Teaching your preschooler to read is not a difficult process if you use some simple methods that will make it easy for your child to read early. These methods are simple yet will have a profound effect on your child’s reading ability.
So let’s look at 5 simple things you can do to get your home schooled preschooler to read early and with ease.
Have lots of books visible around your house
By having many and varied types of reading materials in your house, your very curious child will start to yearn to understand these strange symbols and pictures that you manage to read so easily. This has been scientifically proven many times. In fact, in a 2010 study it was found that the more books you have in your home (500 was the desired number), the higher the level of education that your child will receive.
So start early and make sure that your child views books as more fun than even his or her toys.
Read out loud to your child
It is important that you show your child that you value reading. You can do this by letting them see you reading. However, an even better method is to read to them out loud. It does not matter what you read, whether it be a grown up book or a children’s book, but reading to your child will make them want to imitate you, and this is exactly what you want.
Teach your child 100 common words
Common words are those words that are most often repeated in a language. In the English language the 100 most common words account for 50% of everything that is or has been written. This means that when your child is able to read these 100 words, if they pick up any book, whether it be the bible or a medical dictionary they will be able to read at least 50% of that book.
From there it is simply a matter of increasing your child’s reading vocabulary and teaching them how to read on their own using phonics.
Buy your child books
A love of reading is an important factor in being a good reader at any age. However, this love of reading is nurtured when your child is very young. An easy way to do this is to buy them books on subjects that they like and enjoy. Don’t just wait for celebratory holidays, instead just surprise them with a wonderful new book from time to time.
A great way to make sure that you get books that they enjoy is to let them choose their own books (with a little guidance from you of course).
In our family we take our son on a book shopping outing once a month. He is only 5 years old, yet he spends the entire month thinking and dreaming about what book he wants to get next, and not once has he picked a simple children’s book.
Teach your child the alphabet and the sounds of letters
Begin by playfully teaching your child the alphabet and once they have learnt it, teach them the sounds of the letters. This is not a prerequisite for teaching your child to read as a child can learn to read without it. It is, however, a prerequisite for your child to begin reading on their own.
Teaching your preschooler to read is not a difficult process and you can make it even easier by using some of the methods outlined above. Once you have started the process, depending on your home schooling needs and preferences you can seek out a suitable curriculum or reading system to take you the rest of the way.
Trinity Montecristo specializes in home school and home school preschool reading and writing. If you want a method to teach your child to read EASILY and FAST, you can find out more about our wonderful reading system, “Teach Your Child To Read & Reading with Phonics” by visiting our website at: http://www.yourchildcanreadin30days.com
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