Learn children reading
You may be asking yourself when is the right age for children to start to learn reading. It’s never too soon to start your child on the path to reading. Simply talking to your infant and toddler helps her develop the vocabulary she will need as she enters school and begins to read. As you point and name objects, she will begin to understand the meaning of words, and will eventually begin to incorporate those words into her vocabulary.
Reading is one of the most basic subjects that a child should take up during the early years of development.
How to raise a “Reader”?
- Read often stories and books
- Play games with letters and words
- Ask children to make up their own story or make a book together
- Encourage a child to continue the story (when reading a book, just before you turn the page, ask the child how the story continues)
- Ask them questions about the content of the story
You want to try and read to your little one every day. You need to radiate excitement about reading a story together so that your child thinks of reading as fun. There are a few ways to make reading fun. You can talk or sing about the pictures in the book. You don’t have to read it word for word. Occasionally it is more intriguing to add your own twist to a story. Talk about your own relatives or friends and add their names to the story.
Ask questions about the pictures in the book. Let your little one create their own take on the story. They may see the pictures speaking to them a bit different than what the words depict. This will open up a vast dialogue and a chance for you to elaborate on things in the pictures and assist your child in discovering the world we live in.
Show your children the cover of the book and let them recite to you what they believe the book is about. If they are too young to do so, point out certain items in the pictures to help them learn the names of the characters that might be in the pages that follow.
Let your little one turn the pages of the book for you. This will help them interact with the book and get familiar with how books are laid out.
Remember to have fun with reading, and your child will pick up on this positive reinforcement of reading.
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10 Ways to make reading fun
Learning to read can be a challenging adventure for some children. It seems that everyone from a child’s teacher to Mom and Dad and even Grandma is excited and waiting for the child to learn to read. All the pressure and expectations from the adults can sure put a damper on the excitement for the child. This loss of excitement can lead to a child who loses the desire to read. If we as parents can find ways to make reading fun and enjoyable, our children will be more willing to sit down and read a book together.
Few ideas you can do to make reading fun for your children:
Popcorn Reading
This is a fun way for a child to be able to read the words she knows and pass on the words that are causing frustration. While reading a book together, each of you takes a turn reading aloud. When the one who is reading says the word popcorn, it is the other person’s turn to read.
Reading Buddy
Pair your reader up with an older reading buddy and have them read a book out loud together. We all have had times where an explanation of something made more sense coming from one of our peers or a sibling. This gives your child the opportunity to practice reading without an adult’s watchful eye causing possible nervousness.
Highlight Heaven
Grab an older book and a highlighter and have your child highlight every word on the page that she can read. After all the words your child knows are highlighted on the page, take a moment and have your child look and see how many words she can actually read. This is quite a confidence booster.
Flashlight Reading
Before your child is too tired at the end of the day, take some time and read in a dark room. Take a flashlight with you and read the book by flashlight. Little boys especially like this one.
Secret Hideout
What child hasn’t built a fort at one time or another? If you don’t already have a fort in your house or outside in the yard, help your child create one. It can a blanket fort, a plywood fort outside, a treehouse, or even a simple under-to-bed fort. (Just make sure you both can fit…being able to get out once you’ve gotten in is helpful too!) Bring your child’s favorite reading book, get comfortable and read away.
Reading Corner
Make a reading corner somewhere in your home. Let your child be a part of decorating it and picking just the right spot to place it. Add some bean bags or pillows, maybe a favorite poster on the wall, or even some family pictures.
Take a break and just read to your child sometimes
No explanation is needed here.
Picture Detective
Have your child flip through a book and look at all the pictures and tell you what she thinks is going to happen in the story. Read the story and see how close she was.
Pop-up word
Pick one word that your child particularly has a hard time with and every time your child reads that word, both of you stand up. This will help her remember the word because an action is associated with it. This works particularly well with kinesthetic learners. (A child who wants to move all the time and likes to touch and feel everything.)
Star of the Story
Have you ever seen a personalized storybook where your child’s name is printed in the story? This is a unique way to get your reluctant reader excited about a book. In these kinds of books, your child’s name and the name of her friends are printed in the storyline, making your child the star of her very own book! How motivating is that? She will have to read the book to find out what kind of adventure she will be going on!
“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.”
Frederick Douglass
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