel.

2. ENOUGH: terletak setelah kata sifat = They are patient enough to wait for me. THE MAN IS VERY STRONG. HE CAN MOVE THE HEAVY BAGS EASILY. = The man is strong enough to move the heavy bags easily.

Soal : Fill in the blank with too or enough at he bracketed words.

a. The car was not (large) to accomodate all of us.

b. My brother is (young) to go to school.

c. You are not (old) to understand these thinks.

Kunci : a. large enough b. too young c. old enough

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES (Kalimat bersyarat)

1. TYPE 1.(akan terjadi bila syarat terpenuhi): WILL+VERB+IF+ VERB 1 = I will buy a new bicycle if I have much money.

2. TYPE 2.(bisa terjadi bisa tidak). WOULD + VERB 1 + IF + VERB 2 = I would buy a new bicycle if I had much money.

3. TYPE 3 : (kondisi tidak mungkin terjadi/ hanya berhandai-handai.).WOULD HAVE + VERB 3 + IF + HAD = VERB 3. = I would have bought a new bicycle if I had had much money

Soal : Change the following sentences into two different kinds of conditional sentences.

a. Will you come if she invite you ?

b. She would refuse to speak to him unless he apologized to her first.

c. If you are careful to drive your car , you won’t get the accident.

Kunci: a.1. Will you come if she invited you? A.2. Will you have come if she had invited you?

b.1. She will refuse to speak to him unless he apologizes to her first

b.2. She will refuse to speak to him unless he had apologized to her first

c.1. If you were careful to drive your car , you wouldn’t get the accident.

c.2. If you had been careful to drive your car , you wouldn’t get the accident

GERUND (kata kerja yang dijadikan benda)

1. SUBYEK (berada di paling depan dari sebuah kalimat )= Speaking is very difficult for me.

2. OBYEK ( berada setelah predikat/kata kerja)= I hate coming late.

3. PREPOSITION ( setelah preposisi)= I am interested in gardening.

4. COMPLEMEN (setelah to be ) = My hobby is swimming.

5. COMPOUND ( kumpulan kata sebagai penjelas)= I have a swimming pool at home.

Soal: Betulkan kalimat di bawah ini

a. walk in the morning is healthy.

b. You must stop smoke.

c. His free time is climb the mountains

d.He is very good at speak English.

e. We have breakfast in the dine room.

Kunci :

a. walking in the morning is healthy. b. You must stop smoking. c. His free time is climbing the mountains. d.He is very good at speaking English..e. We have breakfast in the dining room.

PASSIVE VOICE (di ......

Rumus umum: TO BE + V 3 (To be plus Kata kerja bentuk ke tiga).

1.Present Tense : S + TO BE + V 3

2.PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE : S + TO BE + BEING + V 3

3. Present perfect tense : S + HAVE/HAS+ BEEN+ V3

4. PRESENT FUTURE TENSE : S + SHALL/WILL+ BE + V 3

5. Modal : S + CAN , MAY MUST + BE + V 3.

Contoh : Mutia buys a book --- A book is bought by Mutia.

Mutia is buying a book ------ A book is being bought by Mutia.

Mutia bought a book ------- A book was bought by Mutia.

Mutia has bought a book ------ A book has been bought by Mutia.

Mutia will buy a book ----- A book will be bought by Mutia

Soal: buatlah ke bentuk passive:

a.we will complete the work

b. She is going to send the cable

c. The teacher teaches English in our class

Kunci : a.The work will be completed. B. The cable is going to be sent tomossow.c. English is taught in our class.

PREFERENCE

1. Like .....better than.........

I like tea better than coffee

2. Prefer ........to..........

I prefer tea to coffee

3. Would rather ........... than........

I would rather have tea than coffee

Soal : Change prefer to would rather: Example:

I prefer to wait outside : I would rather wait out side

a. He prefers to invite all of his close friends

b. We prefer to spend the vacation in the village.

c. They prefer to walk to school.

d. Kunci : a. He would rather invite all of his close friends. B. We would rather spend the vacation in the village. C. They would rather walk to school

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Creating a Reading Environment at Home

RIF considers family involvement essential to any child's success as a reader. Research has shown that by talking, singing, and reading to children, parents are turning on brain cells that are essential for a healthy child. Parents can build reading skills by interacting with their children. By encouraging babies and young children to communicate, parents are laying the foundation for later reading success.

Parents and other family members need to be involved in children's reading throughout their school years. Schools recognize the importance of parent involvement in students' progress and are increasingly encouraging parents to play a more active role.

Here are a few simple things that parents can do to create a healthy reading environment:

Make Reading Materials Available

To create a healthy reading environment, start with a good supply of reading materials—newspapers, magazines, books, and catalogs. It doesn't matter if they're owned or borrowed, new or used. What's important is that reading materials are a natural part of your home and everyday life. Set aside a spot in your home for a family library. You don't need much space; a corner of a room with a bookshelf, comfortable furniture, and adequate lighting will do. In choosing materials, remember that variety counts. Instead of focusing on the number of books, keep in mind the interests of each family member. A small collection of books thoughtfully gathered over time is better than a large collection that goes unread. Paperback and hardcover books, a dictionary, an atlas, songbooks, magazines for parents and kids, newspapers, and catalogs all have a place. Make sure your library includes something for everyone at every reading level.

Make books inviting to everyone. Sturdy bookcases, built-in shelves, and open magazine racks are ideal, but an orange crate works, too. Be sure to put reading material for youngest readers on the lowest shelves.

Be Reading Role Models

As much as they may deny it, most children want to be like their parents. Their lifelong habits start to form at the earliest ages, often by mimicking older members of the family. If they see you reading daily—both for function and for pleasure—they will more likely become avid readers themselves. If children see parents visiting libraries and checking out books, giving and receiving books as gifts, and borrowing and loaning books to friends, they will know their parents place a high value on reading.

Read Aloud to Children

Reading to children, even for a few minutes each day, prepares them to read and encourages a positive attitude toward reading. Children who are read to at home learn to read more easily, have a higher vocabulary, and are more likely to develop a love for reading than those who are not read to on a regular basis. Simply put, this cannot be done too early or too often.

Encourage Personal Libraries

Children often want their own place to keep books that have special meaning for them. By encouraging children to set aside their personal favorites, you are helping them express their affection and respect for books. Here are some tips for helping children set up collections:

Find a special place for books. If your child's room doesn't have a bookshelf or bookcase, use a box, basket, or other sturdy container. Plastic stacking cubes work well.
As often as possible, let your children choose the books they want to add to their collection. A book-buying trip to a yard sale or bookstore is a fun Saturday activity.
Take your children to the library regularly. Even a child with a well-stocked bookshelf needs a fresh supply of books. Encourage children to treat library books with the same care they show their own.
Give your children books or magazine subscriptions as gifts.
For babies and young toddlers, choose sturdy books that will survive rough handling. Board books, for example, have thick pages that can be turned easily and wiped clean.

Limit Television, Computers, and Video Games

For generations, education experts have been sounding the alarm about the harmful effects of too much television. The rise in popularity of the Internet and computer and video games only adds to the din of distractions pulling children away from more literary pursuits. While excellent educational programs and software exist, consumption of electronic media must be kept in check by parents. Limit children's television and computer use to make time for other activities, such as reading. Try not to use television and computers as rewards for reading (or denying them as punishment for not).

Source: RIF Motivational Activities Handbook.

semester : 2 (dua)

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