Reading is the natural extension of a young child's curiosity about letters, sounds, and how they all work together. Beginning at an early age, there are several things parents can do to develop the child's interest in books and reading and eventually his or her ability to read independently. These helpful guidelines for how to teach your kid to read will give parents a general outline of how this process works.
Reading often to one's child beginning in infancy is the best way to foster an interest in books. Babies enjoy the sound of their parent's voice as they are read to, and like looking at colorful board books, those with special features such as textures, scents, or sounds are even more interesting to them. Asking the infant open-ended questions while reading, can encourage critical thinking.
As the child becomes a toddler, it's important to make sure that books are among his or her playthings. Sturdy, washable books that the child can easily look through on their own are recommended. Having a home book collection, or visiting the library every week teaches kids that books are something good to have around.
Parents can help introduce words to their children by simply pointing them out on the pages when reading aloud. This raises the child's awareness of the fact that words exist and are needed to make a story. Just seeing the patterns of lines and making the connection between them and what they are hearing can establish a good starting point from which parents can next introduce the alphabet.
Starting with the lower case letters first is recommended, since these are typically seen more often in words than the capital letters. As the child begins to be able to identify each letter by name, it's time to start teaching the sounds that are associated with that letter, the best way to do this is to always give some examples of words that start with it. Pointing to actual objects or illustrations which represent these words is most effective.
Using rhymes for teaching letter recognition and phonetic awareness can also help children learn. Children start to pick out the sound patterns and letter combinations that make them. Parents should work on implicit phonics with the child first, that being, learning to recognize a word by its first and last letters, size, and sound, and then progress to explicit phonics, or splitting words into sounds, once the child demonstrates competency in sound/letter matching.
Decoding is the practice of sounding out a word letter by letter which is necessary for the child to be able to do before he or she can be expected to actually comprehend its meaning. Again, rhyming can be helpful in learning to decode words. Matching pictures to the words also assists them in building a growing vocabulary of sight words.
Making sense of the events in a story is known as comprehension. Children are ready to start developing this ability once they have a solid understanding of words and their meanings. Parents can help strengthen comprehension skills by asking the child questions about the feelings and behavior of the characters and to explain the events of the story.
Reading often to one's child beginning in infancy is the best way to foster an interest in books. Babies enjoy the sound of their parent's voice as they are read to, and like looking at colorful board books, those with special features such as textures, scents, or sounds are even more interesting to them. Asking the infant open-ended questions while reading, can encourage critical thinking.
As the child becomes a toddler, it's important to make sure that books are among his or her playthings. Sturdy, washable books that the child can easily look through on their own are recommended. Having a home book collection, or visiting the library every week teaches kids that books are something good to have around.
Parents can help introduce words to their children by simply pointing them out on the pages when reading aloud. This raises the child's awareness of the fact that words exist and are needed to make a story. Just seeing the patterns of lines and making the connection between them and what they are hearing can establish a good starting point from which parents can next introduce the alphabet.
Starting with the lower case letters first is recommended, since these are typically seen more often in words than the capital letters. As the child begins to be able to identify each letter by name, it's time to start teaching the sounds that are associated with that letter, the best way to do this is to always give some examples of words that start with it. Pointing to actual objects or illustrations which represent these words is most effective.
Using rhymes for teaching letter recognition and phonetic awareness can also help children learn. Children start to pick out the sound patterns and letter combinations that make them. Parents should work on implicit phonics with the child first, that being, learning to recognize a word by its first and last letters, size, and sound, and then progress to explicit phonics, or splitting words into sounds, once the child demonstrates competency in sound/letter matching.
Decoding is the practice of sounding out a word letter by letter which is necessary for the child to be able to do before he or she can be expected to actually comprehend its meaning. Again, rhyming can be helpful in learning to decode words. Matching pictures to the words also assists them in building a growing vocabulary of sight words.
Making sense of the events in a story is known as comprehension. Children are ready to start developing this ability once they have a solid understanding of words and their meanings. Parents can help strengthen comprehension skills by asking the child questions about the feelings and behavior of the characters and to explain the events of the story.
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