Given below are some simple ways the best primary schools in Singapore try to develop reading habits in students:

1. One simple way is to read! Make sure to encourage kids for reading. You can encourage them to read for information, pleasure, instructions and connecting with others. Slowly, they will develop a liking for reading.

2. Share Reading Experiences: You must share the reading experiences with students. Tell them what they’re reading and what they learned from tests. It will encourage kids to read as well.

3. Ask students to Socialize with Reading Groups: You may set up reading groups, book clubs and literature circles to allow students to interact with each other and discuss different topics. This helps them to develop comprehension while making reading more enjoyable for them.

4. Arrange a Read-a-Thon: It is a great event for students and parents to re-read their favourite books. This way, you can build a reading community together.

5. Take a Field Trip: It is another important way to make reading exciting and social. You may visit a local library, bookstore or university library. It is not just about buying or checking out books but also exploring the world of opportunities in the print.

6. Listen to Audiobooks: You may invite students for listening to audiobooks and count them as reading. It helps kids to acquire vocabulary while enjoying stories and applying comprehension strategies.

7. Make connections between books and reading at a private school. It’s important to help students have a wider historical and political context of the importance of reading.

8. Invite Inspirational Authors/Speakers to Speak: It is another great activity to engage students, as well as their parents. It also impacts kids’ minds, as they feel everything when an author shares his/her experiences with them.

9. Encourage students to learn about and understand the specific needs of certain groups or populations. This will help students to go and think beyond their textbooks and expand their horizons.

10. Instead of concentrating on a single subject or topic, encourage kids to follow different subjects and topics, especially current affairs, to help them understand what is going on around the world.