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| 3 Ways to Teach Your Child Reading. |
I am sure, as a parent, you prioritise teaching your child concepts, and one such popular concept is reading. I have seen parents stress over their child being weak in their reading of sight words, and I have also seen how parents put in tremendous effort in teaching their child to read. Whether you are just starting out in your teaching journey or somewhere in the middle, I hope this short checklist can offer you some clarity.
1. Reading is not memorising
I have seen a video that a mother recorded of her daughter "reading". Immediately, I could tell she had memorised the words on the pages and was not actually reading. Children's books are easy to consume, and even for a small child, it is an easy task to memorise the whole book.
2. Focus on letter sounds
If memorising is not reading, then what is reading? It is about understanding the letter sounds. We are adults, so we know how to read, but when we started reading, we had to learn what sound each letter made. The letter "a" makes the short 'a' sound (like in apple, /æ/) and the long 'a' sound (like its name, ay, /eɪ/), but also sounds like in car (/ɑː/), call (/ɔː/), or even a short 'e' sound (/ɛ/).
3. Provide a print-rich environment
Lastly, you can label the things in your house, such as "Table", "Chair", "Drawer", etc. This creates an interest in your child in reading and also provides relevance. Your child can then understand that words make sense and are used in everyday life; they are not just to be memorised to score well in Spelling tests.
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