he knows his alphabets, what is the next step
2006-07-19 16:38:28 · 23 answers · asked by PrincessRAC 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Most kids don't learn to read until they are at the end of first grade (6 or 7 years old). Your 4 year old is not ready to learn to read. What you should do next is read to him a bunch, so he can learn to really love books. Notice what words he already recognises from his environment, and make a list for the refrigerator door. he will be so proud when he sees all the words he can read. Have books always available for him to look at, and make lots of trips to the library. Another great fun activity for kids that age is to have him tellyou his own story. You can write it down and then the two of you can make it into a book together. Remember not to push too hard. Kids who learn to read early do not have any advantage over those who learn later. Your job is to allow him to explore reading and writing at his own pace, and allow him to have fun with it.
2006-07-27 09:36:37 · answer #1 · answered by kwinkle 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
phonics. He's got to know the sounds of each letter very well Start with the short sounds. Then you can put to blends together. Say he knows the sound of L. (and the short vowel sounds). La Le Li Lo Lu. Over and over. Than later it will be: La- Lap Le Let Le Li Lip And so on. Sight reading doesn't work very well. They don't really learn how to read. Phonics works- get some materiral on phonics
2006-07-20 00:27:10 · answer #2 · answered by Miss America 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a four year old AND I am a first grade teacher.
Does your child know the sounds of the letters? If that is true, then you are ready to help him sound out simple three-letter words such as "bat" or "mop"
Also, you can teach him sight words such as "a" "the" "my" "we" "at" "am" and so on; these are words that you just know when you see them. I made flash cards for my son with some of those words on index cards. At age four, your child could work on one new word a week. Too many at once would overload him.
2006-07-19 16:45:13 · answer #3 · answered by E 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get some hooked on phonics, some educational software with the books and cartilages that you read alone with, interactive TV. There are numerous type of keyboarding computers for this age group, go to the book store.
2006-07-19 16:52:01 · answer #4 · answered by lil-bit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make a game of forming words with the alphabet,write down small words sit down with him cut out all the letters small and capital to match letters of words you have written down[example; as, we,] start with two letters and then 3 and for and so on, teach him vowels and constanent make a game out of it be serious but have fun use your imagenation, and then go from word building to making a sentence, and then depends how far he pogresses, do it with love and patience, when you are in the car , camping ,fishing do quizes with him on spelling he has to remember what the word is and how to spell it,and what it means action words, pronouns nouns and etc. you know what i mean it all has to do with good reading habits and understanding what he read,l
2006-07-26 13:25:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read yourself. Let him see YOU enjoying a book. When you read to him at bedtime read him the same story for a couple of nights then tell him to read the story to you. Tell him to look at the pictures and try to remember how you told the story in the book. Praise him even if the story he tells isn't exactly what is in the book.
2006-07-26 01:08:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats what i am doing with my daughter.
1) read books to her and make her say letters sounds of the letters and then slowly say the word
2) make her write small words such as the do go no yes . two and three letter words.
3) make her read sign boards
4) if she wants something i make her spell it
5) make up songs like bingo with differnt words so she can spell them
these r some teq. i use to make her read as much as her vocabulary allows her
2006-07-19 16:46:21 · answer #7 · answered by in ur face 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he doesnt already have toys that help him spell then try getting those for him. Or u can get small books with small words in them l Such as Cat and read with him. Oh and try preschool i used to work at one and they 1yr olds i worked with could read small things so try that.
2006-07-19 16:43:35 · answer #8 · answered by @bsolutely $weet 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pick up a book and start reading to him. Read read read.
And if you have the money get him a Leap Pad by LeapFrog
2006-07-19 16:48:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I bought my daughter a leap frog (beginners) she and I sit down and read the book together (she is 4 also) it helps her sound out the words.
2006-07-19 16:42:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋