How to teach a child to read: tips for parents

Today, many parents are concerned about the early development of their offspring. Almost trying to grow a child prodigy from the cradle, taking away childhood from the crumbs. Of particular interest to parents is reading. Partly because they themselves are too lazy to sit with the baby and the book. How to teach a child to read? Consider all the subtleties.

At what age should I start reading?

Not earlier than 4-5 years. And it’s not even about satisfying one’s own ambitions, boasting about other parents. And not that reading up to 4 years of age can be very difficult, because the kid has not yet fully formed various types of thinking. And the fact that early learning steals from a child a happy childhood time. Studying still has time to bother him. And carefree doing nothing will never happen. So take your time.

Another important nuance. The offspring must himself want to start learning to read. Forget the word you need. Let it be the word I want. And the incentive! Be sure the baby should have an incentive. Let him understand why he needs it.

As an example:

• he will be able to read himself a new book
• he will read the task for a computer game on the screen
• He will sit next to mom, read fairy tales to her

Just do not push that the ability to read is an advantage. Otherwise, grow a snob who considers himself the best.

How to interest a child in reading

I have an example of a great incentive. Inspired by the fact that my father taught me to read at 4 years old in the magazine "Crocodile", she imagines herself a great teacher. She began to teach her son how to read at 4, but according to Marvel magazine. Well, we had a terrible love for transformers and Spider-Man. The son perfectly mastered all the letters, even wrote them in the album (printed), but categorically refused to read on his own. And we spat on this thing.

By the age of 5, dad gave the child Sonya playstation. And a game disc about Spider-Man. As luck would have it, there were many tasks that needed to be read. At first I did it myself. And then one day she didn’t cook dinner (she pretended), because: “Son, I don’t have time to cook, I read to you!”

The child, raising his eyebrows, said sternly: “Go, cook the patties.” I read it myself! ” I'm leaving for the kitchen, depicting a stormy activity. After some time, I look into the room. The child leads his finger along the lines on the screen, something is blowing under his breath, periodically diving into his favorite comic book magazine.

About a week later, we were decently reading in whole words. At 5 years old. Why not by syllables? Because: “For a long time, I don’t have time to read - the spiderman will be killed, I will lose.” Here is the incentive.

Now my child does not accept books in paper format. But the electronic version is always with him. Nevertheless, this is better than not reading at all, hanging in DotA or Minecraft.

And now to those who are angrily inflating their nostrils. Say, a computer game! At that age! And something else there! Sorry. In this age of high technology, there is no way to get away from this. It will not work to isolate the child. Some babies at the age of 2 already know how to play phone games. So why not use it for good? Instead of shooting, offer a colorful development. They are now full for every taste, color and age.

Technology is moving forward. And you, too, do not stand still. Interactive toys, electronic alphabets, children's computers - the list is large. Just choose wisely so as not to harm.

How to learn letters

Some sources recommend the ABCs, primers of different authors. No doubt, these are bright manuals that attract attention, with competent recommendations and tips for parents.But start learning the letters with the fact that the child will be sweetest of all. From his name. Write it on paper. Colorize, add a picture of a man - this is him. Let the baby try to write his name. Let him fantasize the story.

In this case, be sure to pronounce aloud the sounds. For example, not er-o-em-a, but precisely p-o-m-a. By the sounds! To make it easy to read. Do not bother your baby with the correct pronunciation of letters. We learn to read, and do not go through the primary school curriculum.

After successfully mastering your own name, add classic mom-dad. After three words, you can already take a children's book and look for familiar letters. For example, at the beginning of a word, at the end, in the middle.

Next, learn the other letters. Some sources do not recommend doing this alphabetically. Because for one letter the baby will have one picture. Other associations will not arise. We went the other way. We bought a book in which there were as many as 7 (!) Alphabet. That is, the letters are the same, but the pictures are different. In other words, the letter a is not only a stork. It is also pineapple, automatic, Africa, apricot, bus. Thus, the child will learn exactly the letter, and not the picture under it.

Tip. Repeat this more often. Learned today 2 letters. Found them in a fairy tale book or in your own name. The next time we learned a couple more. And be sure to repeat the previous ones.

By the way, familiar letters can be searched not only in books. While walking, look around:

• shop signs
• theater posters
• advertising labels
• ads

This is so interesting! Plus, for better memorization, you can play "Cities". But with different rules. Let all the words begin with the learned letter. Or end. Just do not try to beat the offspring! He should lose very rarely. Or pretend you don’t know more words, let them tell you.

Tip. All children love to go shopping. Ask your baby to help you. Let him read the name of the product on the label. Only not composition, there are too many incomprehensible and complex words. Do not forget to praise the child. Let him choose the product himself, read and pay for the purchase at the checkout. Be sure to tell relatives in his presence which assistant you are growing.

Enormous assistance in teaching reading to us was provided by cubes and letters on magnets. I even had to buy three alphabets at once, so that words could be collected on the refrigerator. Cubes also bought three sets. They built buildings immediately with inscriptions. Shop, kindergarten, school, work, cinema, pharmacy, garage, house. The whole city turned out.

Tip. Do not bother a child with learning if he is sick, unwell, or in a bad mood. The baby should be sleepy, well-fed and rested. Be sure to take breaks.

By the way, you can write the alphabet on the leaves. Glue them around the house. You go about your business, and ask the child to find and bring you a piece of paper with the named letter. Over time, the task can be complicated by adding syllables and then words. And do not skimp on praise.

Learning to read from fairy tales

My nephew was completely uninterested in interactive toys, a telephone, and a computer. But how he loved one single book! It was a fairy tale "Tablecloth, ram and bag." We read it 10 times in a row every day. Honestly, she has already begun to feel sick from her. But what can’t you do if the child learns to read?

Then I had to pretend that I “forgot” the letters. Absolutely. And I can’t read. Then the nephew decorously sat next to him, and "read" to me himself. First from memory, just flipping pages. Then I had to say that he was a little mistaken and the book says differently. Sighing heavily, the tribe asked where the letter is.

It was very beneficial that the words in the fairy tale were printed as in a primer - in syllables. It took about a month for the child to read at age 6.

But a fairy tale is ugly if you read not in whole words, but in syllables.The child called me angry for having encroached on the sacred. And he began to pronounce the syllables to himself. Already uttered whole words. And since we read the fairy tale not 10, but 20 times in a row, the words began to turn out by themselves.

Of course, as a reward for reading another fairy tale on my own, in whole words I had to generously endow my nephew. Bought a bike. But he still has little interest in computers, and he reads a lot of paper books.

Warning questions: no, not a nerd. Yes, everything is okay with vision. No, I'm not an outcast in the class. Yes, it’s interesting to talk to him.

Tip. Watch the baby. What fairy-tale does he ask to read most often? Try to repeat my experience. What if it works out?

Useful Tips

Recently, a method of teaching reading from the age of 2 months has been popular among parents. It consists in showing tiny cards with words at a fast pace. Reviews are the most enthusiastic, the child reads independently at 2 years old. But few people mention one very bad feature of this method. So to speak, a side effect.

Often, children at the age of 2 cannot speak plainly. They communicate with parents ... yes, the very same cards. The delay in speech development is very significant. And retraining the baby is very difficult. After all, he was accustomed to cardboard from infancy. Do you need it for the child to mumble and wave paper? Like a monkey in the lab. And, if the animal touches with such a "conversation", then in the case of its own child it looks creepy. And the consequences are deplorable.

Some parents make a big mistake from the very beginning of their education. They try to explain the rules of phonetics to the child, explain about the softness and hardness of letters, bother with voiced and deaf sounds. After such a mess in the head, the offspring flatly refuses to read on its own.

Moms and dads! Take it easy. All these details will be explained to the child at school when the time comes. Let him first learn to read at least in syllables. Grab interest, then you will talk about all the subtleties of phonetics. Do not torment a child ahead of time.

There are sources that categorically prohibit teaching a child to read until he begins to pronounce all the letters correctly. It turns out that rotacism, lisp and other speech defects are an absolute obstacle?

What nonsense! Listen, what prevents you from combining reading instruction and attending a speech therapist? Only your laziness and holy faith in articles from fashion magazines. One does not interfere with the other.

All children love to draw. And write too. So let it be not meaningless scribbles, but letters. Crooked, huge, small, still printed, but letters. Learned new - practice writing. There have been cases that preschool children wrote their own tales. With pictures, like real books! Maybe your child will become famous thanks to these simple stories?

How to teach a child to read? Start with a personal example. And do not be angry if the baby does not succeed. After all, everything comes with time. Gradually, the offspring will learn to read if you competently help him. Good luck

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