How do you teach a child to read when he doesn't want to?

Question

any good websites you know of that have helpful hints on teaching children how to read?

hey tones with an answer like like that you must not be a very bad mother or not one at all.

Answer 1

Make it into a game so they don't even realize that they are learning to read. Offer rewards or prizes as an incentive.

Answer 2

Keep it fun! Let your child kind of take charge by taking s/he to the library or to the book store and letting them pick out a book that they find interesting, or invest in interactive books that focus on phonics. I found that flash cards really help too. You are giving the same lesson as reading a book but in a different format. Teaching a child to read is never easy, but stick with it and Good Luck! As to the website part of the question google teacher worksheets and that should direct you to some sites that teachers use that may hold good information.

Answer 3

You make the reading fun.

Look if you sit down with a book, then that will be boring. Why not take them on a ride in the car? What is on that big red sign? Ohh STOP.

You are teaching a child to read. You only need to make it interesting and start with books with lots of pictures. Figure out what the kid likes, dinosaurs, airplanes, ect. Buy a book based on that. It should help them become a better reader. You have to make it fun or kids wont want to try.

Answer 4

When my children were small I took a free class through the literacy council that helped me teach my children. I had no problem with two of them but my youngest son was a problem and they helped me with wonderful material. Make it fun, turn it into a game instead of a book start with words such as common products on the shelf. Buy letter cards and spell out shoe with his shoe next to it the word sun or day on a window pane. Have him look for the words of the day and repeat the same words for a few days and then have him place the words where they belong that is when you see he really knows the word.
The leap frog books are a great tool....Good luck

Answer 5

Create a reward system for every time he trys. Buy word flashcards and make up a limit such as 50 cards and he gets to get a price from the treadsure box or prize box. This will encourage him, every time he is close to getting a word correct be really excited and he will understand how great it is to be encouraged, if he is interested in batman, spiderman or anythign else try to find a book on something like that, read it to him and make it fun with different voices and that will encourage him to want to read more about his favorite cartoons or superhero!

Answer 6

It's very important that they learn. The best thing I can say it to try and make it fun so they enjoy the process. There are all kinds of board and computer type games that teach reading and spelling while at the same time make it into a game they will enjoy.

Answer 7

He must see the REASON for reading. When he finally finds his own interests in print, and finds enjoyment in reading about them, then he will start reading.

Identify his interests.

Find books and other print materials about them. Start out by reading WITH him... take turns. Talk about the content. Let the conversation go off on tangents. Take the information and use it in his interests/hobbies. Then go back and read some more. This is not about "getting through the text," but getting FROM the text.

Answer 8

I know that Sylvan learning center has a good website. Also I recommend you make reading not something he has to do, but make it into something done for fun. Everybody avoids work for play, help your child enjoy reading, not hate it. I recommend buying books with your child so they can pick what they are reading, not reading something uninteresting. Start with books of less difficulty. You can also talk with their teachers about what you can do to improve your child's learning environment. Offer some form of incentive to let your child know that you endorse and support reading...A chart where they earn a trip to a theme park or something normally has worked with my family. Hope this helps! MayMay

Answer 9

Whereas I'm a blithering idiot, I'm going to disregard the question in the "additional comments" and answer only the official question. I believe that any illiterate person of any age who expresses any preference for remaining illterate should aggressively, persistantly and even mercilessly be informed of the dire consequences of doing so. Illiteracy is a totally-unacceptable situation in modern society and most be abolished by any means necessary.

Answer 10

Here is a good website to find interesting books for boys. That can sometimes be difficult. http://www.guysread.com/
Then just READ! make it a part of your daily routine--read a story (or a chapter, depending on his age) aloud to him before he goes to bed each night. And remember that the more stressed out YOU are, the more he will feel pressure and it won't be fun. I would guess that his teachers would want you to focus on the enjoyment of reading, while they focus on the "how-to's" of reading. Good luck!

Answer 11

Depends on the age of the child... if 1st grade and below, be patient. Read to the child daily, sing songs, act out "plays," Make sure he sees you enjoy reading. 2nd grade and older get professional help, start with the teacher. Could be learning disability that needs attention.