How to teach kids to READ - FAST : 5 STEPS
Hi friends today I will tell you 5 steps to make your child read effortlessly using the phonics rules.
Here are 5 steps to teaching reading techniques:
Step 1- Read, read and read.
Even if your child is only 1 year old and you think she doesn’t understand the books, you should
start reading aloud to her as it’s a wonderful way to start giving stimulation which will help in the coming years.
Step 2-Teach alphabets phonetically
Learning the sound of letters are most important to develop a phonemic awareness That is /a/, /b/, /c/, /d/, /e/ and so on If you want me to make a full video on phonics sound then comment below.
Step 3- Teach CVC words, that is short vowel words following phonics rule.
As cat should be taught like /c/ /a/ /t/, but not like c a t.
So,
/d/ / e/ /n/ den
/d/ / e/ /n/ den
/b/ /i/ /g/ big
/t/ /o/ /p/ top
/j/ /u/ /g/ jug
Learning word families are important. So the child can see a pattern while reading If the child can read cat then she an easily decode bat, rat, mat as it rhymes and only one letter is changing
You can pause this video to get the CVC words list or check Grey Matterzzz facebook page to download this word list.
Tips
1. Try to show words with pictures
2. explain their meaning so kids have a fun time while learning
3. Introduce some activities like fill in the blanks, match the pictures to make the child practice these words
a, e and I CVC words are a little bit confusing for the young brain so patience and persistence is the key.
4. Review regularly, at least 5 days in a week.
5. Please don’t push your child. First few days may seem harder then the child will start decoding the sounds by herself.
Step 4 Now it’s time to start the High-frequency words or Sight Words
It’s a good idea to introduce 5 sight words with 5 related sentences each week. That way it will be easier for kids to memorize.
Tips
1. Make flash cards of sight words and show it often to your kid
2. Try to make charts of sight words and hang it in your kid’s room.
3. Try to point out words in your surrounding.
that is magazines, boxes of foods and drinks, billboards of shops etc to maximize the learning process.
Step5- You can start this step with step 4
Encourage your child to read by her own pointing out each word with a finger.
I find Leapfrog short vowel books, BOB books and Usborne Phonics Readers books very useful. You might consider buying LeapReader as it spells out the words phonetically while reading.
If you are in India and couldn’t get these books then try Ladybird Level 1 books and Usborne Phonics Books.
If you cannot get any of these, don’t worry, just visit your local library and borrow books having small sentences like this with lots of pictures.
Last tip
You can try these apps and websites to make learning fun for your kid
Though researchers now recommend less screen time for kids, but it’s a better option than most of the cartoons kids watch every day. Most of these apps are free and works both on iOS and Android Have a wonderful week.
