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Contents

3 Tips to Teach Your child How to Read ............................................................. 4

Best Way to Teach Kids to Read ......................................................................... 9

How to Help Your Child Learn to Read ............................................................. 14



3 Tips to Teach Your child How to Read

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.

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.

>> Click here to for a simple, step-by-step program

that can help your child learn to read, and watch a

video of a 2 year old child reading






Best Way to Teach Kids to Read

What's the best way to teach children to read?

According to the National Reading Panel, "teaching

children to manipulate phonemes in words was highly

effective under a variety of teaching conditions with a

variety of learners across a range of grade and age

levels and that teaching phonemic awareness to

children significantly improves their reading more than

instruction that lacks any attention to Phonemic

Awareness." This is a statement made by the National

Reading Panel (NRP) in their report titled "TEACHING

CHILDREN TO READ: An Evidence-Based Assessment of

the Scientific Research Literature on Reading and Its

Implications for Reading Instruction."

Phonemic Awareness instruction was selected for

review by the NRP in their report because studies have



identified phonemic awareness and letter knowledge

as two of the best predictors of how well children will

learn to read in their first 2 years of entering school.

There is strong Scientific evidence to suggest that

phonemic awareness instructions are an important

part in helping children develop reading skills.

One study discussed the presence of phonemic

awareness in Austrian children aged 6 to 7 that were

unable to read when first entering school. This study

found that many children had not one correct response

in their test of a simple vowel substitution task.

However, a few children who exhibited high phonemic

awareness scored close to perfect on this same task.

The study further stated that "there was a specific

predictive relationship between initial phonemic

awareness differences and success in learning to read

and to spell." Even more importantly, the study

indicated that it was phonemic awareness abilities, and



not IQ, that predicted the accuracy of reading and

spelling at the end of grade one. Children with high

phonemic awareness at the beginning of grade one

had high reading and spelling achievements at the end

of grade one, compared to some children with low

phonemic awareness who had difficulties learning to

read and spell.

In the National Reading Panel report, they also

determined that the beneficial effects of phonemic

awareness on reading lasts well beyond the period of

training. While phonemic awareness instructions are

proven to significantly help children learn reading, it is

not a complete reading program. What it does, is

provide children with a foundational knowledge base

of the alphabet language. The NRP analysis also

showed that phonics instructions produces significant

benefits for students from kindergarten through grade



6, and is also helpful for children with learning to read

difficulties.

Children who are taught with phonics and phonemic

awareness instructions are consistently able to decode,

read, and spell, and even demonstrated significant

improvement in their ability to comprehend text. Even

older children who receive these similar teachings

improved their ability to decode and spell. The NRP

made a key statement saying that "conventional

wisdom has suggested that kindergarten students

might not be ready for phonics instruction, this

assumption was not supported by the data. The effects

of systematic early phonics instruction were significant

and substantial in kindergarten and the 1st grade,

indicating that systematic phonics programs should be

implemented at those age and grade levels."

However, I would like to further expand on that by

saying that children as young as two years old can learn



to read through phonics and phonemic awareness

instructions. If a young child can speak, then they

should be able to learn to read, even if they are as

young as two years old. In fact, I have proven this with

my own children. We started teaching our daughter at

2 years and 8 months, and she was very capable at

reading by the time she was just 2 years and 11

months old.

>> Click here to learn more about the simple, step-by-

step phonics and phonemic awareness program we

used to teach her to read.






How to Help Your Child Learn to Read

The ability to read is vital for success. It helps your child

succeed in school, helps them build self-confidence,

and helps to motivate your child. Being able to read

will help your child learn more about the world,

understand directions on signs and posters, allow them

to find reading as an entertainment, and help them

gather information.

Learning to read is very different from learning to

speak, and it does not happen all at once. There is a

steady progression in the development of reading

ability over time. The best time for children to start

learning to read is at a very young age - even before

they enter pre-school. Once a child is able to speak,

they can begin developing basic reading skills. Very

young children have a natural curiosity to learn about

everything, and they are naturally intrigued by the



printed texts they see, and are eager to learn about the

sounds made by those letters. You will likely notice

that your young child likes to look at books and

thoroughly enjoys being read to. They will even

pretend to behave like a reader by holding books and

pretend to read them.

As parents, you're the most important first step in your

children's journey into the wonderful world of reading.

It is up to you to create the most supportive

environment that turns your child on to reading - such

as reading aloud to them often during the day and

before bedtime, and placing age appropriate books for

children around the house, so that the child will have

access to plenty of books. Reading often to your child

will help develop their interest in books and stories,

and soon they will want to read stories on their own.

With the help of parents, children can learn how to

read. Make reading into a family activity, and spend



time playing words games and reading story books.

This will not only help your child learn to read, but it'll

also help them build a rich vocabulary, teach them

language patterns, and help them fall in love with

books and reading.

Below are some tips to help you teach your child to

read.

Talk to your child - before a child can learn to read, he

or she must first learn to speak. Talk to your child

about everything and anything - whatever interests

them. Tell them stories, ask your child lots of

questions, play rhyme games, and sing songs with

them.

Read to your child consistently everyday - we're all

creatures of habit, and enjoy having a daily routine. Set

time aside each day to read to your child. Read to your

child every night. Make this their "cool down" period



before they go to sleep. This not only helps your child

develop an interest in books and reading, it also help

the parent bond with the child, and develop a healthy

relationship.

Help your child develop reading comprehension -

typically, parents will take the time to read for their

children; however, many parents do not put much

emphasis or thought on whether their children

understands what they've just been read to. Instead,

occasionally, make an effort to question your child on

what you've just read. For example, you read to your

child:

"Jack and Jill went up the hill..."

You pause briefly and ask your child:

"So where did Jack and Jill go?" Or alternatively, "Who

went up the hill?"



Young children may not catch on right away initially,

and it may take a little practice, but they'll eventually

catch on and begin to develop a deeper understanding

of what they are reading. This is a very important step

in helping your child develop reading comprehension.

Of course, don't do this every single time you read, or

your child will quickly get bored and lose interest. Do it

at random times, and do not over do it.

Help your child to read with a wide variety of books

and keep reading fun- There is no shortage of children

books, and you should always have a wide variety of

children books, stories, and rhymes available. Reading

is a lot of fun, for both parents and children. Read to

your child using drama and excitement, and use

different voices. Give your child the option of choosing

what book they want you to read, instead of picking

the book you want to read to your child.



When reading to your child, read slowly, and point to

the words that you are reading to help the child make

a connection between the word your are saying and

the word you are reading. Always remember that

reading should be a fun and enjoyable activity for your

children, and it should never feel like a "chore" for

them.

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