i need to some help to teach my 4 and 2year old kids?

Question

i want some help with my kids to teach them how to read and pronounce letters

Answer 1

Hi, Vanessa. You are right to teach your children to recognize letters. The ability to name letters fluently is one of the two best predictors of success in beginning reading. It is even better as a predictor than IQ scores.

The most important activity for learning letters is guided printing practice. I'm going to link a page from the Reading Genie website with complete information.

Cheers,
Bruce

Answer 2

The most important thing to remember is that at 2 and 4 their attention span is about 30 seconds. So it has to be FUN for them or you'll do more harm than good. You really should start first with colors then numbers then letters. Draw out the alphabet, sing them the song consistently, do no more than 3 letters at a time in trying to teach them phonics, you must wait until they have this down pact before you move on. For your 4 year old try writing out the alphabet on a piece of paper in order across the top, mixed up on the bottom, have her draw a sidewalk (line) from the matching letter so the letters can visit and play. What ever you do DO NOT LOSE YOUR PATIENCE! All you will accomplish is teaching them to hate learning and school!!! If you start getting frustrated walk away from it for a while, if you are frustrated, they are 5 times more frustrated. Personally I think the 2 year old is too young to be pushing letters on. You need to be extremely careful with pushing your children to learn more than their little brains are ready for, you can do a lot of damage here!
If you want your kids to read early, read to them several times a day, and always at bed time!!

Answer 3

My answer is going to depend on a few things... if you want to teach them as regular kids or if they're having trouble.

If you would like to teach them as kids not having trouble try enrolling them in a preschool or nursery school 2-3 days a week. This will not only teach them letters, but help them learn social skills. If you do not want them in preschool, try checking at your local library to see if they have a reading program. Many will have story time and other activities based on toddler education.

If your little ones are having trouble speaking, the state (most states should have this) will have a program that will help you find speech patholigists or whatever else is necessary. Check out your state's government page to see who to contact. If you don't find the right number, call any one of them and they can direct you to the right place. Good luck!

Answer 4

The thing that worked the best for my daughter was the letters that stick to the wall in the bath! She'd get to play with me and at the same time I was teaching her! Asked her to find the B. What sound does the B make. Ect.... Worked great. She was reading at 4 yrs. of age.

Answer 5

There's a book called Teach your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons. It's sort of dry, but if you use puppets or something, it will work. I know a family that had both of their boys reading chapter books by age four...not little kid first reader chapter books, either--the 4 year old was reading Charlotte's Web! When I marveled to the dad how great it was, he mentioned that they used this book for both boys.

Answer 6

The two year old will be easier in terms of buying products. At that age you can get simple books with sight words. At two years though you may not get the child to read yet... still too young. For the four year old however there are lots of books and programs such as "hooked on phonics" which is excellent for beginner readers. Go to the Scholastic website, as it has MANY great books, flashcards and other ways to teach reading to young kids. Good luck!

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/home.jsp

Answer 7

I know the tards here are going to tell you - "teach yourself first I:E: i need to some help to teach my 4 and 2year old kids?"

But you should buy a book and teach them tricks like the e to smile. and stuff like that.

Answer 8

do not rush it. they will learn when they are ready. buy a dick and jane book. my son has the scooby doo books that focus on a sound or two at a time. it has helped him alot. the dick and jane books are real good to though. just get them some books that focus on one or two words. first i would write the letters on flash cards and teach them thoose. make it seem like a game.

Answer 9

Make it fun for them -makeup a game with that sound of the beginning letter or put out examples with toys or give it some thought so they'd be interested at that age you gotta keep it fun;)...hope I hepled;)

Answer 10

We got my brother one of those Leapfrog movies. I don't remember what it's called, but he really enjoyed it. He learned from it too.

It was called The Letter Factory or something like that