how do i make my 5 yr kid understand the concept of reading?

Question

he learns words byheart and is able to write.

Answer 1

Read to him as often as possible. Have him read what he writes to you. Play with words and make it fun. Buy children's comics.
Let him pick his own story, skip pages, etc. Just let him have fun now. He will learn better if there is no pressure.

Answer 2

I think he's on the right track. Most children will want you to read the same book over and over again. I know my children did. They learn my memorization and associating the pictures with the words. Here are some strategies I found helpful. 1)Read and point to each word. 2)Look at the pictures. 3)Skip it and read on; what word would make sense and sound right? 4)Try to remember if you saw the word before; did you see the word on another page, book or chart. 5)break the words into smaller parts; do you see a familiar part. 6)Stretch the word; blend the sounds of each letter together. 7)Self-correct; go back and fix the mistakes because it didn't make sense, sound right, or look right. 8)Ask someone.

Answer 3

"understanding the concept of reading" seems a bit much to ask of a 5 yr old, as it's pretty abstract.

What he's doing now sounds right; most of the time that's what readers do, anyway.

He will need to learn how to sound out unfamiliar words.

For this, I highly recommend dear old Dr. Suess. His books have a lot of made-up words, so you can't get by just reading familiar words.

But he gives you meter and rhyme to help you figure those words out. And some of them are really long, giving you confidence that you can figure out big words, if you just take it a syllable at a time.

And they're fun, so you learn that reading is fun.

The I Can Read It All By Myself books stick to a limited vocabulary (which is good for their purpose), but the other books go wild.

Answer 4

Have him pick out a different book every day and spend the time reading to each other. Follow along with your finger to each word and have him do the same. Sounding out difficult words will become easier as he learns. I have found that it works best if you do one page then he does the next and so on. Make this a one on one time with no interruptions so that it will be more enjoyable to you both. Also, let him see you enjoying a book on your own when he has play time so that reading doesn't become something he doesn't want to do.

Answer 5

My daughter is also 5 and in kindergarten. Her teacher sends home 5 sight words a week and we practice them daily. She started off with words like:
the, red, blue, at, this, my, name, mom, dad, is
Now I am able to put them into sentences such as
The house is blue or My name is Natalia
And with words she doesn't know I draw a little picture. She is able to read the sentences I write for her using the sight words she has!! We also read books every night and I let her pick out the words she knows and read them. Good luck and just keep practicing.

Answer 6

Does he know phonics yet?
The Leap Frog Letter Factory DVD is very good for teaching letter sounds.
They also have some other ones that work on putting words together....Talking Words Factory.
The Bob Books series of books is great. They come with about 10-12 simple books in a box and they add new letter sounds with each box. This is what I used to teach my oldest to read.
ALSO.....
Make sure you read to him a lot! And follow the words on the page with your finger. Talk about the picutres. Ask him questions about the story. Get him to predict what will happen next.

Answer 7

Read every day with him. You read a pageand point to the words and then have him do the same.
Talk about what happened on the page, how you feel about it, what it reminds you of in your life....you are modeling what real readers do without thinking about it.
When he come to a word hedoesn't know:
have him look for small chunks in the word
example: beside be side
coming the child might know ing
help him sound out the word and go back and reread the sentence again

make flashcards with dolch words
or go to carl's corner. htm site for lots of reading activities to do with him

Answer 8

I used to do the same thing when I was five. He should be starting to learn to read in school, but you could go to the library and find him some picture books that he has not memorized yet.

Answer 9

I think he already knows the concept...but don't try to confuse him too much, he's only five years old after all. By five, all I was able to do was read a few picture books and write my name.

Answer 10

Just keep reading to him. Try new things and try reading the slightly longer or harder stories to him. Try some children's classics,etc...less pictures more imagination. His curiosity hopefully will spur on his natural abilities. Sounds like a bright kid!