“I take the book and read it.” Six-year-old Luize is the most diligent reader of children’s books in the Turlava library / Article

Six-year-old Luise Weigelte often walks with her mother to the library in Turlava. Last year, she read 50 books taken from the library, which was the most in the group of students up to the 9th grade.

“I pick up a book and read it. I read it bit by bit, bit by bit, if it’s a long book. I just like it,” says Louise.

Louise started to become interested in reading at the age of three. Mom told me that books are always available at home, and she reads a lot herself. She is an English teacher at Turlava elementary school.

“Once, when she started learning letters, of course I had to say: Louise, let’s go and read. But now there is a period when she wants to, picks up a book herself, reads, sometimes even goes to another room and reads by herself A skill that I also train at home – the child must understand what he has read,” said Louise’s mother, Zane Weigelte.

The Turlava parish library organizes various events for the joy of reading for school-age children as well. For younger children, it is often important not only how the book looks, but also whether the letters are easy to read.

“There are popular publishing houses that publish beautifully illustrated books, but, oh my, the books have such letters in different fonts, slanted, crooked, there are also small letters. I also evaluate this before buying books,” said Sandra Brantevica, head of the Turlava parish library .

Speech therapist Adrija Brantevica pointed out that reading also promotes writing skills, improves thinking, memory, imagination, attention and concentration. Interest in reading can be created gradually so that the child likes it.

“Seeing some words, syllables, recognizing somewhere already in the neighborhood and showing that this thing is useful. Store lists and adding shopping baskets are also a great way to promote both reading and writing,” Brantevica knew how to say.

This time Louise goes home with two books. Approximately 58% of the parish population visit the Turlava library. Currently, there are more than 4,300 books, of which 1,024 are for children.

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