how old is a child when it first learns to read?

Answer 1

It depends on how the child got to spend his very early age (infancy) and also, who were the care takers of the baby. It also depend on "was the baby spoken to very often and only in single language" . there is another factor, hw much motivation he has to pick up the books and look at the pictures. my kids learn to read ladybird books level 1 and 2 at age as early as 4 yrs 3 months. if u start to talk wid the kids in simple language they pick up those words and finally want to see them in written form. and if u r a kind of person who read to the child every nite , no doubt child should pick it up by 5. You can also do ur written work in front of them when they are under 5 so they get curious to copy u.
Give them the books with more pictures then written material for 1st few yrs of their reading life. every time the kid reads a word, appreciate by loads of wows and claps. let the child repeatedly read the same words or sentences. it doesn t harm, infact builds up confidence in them.
Appreciate the child in front of relatives and friends( how so ever ,boring it is for them to listen to the same tune of urs) even at the alphabet he reads and pronounce correctly.
bed time stories should also include made up stories like what baby did during the day , how beautiful the world is, about the connection between baby and the nature. For example," My Ana saw big truck and truck tyres on the road. road was full of people and they were all going to see the rainbow in the sky." this way the child can co ordinate.
good luck . happy reading. also see website www.letterland.com . it tells some fun way to read and recognise alphabets.

Answer 2

every child is different but on average 4-7 yrs is normal

but reading actually begins very early on with the recognition of shapes, colors and matching of items.

children realize colors, and shapes are different, and then they match the ones that look the same and want to know what they are,

at my house two of my three children began matching colors and shapes by the time they were 1 1/2 and by the time they were 2 began reading site words and signs and by the time they were 3 both were reading, my third child could not even talk till 2 1/2 but could match colors and shapes before then, and began reading with great difficulty around 5-6, she still does not read for pleasure very often but the others read vorasiously.

always encourage successes and even the "failures" that way your child/ren will keep wanting to try.

Answer 3

this question has such a broad array of answers. as a former preschool teacher I can honestly tell you that the "normal" (and I am putting that in quotes because i don't like the word) age is probably around 6.

i had a few 4/5 year olds that could read children's books (mind you she was incredibly advanced as far as school goes), but i have never ever seen a 3 year old read!

children learn at different ages, and it's much better not to pressure them and make it fun. but i think 6 is probably the average age when they start sounding out words/reading.

Answer 4

There's NO age for that. The earlier you teach him, the better for the child. My siblings and I started teaching my nephew his A,B, C's when he was hardly less than a year old. And to me, he's the most intelligent kid I've ever known in my life. He's 4 now and can read really well. The better readers kids are at early ages, the more likely they are to do well in school. But if nothing else, I think kids should at least know how to read/write their names and their A B C's when they get to KG. That's just what "I" think, though.

Answer 5

If you're trying to help a child there are apparently a few things that can assist.
While reading to them, run your finger under the text, so they can see it goes from left to right.
Don't assume they can read small letters, quite large letters help.
Start off with the lower case letters, don't worry about alphabetical order, Jolly Phonics use the letters most frequently encountered and which enable you to spell short words.
As for writing, encourage them to do lots of colouring and try and stay inside the lines, it helps with hand eye co-ordination

Answer 6

My daughter started reading three letter words at 3 1/2. This is because we bought the Leap Frog DVD's for her. The Leap Frog Letter Factory DVD taught her all of her letters and sounds and she learned them in just a week of watching the DVD. It really is an amazing DVD and I give it for birthday presents for all preschool birthday parties now. The second DVD is Leap Frog Code Word Caper. This DVD teaches them how to sound out three letter words.

I think all parents with preschool children should invest in these videos/DVD's. If was the best thing I ever did and both of my girls love them.

Answer 7

Depends on the child but most start about 4 with simple words.

Answer 8

You will find like most things- children they are quicker at somethings than other-Dont worry to much about ages or you end up putting to much pressure on your child and yourself-I think the more you learn through play and praise goes along way.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

my little boy started school in sept 06, he is very bright he done small words before school. He is 5 and can now read short sentences and also spell his name after a lot of practise.7 letters in his name. We have always made reading and learning fun.