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Step 1
Show them young role models. Nothing encourages preschool reading like wanting to imitate other kids who are doing it. Obtain the DVD of Super Why which shows a group of friends using libraries and their books to solve problems, and then turning into superheroes who use their newfound book information to perform heroic deeds. Either purchase it or check it out at your local library. Preschool reading is learned and well as encouraged with this DVD.
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Step 2
Read classic rhyming books like Dr. Seuss aloud with your kids. Have a regular evening bedtime story ritual with classic children’s poetry and rhyming books. Rhyme "wires" young brains for reading and they're naturally attracted to it. If you’re a preschool teacher or homeschooling parent, set aside time for rhyme. This is a time-honored way to teach preschool reading in a pleasant, natural, way. As children begin to memorize the rhymes, stop at the last word of each rhyme, point to the word, and have your preschooler read it herself. She’ll love the thrill.
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Step 3
Use read-aloud books especially meant to teach preschool reading. Go to usborne-books.com and look for their beginning readers, preschool phonics books with internet sound links, and “dual readers.” Usborne has taught preschool reading via its books for many years. Just choose a few books and follow their guidelines. The dual readers brilliantly have two segments of text on each page. Short simple first sentences can be read by preschoolers while a longer sentence below can be read by parents, until the preschooler advances to the higher level at the bottom.
