Teaching dd to read

[RebeccaB]

I have to brag...her first word she recognizes is "Disney" She picks that word out everywhere now...lol...
Anyway, my question is this, what recommendations does anyone have as far as teaching her to read? She's more of a phonetical reader than a sight reader, although I think she might be a mix of both, as she recognizes full words like as, and, but...etc....
tia...

Rebecca

 

[ChrisnSteph]

I definitely recommend the classic "Dick Jane and Sally" book series. That is how my dd learned to read in kindergarten. They're very easy and simple, and have great illustrations to go with the words. We would read with her every day, then we would have her read a word or two in the sentence, and before long she was reading all of the words on her own.

 

[Karel]

How old is she?

 

[EthansMom]

DS4 LOVES the Now I'm Reading books that teach phonics. They are hilarious. We have set one (consonants and short vowels) and set two (introduces long vowels). I highly recommend them.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/15...f=pd_bbs_4/104-9350238-4606326?_encoding=UTF8

 

[Daxx]

Before teaching a child to read, she must be able to recognize alphabet letters out of sequence (randomly). She also must know the letter sound that each letter makes. In Kdg., we focuse on short vowel sounds and hard letter sounds (hard g as in gum as opposed to soft g in giraffe which sounds like a j sound, or hard c in cake as opposed to soft c in cinnamon which sounds more like an s sound).

Once your child knows all the sounds the letters make, then she is truly ready to read. Start with identifying beginning letter sounds (that pot starts w/the p sound, etc.). Then, work on end sounds (that pot ends w/the t sound). Then, work on middle letter sounds (the vowels) like the o sound in pot, hot ... she should know that the o sound is in the middle.

Work on telling her words and ask her to start blending the sounds together. Start like this: m-op, m-ap, c-at, h-at (you make the beginning letter sound and then say the ending as one word like at ie: ssssssss-at). Have her figure out what these words are.

Then, once she's doing this, advance it to you sounding out each letter individually, w/o using the blend of -at at the end ... ie: s-a-t. Have her repeat and start to blend the letters together to form words.

Now, you can start her on looking at letteras and sounding out words. Start with your easy ending words that you can build on ...
these are: -at, -ot, -it, -et, -op, -ap, -ip, -in, -on, -as, -am, -an, etc. For example, in Kdg., we start w/the -at ending. The children learn that a and t together blend to sound at. Then, we build on by adding the beginning sound ie: cat, bat, rat, mat, etc. Then, move to the -ot ending ie: hot, pot, cot, lot, etc. Keep working through. Once you move through these, you'll be able to incorporate sight words and she'll be off and reading.

There are also sight words which are meant to be looked at and known. Click on the link and you'll see them. These are words that they won't be able to easily sound such as the, who, what, like, brown, etc. They need to know these by looking and memorizing them.

The BOB books are great for beginning readers, as well as first reader books that are easier and repetetive. I hope this helps you out somewhat. Two great dvds to help you out are the Leap Frog Letter Factory .

Good luck and let me know if you have any questions.

 

[Daxx]

Crazy double posts!!

 

[ncbyrne]

Much great advice has already been posted above. But I will add how important it is to comprehend what you are reading. My DD teaches Kindgergarten. Every so often she gets a new student who can already pick up any book on the classroom library shelf who can read the book to the class perfectly. (It's always the mother who will point out that fact at orientation day). But - in 15 years of teaching she has yet to come across a 4½-5 year old who understands all those words they are reading aloud so beautifully.

 

[HugsForEeyore]

Much great advice has already been posted above. But I will add how important it is to comprehend what you are reading. My DD teaches Kindgergarten. Every so often she gets a new student who can already pick up any book on the classroom library shelf who can read the book to the class perfectly. (It's always the mother who will point out that fact at orientation day). But - in 15 years of teaching she has yet to come across a 4½-5 year old who understands all those words they are reading aloud so beautifully.

Hey!

This has been my experience, too! I do alot of babysitting and I am also a children's librarian. I know some very young kids that can read almost anything (like at age 4) but if you ask them simple questions about what they read, they can tell you almost nothing. Usually they can't even tell you the basics about what they read. Comprehension is a completely different thing!

Back to the OP - that is wonderful that your DD is recognizing words! And you are a wonderful parent, since you have your priorities straight by teaching her the word "Disney" first!!!

 

[SunshineOR]

If you don't mind spending a little, I used Frontline Phonics for both my kids. It worked really well. Taught them letters, sounds and has TONS of great books they can work through and master as they go. Also, every book has comprehension questions in the back to ensure kids are understanding what they're reading. I usually don't bother with the questions until they've read the book about three times and are really comfortable with the words.

I've taught both my kids to read with this. My oldest dd started kindergarten reading at almost a second grade level, and my next one will start next year reading at somewhere in a first grade level range. I was very pleased with how it went. The most important advice I can give you is that in my experience the reading comes slowly at times and quickly at others. It's important to back off when they're struggling, let them go back to things they've mastered for a while. When they're ready to go on to the next level, they'll either let you know or just do it naturally. And it should always be fun and packed with rewards! Have a good time!