Entry # 6 Many ways to teach your child to read

A baby's brain is hardwired to learn a language. That means that a baby doesn't need to be taught how to speak a language; it happens naturally. Babies learn language pretty much from the moment they are born. It's an amazingly complex skill, but since it's natural, we aren't aware of everything it involves. Unlike learning language, though, learning to read is not natural. It has to be taught. And as complex as language is, reading is even more complex.

 

Learning to read is not crash that take and are done with once they Dick and Jane without any help. Learning to read is development and starts when a newborn looks at you and hears you talking to them .Below are 50 pieces to the reading puzzle . Many ways that you and your child can have fun knowing that they are working on early literacy development and learning to love books .This is not definitive checklist it's a buffet of options to help support your child as they develop literacy skills and become independent readers .Find ideas that work for your family with your child  and their current development 

The ways to learn your child to read  .Sing the alphabet song with them, label things with their names from an early age , tell story ,teach the letter sounds by emphasizing the sound in words theyhear often from young age, play the alphabet game on road trips , read the mail together ,clap out syllables, let them chosse thier books at the library or bookstore ,and ask your child retell stories after reading them.

 It's important as educators and parents (and both), that we understand the mechanics behind the skill of learning a written language. The more we understand, the better able we are when there are problems that need to be addressed. A child who is struggling in reading will not improve with time. They need direct, quick intervention.