Learning to read at a young age is important for the development of the child.
It helps them develop a better understand of their surroundings, allows them
to gather information from printed materials, and provides them with a
wonderful source of entertainment when they read stories and rhymes. Children
develop at different rates, and some children will develop reading skills
quicker than other children; however, what's important is that as the parent,
you are keenly aware of your child's maturity and reading level to provide
them with appropriate books and activities to help them improve.
As parents, you are the most important teacher for your children. You will
introduce your child to books and reading. Below we have some tips to help you
teach your child to read.
Teach Your Child How to Read Tip #1
Teach your child alphabet letters and sounds at the same time. Studies have
shown that children learn best when they are taught the letter names and
letter sounds at the same time. In one study, 58 preschool children were
randomly assigned to receive instructions in letter names and sounds, letter
sound only, or numbers (control group). The results of this study are
consistent with past research results in that it found children receiving
letter name and sound instruction were most likely to learn the sounds of
letters whose names included cues to their sounds. [1]
When teaching your child the letter sounds, have them slowly trace the letter,
while saying the sound of the letter at the same time. For example, if you
were teaching your child the letter "A", you would say:
"The letter A makes the /A/ (ah) sound."
Then have your child say the /A/ sound while tracing the letter with his or
her index finger.
Teaching a Child How to Read Tip #2
When teaching your child to read, always emphasize with them that the proper
reading order should be from left to right, and top to bottom. To adults, this
may seem so basic that anyone should know it. However, our children are not
born with the knowledge that printed text should be read from left to right
and top to bottom, and this is why you'll sometimes see children reading from
right to left instead - because they were never explicitly taught to read from
left to right. When teaching your child how to read, always emphasize this
point with them.
Teach Your Child How to Read Tip #3
Teach final consonant blends first. Teaching words such "at" and "and" can
lead your child directly to learning words that rhyme with these. For example,
for "at", you can have:
Lat
Pat
Mat
Cat
Sat
Bat
Spat
Chat
For "and", you can have these rhyming words:
Sand
Band
Land
Hand
Stand
Bland
Brand
Grand
and so on...
You can start teaching blends once your child has learned the sounds of some
consonants and short vowel sounds. You don't need to wait until your child has
mastered the sounds of all the letters before teaching blends.
Learning to read is a long process, but it doesn't have to be a difficult
process. Broken down into intuitive and logical steps, a child as young as two
years old can learn to read, and older children can accomplish even more.
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