Any advice on a beginner reader???

Question

I have a little girl who is turning 5 in a couple of weeks. She knows all of her letters and most of her sounds. She is very serious about learing how to read. She decided she wanted to do this herself (she is only in preschool). She is very prould when she remembers the word. However, because she is so young she doesn't remember all of them and gets frustrated. Do you have any advice on how to keep her encouraged? And, any advice on ways to teach her to read? What worked for you?

Answer 1

My son Started to read at age 4. He, like your daugher started off knowing and regognizing all of the letters of the alphabet. He knew all the sounds of the letters including the vowls. I started to read to him when he was an infant and continue until now. Reading is a process. It doesn't matter what age you start (hopfully as an infant or even in the womb) if you give a child a book the first thing they will do with it is put it in their mouth or just play with it. They will turn it upside down and then step on it. Of course your job is to model the correct way of holding and reading the book from left to right. And if you read to your child every day soon you will notice that they have memorized the story word for word. And then you will catch them reading the story on their own turning the pages from left to right moving their finger on the words pretending to read or reading by memory or looking at the pictures. Once you have noticed this you know that your child knows or made the connection between written words and meaning. When my child reached this level which was in preschool, I went to the library and checked out "Bob Books" Its a set of small books with tons of short stories containing three letter words and short sentences that relate with the picture. I also educated myself on how to teach my child to read. There are lots of books on this subject. They even have work books that help support early reading. From there I explained how letter sounds come togerther to make words. He was so proud of himself when he was able to read the three letter word stories. I praised every effort and I never corrected him or made him feel wrong. I also enrolled him in a summer reading program through the community college for kids in my area. The early reading program was for children 6 and 7 year olds. My son was 5 at the time. They accepted him because he knew enought to go on plus he really wanted to learn to read and he had the attention span to sit there for an hour. Now he is 6 years old and is reading books that are for children in second grade. I am reading him chapter books every night before he goes to bed. His kindergarten teacher is teaching the children sight words like: the, is, was, has, there etc... This has helped to. Although I am a little dissappointed in his school. They haven't been able to help my child advance from where he is. Some children in his class are still learning the letters of the alphabet. Hope I helped...

Answer 2

I am a retired teacher who taught younger children. Reading was always an issue. It's seems obvious that you have a very intelligent child, however, you must not be too demanding. Reading is a developmental process. Do not have your child memorize isolated words from a list. The best thing you can do (as a parent) is read frequently to your child. Leave the formal instruction to her teacher when she enters kindergarten. In the meantime, buy developmental reading books to read to her.
(Those books use words repeatedly) As you read, stop at a work that she may be familiar with and let her say it. Encouragement and praise are the best reinforcement rewards that your child needs. Let your child have fun and enjoy the whole reading process. Don't worry, with your positive reinforcement, your child will learn to read when she's ready. Don't push her.
Best wishes to you both.

Answer 3

I taught kindergarten for 5 years in an English Second Language School and really had great success using a variety of techniques. I made bean bags with words on them - and a bean bag board with holes - and the child would say the name on the bean bag and try and throw it thru the corresponding hole. As we progressed we would make short sentences using these words. There are also rhyming techniques - ie: A is for alligator, alligator, alligator A is for alligator ah ah ah
etc. throughout the alphabet - using chant... Song is the best method for children to learn and retain words - it is the repetiveness that helps them - and song is fun!! Go to Kids Domain.com they have lots of things u can use
as well there are many sites on line in the same venue..
have fun with your child!! keep the frustration level as low as you can.... and enjoy!!
hope that this will at least help you somewhat..

Answer 4

I would get her some very simple books maby even bath books or go to the library and they may have a section of books that have lots of pictures and short sentences or you could ask the childrens librian. This should keep her encoutaged. Good Luck

Answer 5

Our local library has Leap Pads and books you can check out. That way you can try it and see if she likes it. You can either have the computer read to you or you can try to read it to yourself and touch a word when you don't know it. It can also sound out the words for her to help her figure it out and there are games on each page of the books. My kids loved theirs.

Answer 6

When I was in school they told each pupil to get a tobacco tin which they filled with words, you can use any tin though. laminate some words she knows and then string together sentances for her, kids are quick learners - she will soon take the lead! This Do It Yourself approach might be just what she needs!
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Answer 7

try having her read you very short picture books, have it along with bedtime reading but have her read to you too. then praise her and say how well she can read. she really can for 5. also, go to the library and let her pick out some picture books she wants. if she gets to chose the books herself, she'll most likely want to read them more.

Answer 8

along with childrens books, buy her some comics, the type that are funny, like road runner, donald duck etc.
while the content isn't the best, it is the reading over and over that is. kids will always read comics on there own, but real books , only with parents.

Answer 9

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