Wednesday 23 July 2014

A Guide On How To Teach A Kid To Read

By Sharron Cantu


If one is a parent, then he will definitely have to teach his children how to decipher letters so that they will grow up to have a wide vocabulary range and have good reading comprehension. Now this may be a problem for first time parents because it is not very easy to show young children how to read. So if one has a child and would like him to learn reading, then here are some steps on how to teach a kid to read.

Now the first thing to do is to start small with easy reading books that would have a lot of pictures. Of course before going to a little more heavy reading, one would have to begin his children with some very easy books that would have extremely basic words with really big fonts. As the child progresses, then the parent may find books that are harder.

Of course after he has learned how to read the alphabet and all the letters there, parents must first familiarize the child with the combination of these letters to form some words. Of course while reading each word, one has to read them very slowly while emphasizing each sound. While doing this, make the child also say the words too.

When the first page is done, have the kid repeat it again so that he will not forget about it. Now in order to make it easier for the child, let him keep repeating the first sentence before he would go on to the next. Make sure that he keeps on reading it until he perfects the sentence.

Of course aside from sounding out the words, parents must explain the meaning of the words. So after reading the first page, one should explain what the first page is about and then ask him to do it again and of course explain the meaning. Try to define the meaning of the pages as simply as possible in a way that the kid will understand.

After the first page, then the next thing to do would be to have a question and answer session with the child. Anything that the child would want to ask, he may ask during this time like how to pronounce a certain word or what the word would mean. Once all of those questions are answered, then the child should repeat again and explain.

Do take note that parents have to make sure that they ask their kids to read out loud so that they will be able to practice reading the sounds. Reading aloud is very important because it would help the kids be able to remember what they are reading. Also, reading aloud would help them remember the words and also help them decipher the meanings better.

Now when teaching kids, parents have to make sure that they do everything consistently otherwise the child will forget what he has learned. So parents have to sit their kids down in front of a book everyday so that they will make reading a habit. From there, they will be able to move on to harder books.




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