Should I read in my mother tongue?

Research has increasingly shown that learning to read in one’s mother tongue early in school helps reduce dropout rates and makes education more engaging, meaningful and enjoyable for children. Children who benefit from mother tongue instruction and learning also perform better in their second language.

What are the disadvantages of mother tongue education?

Four out of six key informants believed that the disadvantage of teaching Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education is that some students rely on their mother tongue. They may have the tendency to forget and may decrease their capacity to learn other languages, more importantly the English language.

What is the implication of mother tongue as far as literacy is concerned?

Mother tongue develops a child’s personal, social and cultural identity. Using mother tongue helps a child develop their critical thinking and literacy skills. Research shows that children learning in mother tongue adopt a better understanding of the curriculum.

Why are people not reading books anymore?

There is a growing number of people who simply aren’t reading books anymore. There are no set reasons why this occurs, some are forced to read books in English class and simply don’t read anymore. Others don’t read books, but read news articles and blog posts online, but not books.

Is it possible to forget your first language?

It’s possible to forget your first language, even as an adult. But how, and why, this happens is complex and counter-intuitive.

When do kids stop reading books for fun?

But when they become 12 or 13, they often stop reading seriously. The boys veer off into sports or computer games, the girls into friendship in all its wrenching mysteries and satisfactions of favour and exclusion. . . Teenage time on screens has increased to the point where it takes over many young lives altogether.”

What age do kids stop reading Harry Potter?

As David Denby pointed out in an essay in the New Yorker, “millions of (pre-teen) kids have read the Harry Potter books, The Lord of the Rings, and other fantasy novels. But when they become 12 or 13, they often stop reading seriously.