READING TIPS FOR PARENTS OF PRESCHOOLERS
by Reading Rockets
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Read early and read often. The early years are critical to developing a lifelong love of reading. It's never too early to begin reading to your child! The tips below offer some fun ways you can help your child become a happy and confident reader. Try a new tip each week. See what works best for your child.
Read together every day. Read to your child every day. Make this a warm and loving time when the two of you can cuddle close.
Give everything a name. Build your child's vocabulary by talking about interesting words and objects. For example, "Look at that airplane! Those are the wings of the plane. Why do you think they are called wings?"
Say how much you enjoy reading. Tell your child how much you enjoy reading with him or her. Talk about "story time" as the favorite part of your day.
Read with fun in your voice. Read to your child with humor and expression. Use different voices. Ham it up!
Know when to stop. Put the book away for awhile if your child loses interest or is having trouble paying attention.
Be interactive. Discuss what's happening in the book, point out things on the page, and ask questions.
Read it again and again. Go ahead and read your child's favorite book for the 100th time!
Talk about writing, too. Mention to your child how we read from left to right and how words are separated by spaces.
Point out print everywhere. Talk about the written words you see in the world around you. Ask your child to find a new word on each outing.
Get your child evaluated. Please be sure to see your child's pediatrician or teacher as soon as possible if you have concerns about your child's language development, hearing, or sight.
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Preparing for Preschool Reading in the Classroom
by Scholastic.com
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Preschool teachers develop literacy by continually exposing children to oral and
written language and by building on prior
knowledge and language experiences. Pictures, play, and the printed word combine with oral language to help your child understand the symbolic representation that underlies preschool reading and writing. Her teacher will use a variety of fun, engaging strategies in the classroom to develop preschool reading, such as:
- Reading aloud: A small group of children cluster around their teacher in the reading corner, listening intently as she reads The Cat in the Hat. She holds up the book so they can see the illustrations and talk about them. The teacher asks questions about the story and the children make predictions about what will happen next. By actively participating in the story, children acquire skills that will promote success in preschool reading.
- Poetry: Nursery rhymes, songs, and poetry are key parts of preschool reading. Listening to, and repeating, poetry is a wonderful way for children to learn phonemic awareness. That is the ability to notice and isolate the individual sounds, or phonemes, in words, like the "c" in cat or the "b" in bat - a key skill for success in preschool reading. Preschoolers first learn that speech is made up of sounds, syllables, and words indirectly from listening to stories, nursery rhymes, poetry, and conversations.
- Storytelling: Listening teaches story structure and helps children learn to predict outcomes. One advantage of storytelling (versus reading aloud from a book) is that you can change the story depending on how the children respond.
- The printed word: To understand how print works, preschoolers need to be surrounded by it - in books and magazines, in signs around the classroom, on bulletin boards, in labels on their clothes and possessions. They need to learn that written words correspond to spoken words, that words are composed of letters, and that sentences are made up of words with spaces between the words.
- The alphabet: Alphabet books and puzzles help children learn the relationship between sounds and letters, and give them practice recognizing and distinguishing letters.
- Writing and invented spelling: Writing is a key part of preschool reading. At preschool, your child will be encouraged to write captions for his pictures, to write stories about what he's drawn, and to tell stories based on his experiences and imagination.
- Dramatic play: Children exercise their imaginations, practice their communication skills, and learn the subtleties of spoken language in dramatic play and dress-up games.
- Computers: A computer can be an important tool for children in learning to write. Because their small motor control is still developing, preschoolers often find it easier to find the letters they are looking for on the keyboard than to use a pencil to form them. The teacher will help them search for letters in the beginning and encourage them to read the words they are writing and then print them out.
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Some words break all of the rules! As such, it is important for children to practice and learn to recognize these words 'on sight'. Some people also call them heart words because we know them 'by heart'.
These are the first 20 sight words your child should practice on their journey toward reading per the Dolch standard:
the, to, and, he, a, I, you, it, of,
in, was, said, his, that, she, for,
on, they, but, had
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