{"id":555,"date":"2017-11-24T15:00:51","date_gmt":"2017-11-24T21:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.iseeme.com\/blog\/?p=555"},"modified":"2017-12-05T17:07:34","modified_gmt":"2017-12-05T23:07:34","slug":"learning-read-5-ways-spike-childs-interest-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.iseeme.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/24\/learning-read-5-ways-spike-childs-interest-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning to Read: 5 Ways to Spike Your Child’s Interest in Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"

Teaching your child to read is a long and involved process and one that won\u2019t yield results overnight. Every child learns to read at her own pace, and with her own setbacks and successes. Here are five ways to foster a love of books and reading in your child that will last a lifetime.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read to Your Child<\/b><\/h2>\n

How to teach your child to read begins with this one simple piece of advice: read to your child. When it comes to teaching your child to read, nothing is more important.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can start reading to your child from birth. Read while you\u2019re cuddling. Read before naps and bedtime. Read while you\u2019re waiting for appointments. You\u2019re not trying to teach the child to sound out letters or identify words at this young age. Instead, you\u2019re helping her associate books with fun times and your comforting presence. Buy her sturdy board books like <\/span>Hello World<\/span><\/i><\/a> or <\/span>My Farm Friend<\/span><\/i><\/a> and let her explore them. She\u2019ll learn how to turn pages and will love hearing her own name as part of the story.<\/span><\/p>\n

Take Advantage of Environmental Print<\/b><\/h2>\n

Learning the letters of the alphabet is the first technical step towards reading. Most children start by learning to identify the first letter of their name. If Mike knows his name begins with an M, watch for the letter M in the world around him and point it out to him. We\u2019re surrounded by \u201cenvironmental print\u201d on road signs, billboards, television, and newspapers. Take advantage of it to offer real-life examples of letter use. <\/span><\/p>\n

Incorporating your child\u2019s own name into reading materials can also be an effective learning method. For example, the <\/span>My Very Own Name<\/span><\/i><\/a> book allows your child to recognize his or her name within the story.<\/span><\/p>\n

Introduce one letter at a time, using environmental print to reinforce your child\u2019s ability to recognize each letter\u2019s shape and sound. Once they master letters, you can start to introduce blended letter sounds like \u201cch\u201d and \u201cth.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Make Reading an Active Activity<\/b><\/h2>\n

We tend to think of reading as a passive activity, but it\u2019s actually active. A good reader is handling the book, scanning the page, and imagining events all at once. You can cultivate this skill by making reading as active as possible. Sing the lullabies on the page. Make up funny voices. Point to illustrations and talk about them.<\/span><\/p>\n

As your child gets older, start asking questions about the book. With younger children, this might be as simple as asking them to find the cat in an illustration or to point to the blue ball. As kids get older, you can start asking more complex questions. Can you guess what happens next? Have you ever felt like the character in the book? Why is that old giant being so mean?<\/span><\/p>\n

How does this help when teaching your child to read? When you talk about books, you\u2019re helping children grow their vocabulary, but equally important is that they\u2019re developing their ability to comprehend stories. Focusing only on the technical side of reading may help a child sound out words, but that doesn\u2019t do them much good if they don\u2019t understand what\u2019s written.<\/span><\/p>\n

Provide a Good Example<\/b><\/h2>\n

Kids have an uncanny ability to determine what their parents view as important, and act accordingly. They won\u2019t learn to appreciate and value books if they don\u2019t see you enjoy reading as well. Spend time reading, whether it\u2019s a magazine, a favorite book, or a local newspaper. Make it clear reading is something you enjoy and your children will want to mirror your behavior.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rhyming words<\/b><\/h2>\n

Build on your child\u2019s growing ability to identify words with word families\u2014words that rhyme. Once your child can read the word, <\/span>dad<\/span><\/i>, for instance, it\u2019s relatively easy to teach rhyming words like <\/span>sad<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>bad<\/span><\/i>, <\/span>had<\/span><\/i>, and <\/span>mad<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

When teaching a child to read, remember to be patient. Focusing on a love of books and reading together is more important than his ability to recognize words or sound out phonetics, at least in his early years. The more he associates books with fun, the more he\u2019ll want to learn\u2014and that motivation will grow into a lifelong love of reading.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Teaching your child to read is a long and involved process and one that won\u2019t yield results overnight. Every child learns to read at her own pace, and with her own setbacks and successes. Here are five ways to foster a love of books and reading in your child that will last a lifetime. Read to Your Child How to teach your child to read begins with this one simple piece of advice: read to <\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":556,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n5 Ways to Spike Your Child's Interest in Reading | I See Me!<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Teaching your child to read is a long and involved process. 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