Children Learn to Read Early Using Activities
| By: Jose Rocha Cultivate Interest by Reading to Your Child As adults we take many aspects of reading and writing for granted. We might not even remember the steps taken to get to the point we are today. Chances are we learned how to read by being read to. Certainly, reading stories to your young kid is a great way to get them involved in books, letters and writing. Of course, books geared towards child learning development like those centered around the alphabet or numbers are key. With that thought, capture the imagination of nursery school children and toddlers by using fun books focused on nursery rhymes and fairytales. Remember, if you can?t get them engaged in educational concepts, you won?t have a lot of success teaching them to read. Sight Word Flash Activities Sight word association is one tool that can help a youngster learn to read fairly quickly. This is often implemented via the use of flash cards. You may wish to make use of cards with pictures on them or just the words themselves, depending on the age of the kid. Since children are exceedingly visual creatures, it is always best to begin with illustrations using flashcards. Once they appear to understand that the image and the word are associated, switch to plain word cards. This will help them understand what the focus is, which is the words themselves, not the pictures. You recognize your kid has real learning potential, initiate reading and writing concepts as fast or as little by little as you see necessary. Factoring Phonics into the Equation When you sing, read, engage in rhyming games or even talk to your child, you are actually exposing them to skills that aid them once they start learning to read. The phonics or auditory aspects of reading is one of the most important parts of teaching this kind of skill. You can read to children even before the can speak, which will expand their vocabularies and make them more receptive to phonics games in the future. In fact, most kids, when they are introduced to the phonic aspects of reading as babies, will comprehend language and instructions even if they themselves cannot tell you they understand. The three activities listed above are but the building blocks of teaching your child how to read and subsequently how to write. You will be able to add more comprehensive studies as your child?s knowledge expands. Above all, try to make learning fun and adopt an attitude that the potential to teach your child something new and exciting exists even outside of a home school class room. Life is a very good instructor as well, so when an opportunity arises to teach new concepts and ideas while out and about, utilize it. Your child will be reading in no time, if you adopt a patient approach to the aforementioned paradigms. Copyright (c) 2009 Jose Rocha About the Author: We seek to help parents exercise their influence on children's development through a developmentally appropriate, multi-sensory reading and writing curriculum. The original concept of "join the dots" was inspired by my mother, over the last 24 years (since 1981): www.childfont.com Related Articles Learning the Language the Easier Manner through Spanish Audio How To Prepare For A Hurricane Researcher Alex Avery Criticizes Atrazine Studies by Dr. Tyrone Hayes in New Video Free Will And Prescient Imagination Funky Laptop Bags Deception A Frightening Tool Used In Free Energy Companies Solar Energy Eco Friendly and Cost Effective Energy Systems for Homes Digital Cameras For Microscopes The Very Best Techniques To Learn Chinese Cemap Training For Every Individual Eating Fast Food Frequently Would Make People Lose Patience Psychology of Hiranyaksa The Best Way To Learn Spanish Get A Spanish Speaking Partner Use a Strategy in the Event of Natural Disasters Body Language Attraction 6 Body Language Attraction Tips Body Language Attraction 6 Tips 6 Easy Body Language Attraction Tips Look Attractive 6 Body Language Attraction Tips 6 Body Language Attrac How to Make Telling The Time Really Enjoyable for Your Children |