What is the easiest and effective way to teach my son in reading? He is Kinder now?

Question

My son is A.D.H.D.

Answer 1

Help your child improve auditory skills by teaching how to rhyme.

Knowing how to rhyme will help your child read word 'families' such as, 'let', 'met', 'pet', 'wet', and 'get'. Notice that rhyming words have the same sound endings but different beginning sounds. Some words don't look the same: 'ache', 'cake', 'steak', but they rhyme. To teach your child how to rhyme, play a game.

Body Name Game

How to play : Begin by modeling how to rhyme. Point to parts of your body, say a rhyming word and your child should say the body part. This puts rhyming into his or her ears with a visual cue, (pointing). If you point to your nose and say, 'rose', the child will automatically say, 'nose'.

1. Tell your child, "We are going to play a rhyming game. Rhyming words have the same sound endings. I'm going to point to something on my body and say a word. You're going to say the body part that rhymes. Okay?"

2. Give the child two examples: "I'm pointing to my leg and I say 'beg'. You say, 'leg'. I'm pointing to my nose. I say, 'rose', and you say 'rose'.

3. Here's a list of body parts and rhyming words:
deer-ear go-toe bye-eye bear-hair peek-cheek
pail-nail gum-thumb deck-neck band-hand farm-arm
sack-back put-foot see-knee feel-heel

4. When your child is able to do this, turn it around. Point to your knee and your child will say a rhyming word such as 'bee' or 'me'

When your child rhymes body parts, play this game:

A. Say, "I'm going to say a word and you'll tell me as many rhyming words as you can. I say, 'bee'. " Your child then says words as 'he, she, we, three, free or agree.'

B. Choose one-syllable words that are easy to rhyme with such as, 'had', 'rat', 'man', 'fall', 'ten', 'red', 'big' 'fill', 'hop', dog, bug' and 'sun'. All these have multiple words that rhyme.

Answer 2

I think an online reading program called Headsprout at: www.headsprout.com. My daughter is on Lesson 36 now. They have a Reading Basic program we signed up for the first 40 lessons and we are almost done with those. We are going to sign up for the second batch of lessons and those will take us for another 40 lessons for a total of 80 online lessons. You can look at sample online lessons at: http://www.headsprout.com/home/samples.cfm They are just small portions of the lessons which are about 15 minutes total.

They also allow you to sign up for a free trial of the first 3 lessons to see if it works well which we did, and I would recommend, to see if it is appropriate for your child. We had tried some other programs before Headsprout, and Headsprout was the first one where it really clicked for her for some reason. It could have been she was just ready, or the program, or that we did it consistently 4 or 5 times a week, but we have been successful with this program.

They have done research on this program, and the research (J. Torgesen is one of the researchers) and it backs up the fact that it is a good program) so that was a plus, too. It's got all the phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, etc. components that you want in a reading program.

I did an online Google before I signed up and found a $10 online coupon so I think it was about $80 or so for the 80 lessons, so the price was definitely worth it. They also send you 5 books and a map and stickers, and there are printable books and flashcards that you print after many of the lessons.

My daughter is autism spectrum btw, so I think the added visual part of the lessons and the animated characters helps to keep her attention, which also may be true for your son as well. Good luck with whatever program you do choose!

Answer 3

Read to him a lot over time. Go to the library and get lots of books he is interested in. Let him watch you as you read to him, sometimes slowly, sometimes moving your finger under the words. Being read to young is the number one indicator of reading success. Read for up to an hour before bed, set a number of books like three with the last one being a chapter book. Don't try to skip this step. After doing this for a long time your son will want to learn to read more which will make him more motivated in it and make it more fun. Take time whenever you are together and you have to read something to ask him to help you sound it out so he sees how important reading is to daily life. Don't worry about spelling or vowel combinations when he starts sounding out words, just be patient and over time he will amaze you! kids this age become what they are shown - you! If you don't like to read and don't want to take the time to read to him, how will he feel differently? The definition of crazy is to keep doing something the same and expect a different result. There is no quick and easy way to do anything with a 4 or 5 year old - taking the time now sets them on the right path for life. Tv and soda can ruin a kid at this age and even cause adhd!

Answer 4

point out print everywhere you go, and how it's needed in driving, cooking, etc.
get him Leapfrog Learning's fridge magnets. when a letter is put into the included docking station, it plays a song that tells the letter's name and the sound or sounds it makes.
My son learned them all by two and is now reading amazingly well at three and a half. Phonics is more than half the battle.

Aside from that, just enjoy lots of reading time together. Dr. Seuss is great, the repetition and rhymes help kids memorize and then start to recognize the words.

Answer 5

We just had that very situation here in Australia. I didn't catch the whole thing but they chose to leave the child with his family. I think parents should be held accountable as they are the ones who provide there children with food. Should they be taken away? I don't think so. I do think that the parents need to be educated in healthy eating and lifestyle habits and monitored. If there is no change in the life style then perhaps removing the child for there own safety is probably called for, and just mighty give the parents a wake up call.

Answer 6

You are your son’s first and most influential teacher. Teaching and learning happen when you and your son do simple, fun things at home. Reading books with your son for just a few minutes each day can make a big difference in how easily and how well he learns to read. Trips to a grocery store or a shopping mall can be used to help your son understand why we have print and how we use it.

Print is everywhere — on signs, billboards,labels, computer screens and in television ads, games, books, magazines,and newspapers. Point out the letters and words that you see everywhere. Read aloud traffic signs, street signs, store signs, billboards, and maps as you travel to and from home and elsewhere. Read aloud grocery labels, notices, invitations,phone numbers, and calendar dates.

Let your son see you read every day. When he sees you read newspapers, catalogs, magazines, books, and labels, he will learn that reading is important. Read for enjoyment. Your son will copy what you do. Make sure he has books and other printed materials. You can give him books as gifts on birthdays and on special holidays.

When reading a book with your son, you can:
• Let him hold the book and turn the pages.
• Talk about different parts of the book such as the front, back, title page, first page, and last page.
• Take your time reading. Do not rush.
• Point to the words as you read. Help him to see that there are spaces between words, that you read from the top of the page to the bottom,and that you read from left to right.
• Ask him to think about the story as you read it.
• Point to the pictures and talk about them.
• From time to time, talk about specific letters and words in the story.
• Read expressively: talk the way the story’s characters would talk; makesound effects and funny faces; and vary the pitch of your voice throughout the story to make it more interesting.
• Encourage him to ask questions about the story’s characters and events.
• Talk about the story and relate it to his personal experiences.

I hope this helps...

Answer 7

Look for a program based on phonological awareness activities. Act out the books, keep the books at his level. Usborne publishing makes some great books and has a program to teach your child to read. Contact the Speech Pathologist at his school. Pick her brain!

If he doesn't know all the letters and the sounds, work on that everyday until he has mastered that!

Answer 8

Sit down with him in a quiet place and try to keep his attention on reading but remember a small child's attention span is short and he need breaks often. Get simple books that are interesting to him, and reward him with something simple when he rembers a few words at a time. Be sure to let him exercise along so that he doesn't get tired of one certain thing. Good luck and God bless you and the family.

Answer 9

Two things:
#1 - Read with him. With the ADHD, he might not sit for long periods of time, but every chance you get sit him down and read with him. Even if it's just a minute or two each time, it will help. But don't force the issue, if he doesn't want to read, try another time. If you force the issue, he could get frustrated and that will major backfire (and that's with all children, not just ADHD).

#2 - When you're out and about with him, read signs that you see to him. Show him words on special toys that he handles a lot, etc. Just everytime you think of it, point out a word to him.

Also, talk to your son's doctor. They often have resources for special needs children that we don't think of and can give you lots of good ideas.

Answer 10

First of all be sure to read plenty of books to him so that he is interested. Let him go to the library and pick books from the children's selection. Make sure that the books are interesting and also something that he can follow along with if read enough times. I also suggest that he has his own personal library for this so he can get some books down by heart and read them easier at first. Just keep going over and over the words and letters and give him encouragement and praise when he gets it right. Make sure though that you give him breaks and make it fun for him. If he thinks it is something forced on him he may give up so make it something he is going to look forward to.
I also suggest that you do not let him get his interests involved too much in other areas so keep him away from too much TV and keep him totally away from electronic games at this age. They entertain and kid's lose the idea of how to entertain themselves sometimes due to that.
Be sure to also feel free to contact his teacher and ask her what advice she can offer too. Good luck!

Answer 11

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