How can i help my little 6 year old girl be a better reader ?

Question

Her kindergarden teacher said she was a little bit above average. but i would like to help her get better.

Answer 1

Go on a library field trip every week and get new books AT her level- and get a little harder books that you read to her. Let her see you reading for pleasure.

Answer 2

Ah the youth's first time reading. I am an author and I remember how hard it was to read. I sought help from my mother and counselor. There was a simple answer. Give her a book that she can completely comprehend and then move up a level. At my public library in town, I have seen a program where kids take books home, and depending on how well they understand the book they are awarded treats(candy, toys etc.) and they move up another level.

This is all I can say so have fun and give your child an experience she will never forget!

Good Luck!

Answer 3

CAT IN THE HAT, I brought every cat in the hat story book when my daughter was young and she loved them. Also get books that encourage her to actively read like books that have sounds and music with them, my daughter is 14 now and has won many essays and was promoted to take Spanish class because she had surpassed all the requirements for reading.

Answer 4

Read to her every day. Take her to places like a library where someone else reads to her. She needs to develop the love of reading. Don't force her to read.

My friends daughter has the love of reading. She's 16 now. On Friday night she got the new Harry Potter and had finished it by 9AM Saturday.

Answer 5

Both my kids always read on at a high level. Keep it fun. Do you read to her?, let her read to you also. One trick I used was to buy the little cupcake mixes, and let them read and gather the ingredients. As they get older, they can even do the mixing and the cooking. This will also teach them to follow directions, as well as the basics of measurements.
Also, and I know many people frown on it, I let my children read comic books. (Chosen by me) I don't know what kinds they have now, but when my kids were small, they had Archie& Jughead, Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, etc.

Answer 6

Reading to her is one thing you can do. It is better if you have her read to you also, practice is important. Believe it or not, nursery rhymes and other poems and songs improve reading skills by raising phoenemic awareness which is a pre-skill required for reading. Talk to her about words and how they are made up of sounds, that will help too.

Answer 7

You have already been given a lot of good advice, like reading to her and making frequent library trips. I would also make it point to expose her to a lot of new interests. Trips to the zoo can spark interest in an animal, which can lead to reading books about that animal, etc...

When you read to your daughter, take turns reading. First read a sentence or paragraph and then have her read one.

Answer 8

Why?If her teacher says she is doing ok why are you wanting to push her?Just read with her.Let her read a page then you.Ask her question's about what she just read.It's not how well she can read or how fast,but if she comprehends what she reads.There's good programs for the computer,in having fun reading .Good Luck

Answer 9

You need a nice simple story-book, if she/he knows all the letters...and a great deal of patience...if the child likes the story, reading will be much easier...take it one step after another, focus on each word, explain the difficult words and encourage the child at every step...check these links:
http://www.starfall.com/
http://www.toread.com/
http://www.succeedtoread.com/learntoread.html

Answer 10

It's been proven over and over again. Kids who are read to, read better. Maybe read some children's chapter books with her, and you can read some, and then have her read some, and back and forth. It's called popcorn reading.