How to teach a child to read

How good it is to be able to read. Wonderful words and a reason for special pride for children of the 90s. Indeed, someone who can read is officially considered an independent person. After all, the path to the endless world of fantasy is open to him. The topic of this article is how to teach a child to read.

Methods of teaching reading

Many parents mistakenly believe that the speed of learning to read directly depends on the child’s intelligence. This is absolutely not true. Much depends on the chosen technique. In the 70s of the last century, there was an opinion that reading poorly in 1st grade was not scary. Like, I’ll learn later. Modern Methodists have proven the opposite. You need to teach your child to read right away, quickly and correctly.

A child is ready to learn to read if:

1. Fluent in coherent speech. Able to compose and voice a short story.
2. Knows letters.
3. He perceives all sounds and does not have any speech therapy problems, such as speech rhythm disturbances. No hearing problems.
4. Orients himself well in space, does not confuse left-right, up-down.

Below are the best practices for teaching reading to preschoolers:

• phonetic, based on knowledge of the alphabet;
• linguistic, invites children to learn to read words that they already know;
• whole words, teaches you to immediately visually recognize whole words, without reference to letters;
• whole-language, provides learning to read through pictures;
• according to Zaitsev, children learn syllables in a playful way with the help of cubes;
• Montesori method, first the child learns to pronounce, distinguish and write letters, and then read words.

The choice of method depends on the parents or the educational institution they choose.

How to teach a child to read syllables

Basic rules for effectively teaching children to read by syllables:

• Name sounds, not letters. Kids will get confused if they are first taught to say Em, and then retaught to M. Therefore, teach B, K, F, R at once.
• Regularly refresh your memory of what you have covered. Preferably in the form of a game.   This will only strengthen your memorization.
• Teach your little one to form syllables by stretching. For example, mmmmmmmaaaaaa.
• Start simple. The familiar words mom, dad, baba are perfect for learning to read syllables. You can play a game to see who can come up with the most syllables. Children are adventurous, this will spur their interest.
• Don't rush into complicating things, but don't delay the transition too much. Start with syllables where the vowel comes before the consonant.
• Watch for pauses. Many children get carried away with chanting and do not pause between words.
• Do not immediately demand that your child read fluently or expressively. The main thing is to learn how to operationalize with syllables, the rest will come with practice.

The psychological aspect is also very important. Don’t scold your child for making mistakes or not doing something right away. Stay calm and be patient. Children learn best through play. Come up with some exciting fun for your child. Tell a fairy tale using roles, where the child will have words from the material already covered.

How to teach a child to read correctly

The most important thing in the process of learning to read is to gain interest. Show your child how important it is to be able to read. Show notebooks and notes in them, greeting cards from grandmothers.

Read interesting stories aloud and tell your impressions of the books you read. The child must understand that reading is great. Choose simple, good books with big, beautiful pictures.

Don’t forget to praise your child for conquering “peaks.” You can ask him what toy he wants most now and buy it when he learns to read. Motivation is important in everything.

For successful learning to read, it is important that the child remembers what a particular letter looks like. Look around for images that look like letters. For example, the letter H is similar to the crossbar of a swing. Just don’t teach him er or beh right away. Teach sounds that will form syllables. Buy special Zaitsev cubes. Or use any other method that is more appropriate in your opinion.

How to teach a child to read quickly

The simplest and proven method for many generations is letters-syllables-words. In general, all classical methods are based on knowledge of what letters look like. Use visual aids for this, as well as rhymes and memory cards. It’s better to start with melodious vowels. You can print out red circles with images of letters and stick them around the house. From time to time, ask your baby to sound out one or another letter.

After that, move on to consonants. Try starting with the letters in your child's name. Take the first letter of the name and begin to form syllables using already familiar vowels.

Please note that many children begin to imitate reading, producing memorized text. This indicates that the baby is tired, does not feel comfortable, or does not want to study. Remember that as a child it is difficult to focus on anything specific for more than 10 minutes. Don't forget about rest breaks.

Only patience and frequent practice will help in this matter.

If the child does not want to read

Why is it even important to learn to read?

Reading develops a child’s imagination, analytical ability and thinking processes. Develops logic and abstract thinking. Creative inclinations and the ability for self-development are developed.

Parental mistakes lie behind the reluctance to learn to read. Such as:

1. Forced reading. They taught it not because the child himself wanted to, but because it was necessary. And they didn’t explain correctly why, for what and why.
2. Not interested. Perhaps the parents themselves do not read and there are few books in the house. It is very important to set the right example.
3. Errors in choosing a technique. Because of this, early attempts to teach this skill failed and the baby developed fears and complexes.
4. A psychologically difficult atmosphere during the learning process, if the parent is nervous, allows negative emotions towards the child at the time of mistakes, all this causes rejection.

To successfully master the reading technique, you need to remember the following rules:

• Praise your child for any slight success, this is a great incentive to move on.
• Remember that every child is unique and they do not have to be able to read at 3 years old just because one of their relatives could.
• The learning process should be easy and interesting, always in a playful way.
• When choosing a technique, you should start from the characteristics of the toddler, and not from the primer and smart books in which “it says so.”
• Be sure to think over a reward system; you can simply treat your child to candy. But it’s better to arrange a small quest to find sweets using the notes left, which of course need to be read.
• Study together, do not emphasize the fact that the child is studying alone. For now, it is important for him to have the support of an adult and do everything together.
• Dosage, no need to immediately dump all the rules and requirements on the baby. So he will only get confused.
• Limit watching cartoons and time on the computer; these devices ruin your imagination and interest in the outside world.
• Books should be interesting, with large print and beautiful pictures.

If all of the above methods still do not help, use the following tricks:

1. Show a beautiful cartoon based on the book. But not completely. Stop watching at the most interesting point to encourage your child to find out what's next in the book.
2. Stock up on audio recordings of children's books. And turn them on all the time.
3. A daily ritual of reading before bed helps. Sooner or later, the baby will want to know the continuation of the story without waiting for the evening.