how do i teach 8 year old to read 3 and 4 letter words?

Question

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Answer 1

I taught both mine with the Pippo books (paperback) each page has a picture and 2 or 3 lines of story in large print. The story is meant to be read to the child, it is not a teaching book.

I started off getting the child to point to each word and then I would say the word, so the child got into the habit of following the words as I read. Then I showed her an easily recognised word - it might have been 'Pippo'- and said every time she pointed to that word she was to say it for me. So we started reading and every time the word Pippo came up, she said it. She was sp pleased.

Then we added other words the same way. It doesn't matter that we read the story several times, or that she was able to anticipate where the chosen word came -it was all part of the learning process, and easier for being a proper storyline not some contrived thing with short words.

Choose a subject the child has shown an interest in and work on it the same way. You are as much showing that interesting things are in books, as in teaching to read.

Answer 2

Try Phonics, there is a pretty good site below. Personally I labeled everything in the house and had my kids tell me what it said, then I would switch labels and have them put them on the right things. It really helped them to grasp the correlation between written words, objects and spoken words. Once they could read these words I introduced the conjunctions and other words, soon we were playing scrabble with 3 and four letter word and now they are using even more complicated words.

Answer 3

For a simple, step-by-step program that can help your child learn to read visit this site: http://readingprogram.toptips.org

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.

Also Watch this video of a 2 year old child reading http://readingprogram.toptips.org

Answer 4

Spray them on the wall; Lil; but to be serious, if you child can not read 3 and 4 letter words at 8 years old I would go and see his teachers or seek some help.

Answer 5

Almost all 3 or 4 letter words can be split into sounds. If you teach your child the sounds then he/she should be able to apply this to other words. Bear in mind though that a sound can be made up of one letter i.e. the 'a' in hat, a sound can be made up of two letters, i.e. the 'sh' in shop or a sound can be made up of three letters, i.e. the 'igh' in high (making the I sound). Sometimes it can be tricky for a child to learn this, because they try and sound out each individual letter to make a sound.
Practice, practice, practice and you'll get there in the end!

Answer 6

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With Children Learning Reading is simple to instruct your youngster how to read.

Answer 7

A child of 8 should already be able to read 3 and 4 letter words but, whatever the reason he/she cannot read yet, I suggest you try the 'Dolch method of reading'. Probably better to go through it right from the beginning if you are unsure of the level the child is at.
"From 50-75% of all words used in school books, library books, newspapers, and magazines are in the Dolch Basic Sight Vocabulary of 220 words (preschool thru Grade 3). The Dolch word list is made up of "service words" (pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and verbs) which cannot be learned through the use of pictures."
There are word games, picture games and a variety of resources to help children of all ages to read (please refer to some sources detailed below).
Having said that, depending on the reasons why an eight-year-old child cannot read, it is worth investigating nutritional and other deficiencies as well as psychological and neurological disorders.

Answer 8

i have a 7 year old girl i had same problems with you could use phonics sounding out the word bit by bit so that it is broken up and also books that have audio or leapfrog kind of software but i found out that sitting down with your child and breaking up the word help them to understand it much better and more fun if its played like a game

Answer 9

I understand your problem and YEA for you wanting to help!! When my son was in 6th grade I found out he was not reading only at 2nd grade level, I felt like a horrid mother. I went to the school and found ways to help him plus they sent me to a program that was paid for by the school system to help him at home. #! read to them a lot, even at our age we love to be read to!!!!!! I made and had him help make flash cards that we put up around the house, for instance in the bathroom put up towel and draw a picture of let him glue picture of a towel, sound it out and show him, in the kitchen say stove and put a picture with it or draw one, in the living room have lamp, and change them then review them, when you are looking at cereal show him a word, make flash cards interesting and fun, put money on one with the dollar sign and cent sign......put them in the car too the more you work with him the better he will do!!!!!! My son is 35 yrs old now and is second in command with a large company, I am so proud of him!!!! good luck!

Answer 10

it's easy to teach someone to read four letter words. Just try to get them to read the child friendly ones is difficult LOL