How to Easily Teach Your Baby to Read
Many parents choose to begin teaching their children to read while they are still infants. They continue to teach them reading skills as they grow. Though infants can't talk, they can begin appreciating books. Once they are able to point, their reading skills can really take off. The hardest thing about teaching them reading isn't the teaching itself; it's the consistency. Teaching your baby on a consistent schedule is important if you want successful results.
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Read board books to your baby. Find easy- to-read books that have one to two words on each page. Picture books are a great way to begin teaching your baby to read. Point to the picture of an object and say the name of that object aloud. If it's written on the book, point to the word as well. Your baby needs to begin learning that words are used to in stories. Let him help you turn the pages and explore the book.
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Invest in flashcards that have a picture of an object with the word written underneath. Say the picture, then point to the word. Start with only one card for the week. Introduce a second card the following week.
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Compare the two cards by pointing to the differences between the objects. Cover up the pictures and point out the differences in each word. This helps your baby learn the shape and order of the letters in each word.
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Say the name of each word, then show your baby the picture. This helps your child memorize the word and associate it with the picture.
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Lay the cards side by side and cover up the pictures. Say the name of one of the pictures. Ask your little one to point or gesture toward the word she believes you are saying.
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Add more cards gradually as the weeks progress. Don't rush, but stay on a steady path. You can teach your baby to read sight words after he masters several nouns. A few sight-word examples are "the," "a," "for," "has," "we," "he," "she" and "it."
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Put together complete sentences that contain three to four words for your baby to see. If he is beginning to talk, then he can say the words aloud. Otherwise, you can say the words while he points along. You can even create your own made-up books together using paper and crayons.
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