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
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...
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.
Notes:
1. J Exp Child Psychol. 2010 Apr;105(4):324-44. Epub 2010 Jan 25.
Learning letter names and sounds: effects of instruction, letter type, and phonological processing skill.
Piasta SB, Wagner RK.
Preschool Language and Literacy Lab, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Learning letter names and sounds: effects of instruction, letter type, and phonological processing skill.
Piasta SB, Wagner RK.
Preschool Language and Literacy Lab, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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