learning to read

kada626

I need some tips on what I should be working on with dd please. She tells me constantly that she wants to learn how to read. She knows her letters and letter sounds. We read every night and she has memorized a few of the books. We spell and sound out words all the time. Is there something else I should be doing to help her along?

I'm not in a rush or anything. I just wondered if there are certain books, games, or flashcards we could try. Thanks!

HarrietNJMommy

The BOB books - they come in sets (boxes). They are really great to teach your kids to read.

kellnbri

Work on rhyming, concepts of print (pointing to words, reading left to right), listening to sounds in words...example dog and duck both begin with /d/

shopgirl78

ITA with the pps.

Also memorize common words (called sight words).  Starfall (dot come) has some great games that influence phonics/rytheming also.

GL!

DD was 5 years when she was able to pick up a book and read!

jerol

Definitely work with sight words....most of the books she will start reading will be almost half sight words.

Read2Me

kellnbri:

Work on rhyming, concepts of print (pointing to words, reading left to right), listening to sounds in words...example dog and duck both begin with /d/

This!  Phonological awareness is a huge part of learning to read! 

Halo79RN

kellnbri:

Work on rhyming, concepts of print (pointing to words, reading left to right), listening to sounds in words...example dog and duck both begin with /d/

this. early reader /bob/stages books, starfall .com,  we play a game where I'll read a page and then as I'm reading ask her to help me sound out the word ... or , since she's getting better at reading, I ask her to find a specific word on the page.  her teacher works on sight words.  leapfrog videos.  

dd started reading a couple of months before turning 5.... really earlier, I would catch her reading and she'd stop... but that was the first time she read a book to us.    ds is far from it. he doesn't recognize all of the letters, but does some sight words (b/c of his sister . she reads to him and he plays on starfall with us). 

taurus424

Lurking....

we are doing sight words....made cards taht we put on the fridge....The, and , up, down , i , and, or, of .....and then when i get a book to read to DS i make him read the words he knows.

nancyanderik

Do what teachers do in EC classrooms: create a literacy-rich environment. Label objects in your house (chair, microwave, sink, toy box, etc). Many kids learn words not via phonics, but by memorizing the shapes and letter formations of the words.

Books on tape/CD, and the website I saw mentioned here (Starfall) plus Mighty Book Jr. are good. The Screen Actor's Guild also runs the site www.storylineonline.net where famous actors read aloud books.

When it comes to listening to books read aloud, it's nice to follow the story on the computer screen, and it's even better if you own the book and your DD can follow along with the words on her own. Teach her to finger track, which means to touch underneath each word as it is read aloud. 

As you are finger tracking with the books she has memorized, start changing a word every now and then. See if she catches the "mistake" you made and ask her to point to the location and name the word that belongs in the story. 

With sight words, you can make a memory game out of it.  

nancyanderik

One other thing- as a teacher I can tell you that it's great when kids can read words, but it doesn't mean much when they can't tell you about what they have read. Your daughter is not too young to start working on comprehension. If you are interested, PM me and I can share with you some skills I teach my students and their parents. These skills also help with reading new words, BTW. :-) Good luck!