- 1. How To Teach Your Young Child To Read Kamisha
Nation-Marshall 1
2. As Parents, the most important thing we can do is read to our
children early and often. Reading is the path to success in school
and life. When children learn to love books, they learn to love
learning. -Laura Bush 2 3. Teaching a child to read is a long
process and it starts at home. As parents there are many strategies
we can use to help our children on their way to reading. 3 4. At
What Age Should Your Child Start To Read According to the U.S.
Department of Education the road to reading starts the day your
child is born but by the age of 7, most children are reading. 4 5.
Ways To Help Your Child Become a Reader 1. Read to your child over
and over again 2. Take your child to the library 3. Practice
learning and identifying letters of the alphabet 4. Make reading
fun 5. Have books readily accessible 6. Encourage story
interaction/ ask questions 5 6. Reading Activities 1. Make a book
2. Play Rhyming games 3. Do Letter crafts 4. Sing songs 5. Play Eye
Spy with letters and letter sounds (McDonald) 6. Create your own
story ending 6 7. 4 Main Methods of Teaching a Child to Read (
Griggs) 1. Phonics 2. Look and Say 3. Language Experience Approach
4. Context Support Method 7 8. Phonics The Phonics method relies on
children learning the alphabet and the sounds each letter makes.
They then learn to blend those sounds to form simple words; at, on,
it, etc. And from there they can go on to make three and four
letter words. 8 9. Look and Say The Look and say method teaches
children reading through memorization. By being told a word and
repeating it; they learn to recognize whole word or sentence
instead of sounds. 9 10. Language Experience Approach This method
uses a child's own experiences to help them learn to read. The
Language Experience Approach supports a child's concept development
and vocabulary growth while offering many reading and writing
activities through the use of personal experiences and oral
language. A child draws a picture, describes it and turns that
picture into stories to read. 10 11. Context Support Method This
method focuses on the context of the story to engage a child into
reading It states that children will learn best by having a subject
that interests them. It will encourage enthusiasm because they are
actually looking at something they can relate to. 11 12. Conclusion
Reading needs to be an enjoyable experience for a child. Learning
to read is different for every child but there are many things that
we, as parents, can support them as they learn to read. Finding the
right method to teach your child to read is the key to their
literary success. 12 13. References Helping Your Child Become a
Reader: With Activities for Children from Infancy through Age 6.
Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of
Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs, 2002. Web. Griggs,
Ingrid. "Four Main Methods Learning to Read." Teaching Treasures.
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Allison. "50 Ways To Teach Your Child To Read." No Time For Flash
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