How do you teach a preschooler to read?

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

"Teach your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons"
http://www.amazon.com/Teach-Your-Child-Read-Lessons/dp/0671631985/sr=8-1/qid=1172438116/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-6790138-9108722?ie=UTF8&s=books

It worked wonderfully for my son. He is in K and reading a grade above level.

Also the LeapFrog Phonics Videos were a great asset too.

And we keep a word wall - I got a list of high frequency sight words, and wrote 2-3 at a time on a sticky note and stuck them on a wall near the kitchen table. He'd master those words and I'd add 2-3 more. You can get a lot of this at your local teacher supply store.

Answer 2

My oldest child was reading by herself at age 4, and my just now 5 year old can read approx. 50 words. This is what I did, and so far, it has worked on my children (my other 2 are still too young). I found out what "sight words" were taught in our public school for Kindergarten and 1st grade. I printed them out onto flash cards (each word separate!). Then each day, I would get my child to sit with me. I only introduced 1 new word per day, so at 1st, it was kind of slow going. However, after several days, they have a little pile of words that they have memorized. I always give lots of praise and such. Once the whole set of Kindergarten and 1st grade sight words were memorized, I got all kinds of books from my mom (she teaches 1st grade) which have many of the sight words in them. This way, the child won't become frustrated- they can actually read most of the words!!! Then, when they are ready to move on and know the sounds of all letters and have started sounding words out for themselves, we move on to other books. I have gotten many phonics type sets of books from Scholastic Books- they are fantastic! Well, I hope this helps you! It has been a proven method with my children! We have always loved reading in our home too- even as infants I sit and read with them. There are books in just about every room in the house, as well as in the car.

Answer 3

Reward her. Rewarding is the key. Just kind of isolate her from herself so that she can concentrate and sit down with her and give her encouragement. Tell her that she is not alone and to not get discouraged by forgetting. Create a game so that she can have fun with learning. Hands on activities are great. That is how i learned. Because it takes away the fear and frustrations of makeing a mistake. try this. Maybe she should have a buddy her own age that is either in the same situation or is a bit advance that will help her follow along better. Hope this helps. I had a hard time when i was her age and looking back now it was the patience of my teachers that encourgaed me to work harder. Hope this helps. Have fun with learning.

Answer 4

Hey there,
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
Have a nice day

Answer 5

keep reading with her.

The trouble sounds like she's trying to memorize sight words, and while it seems effective in the beginning, it usually dead ends because the memory can only hold so much. Just keep working on sounds, find books that are repetitive with sounds (Dr Suess is so famous for this, and he wrote many of his books for beginning readers) BOB books are also good for this.

You could also look into the book "How to teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons". We haven't used it, but I've heard many positive things about it.

Answer 6

When young children are first learning to read,they need books with what teachers call a "controlled" vocabulary. Very easy when one is starting. Your public school teachers in 1st grade would be more than glad to send you in the right direction and also your public librarian in the children's section can steer you to very easy beginning books. The sentences should be like : "Nan and Dan ran. Nan and Dan ran down. See Dan and Nan run down. email me if you need help, I am a recently retired elem teacher.

Answer 7

Last year my child's kindergarten teacher shocked me with this one! They taught the kids to read NONSENSE WORDS such as jul nav bex zod just so they could practice putting the sounds together. They even test on these words. Also say a word slowly such as "cat" then have her say each sound to you...c a t. They test on this too. I thought it was crazy, but my baby girl reads fluently on a 3rd grade level in the 1st grade!! (And they still test on these same things in her class this year.)
Repeat the same stories with her over & over & over &....
Let her tell you a very short story. you write, she illistrates, she reads to you needing less & less help till she's independant.
Best of luck & enjoy the experiance!!!!

Answer 8

let her know all the sounds of the letters and it her connect the sounds first start with some words then let her work herself up to bigger words. if she is takeing a while tring to soound out something help her
should her teacher in perschool be teaching her that

Answer 9

Read with her and when your done ask her to name off some words she remembers. Help her with some of the words she has a hard time pronouncing.

Answer 10

Let her read the signs on the highway as u go down the road.
Sit with her and let your finger go under the words as u read.
Let her write the words, U write them and let her trace over them.