How Can I Help My Child With Reading?
Reading is used everyday for jobs, shopping, driving, and more. It is a vital tool for success in life. If your child is having trouble reading, there are great ways to help her. Learning to read should be the highlight of a child's life, not a negative experience of struggling. Whether you are helping a young toddler or an older child to read, there are several techniques available that will encourage your child to embrace reading.
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Keep a variety of books, but make sure your child is familiar with them. Read a book to your child. Choose a familiar book with rhymes, or a book with repeating lines. Keep a variety of books in the house, such as rhyming, fairytale, and educational books. Familiarize your child with each book.
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Point to each word as you read it aloud. Pointing to the word will help your child relate the sound of the word to its appearance. Also, you will demonstrate that reading goes from left to right.
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Explain new words to your child as you read. If you run across a new or long word, tell your child the definition of the word. Help her sound it out.
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Enjoy the pictures and story with your child. Assess your child's comprehension. Take breaks from reading aloud to ask your child to recap the plot, make predictions, and describe what she enjoys about the story. If you are reading a picture book, take time to enjoy the pictures with your child, and explain how the pictures relate to the words.
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Give your child chances to read books to you, and praise her when she does well.
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Ask your child questions about the characters, actions, words, and places after you finish reading a book.
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Tips & Warnings
If your child has trouble pronouncing a word while reading, quickly sound out the word. Do not stall the story. However, do not interrupt if your child attempts to say the word.
Give your child many books to read.
Set aside time once a day to enjoy a book with your child.
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