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Jason honestly picked it on his own the more reading he did. It just took time and practice. There are still "rules" that he misses now and again but for the most part he's reading/spellling fluently now.
Leapfrog videos, Starfall.com, etc... all wonderful resources.... but honestly I think what helped most was just reading to him lots and lots. We'd point out unusual words and specifically talk about them. He just started picking them out himself after a while.
Sometimes, Fred, you seem so worried that your girls aren't right on their game with curricular concepts. Some of your concerns are valid, but some are concepts much older children still have trouble with. Try not to sorry so much. I don't know if they have been in school before, but in kindergarten, you will see them learning so much so fast--and then you will see where their true strengths and weaknesses are. Enjoy your summer--don't worry so much.
I was reading before I started school at five. I don't think my mum taught me phonics, she just read to me and I picked it up. One thing I think might work is you get get pictures of dinosaurs with words stuck to them and cut them into syllables. Then the girls have to say the sounds for each syllable whilst moving the dinosaur pieces closer together. AS the pieces get nearer they say the syllables closer together until at last they've read the whole word.
Thanks :)
I haven't actually worked with them on this yet - the started reading phonetically on their own, but they can only read phonetic words with no tricky stuff (i.e. no long vowels, and most letter combos, etc.). I haven't taught them anything yet, but since they were starting to read little books, I figured I could explain the silent 'e' stuff to them so that they'd stop trying to read words like 'GAME' by sounding them out lik Guh-Ah-Mm-Eh :) - but I couldn't figure out how to teach it in simple terms that they'd understand. Maybe I should just read to them a lot and let them work it out on their own - that's worked up to this point.
Awesome site and does teach phonics and to sound out words! Free site, with on-line programs! Bookmark in your favorites!
My oldest son was especially fond of Between the Lions, and he loved the song "When 2 vowels go walking, the first one does the talking" which Norway Mom posted. It really helped him understand that particular concept.
most frequently found words) A lot of Kindergarten classes will require
that you learn the first series anyway so you may want to get a head start.
Just do a search and you will get a whole page of it.
Good for you Fred for heloing your girls learn to read. You probably will
be the bes teacher they get by far. This way they can coast through the
learn to read portion and focus on something else. You may want to start
basic math as well in a fun way (using cheerios) Candy etc.
I personally do not think it is too early at 4 to see how your child learns to
read. some kids show an interest. It is good to know if they will need
additional supports for this as well.
I know that we do the sounds/phonics/some sight words/ and starting
phonetic reading as well. We also read to him every night.
[QUOTE=KathyK]JJ's Dad- the list you want to looK at is Dolch sight words (220 of the
most frequently found words) A lot of Kindergarten classes will require
that you learn the first series anyway so you may want to get a head start.
Just do a search and you will get a whole page of it.
Good for you Fred for heloing your girls learn to read. You probably will
be the bes teacher they get by far. This way they can coast through the
learn to read portion and focus on something else. You may want to start
basic math as well in a fun way (using cheerios) Candy etc.
I personally do not think it is too early at 4 to see how your child learns to
read. some kids show an interest. It is good to know if they will need
additional supports for this as well.
I know that we do the sounds/phonics/some sight words/ and starting
phonetic reading as well. We also read to him every night.[/QUOTE]
I have to agree. If your girls are showing an interest, go for it. Both of my kids were very early readers, they were reading, on their own, at three. My mom taught me with an old Dick and Jane reader she picked up at a yard sale and I was reading at a sixth grade level at the start of kinder. My brother didn't start until a little later, because he simply had no interest in reading at that time and my mom wasn't going to push him, but he was still reading before kinder.. You know if your girls are ready or not, so just take your cues from them. If they are ready, that's good, if not, that's also fine. Just keep it fun.
Wow! You got many responses & grat advice... so I will try to keep it short:)
Sarah would initially say it like it was spelled..I would gently correct her and tell her thats how some words are..ex: ISLAND is not is land by I-land..so she wouldnt get upset I would make a silly face and tell her how crazy some words are but that is how we say them! :)
Blends were taught one at the time when she had speech therapy & with flash cards pictures so reading them came easy.
Sesame Street has many episodes of teaching blends and words:) Good luck!
I was just singing along with Norway Mom...when two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking...
You need to buy (or rent first) these Leapfrog educational DVDs. They are awesome, and that's where we learned the little songs. Cole's reading is WAY above his peers, and he can sound out CH, SH TH words that do not appear on the video. He can spell anything with a silent E, and he knows OA, AI, EA and other complex sounds. These videos have REALLY helped.
- Letter Factory (this does phonics for individual letters, which I know the girls don't need, but it helps them understand what the heck they're talking about later...like, little a's scream AAAAA! when a "monster" hops into their classroom. If your girls see the characters yell AAAAAA in mock fright, they may be thoroughly confused). Rent this one, don't buy.
- Talking Words Factory (does basics like cat, sat, Dad, had) Also does blends like ST, PL, etc Buy this one.
- Code Word Capers (Talking Words 2) This is where your girls are. Does silent E, two vowels together, and dipthongs) Buy this one.
There's a higher functioning one called Learn to Read (Storybook Factory) that Cole loves, but it does include complex words. I'd get them to conquer Code Word Capers first.
I also recommend the BOB books. Tiny 5x5 paperbacks that come boxed in a set of 12. Each set is maybe 14 bucks and I think there are 5 sets total. The beginning books' words are very simple to sound out or are dolch (highly reoccurring) words.
The joy in these is that a basic reader can read the very first book aloud and you reward them by saying "you read a whole book! I send these to Cole's school and he'll read aloud to the other kids...very good confidence builder.
Great work, Dad!
By the way, I have made 200+ flashcards with his word lists from school, plus Dolch words off the internet. We read other intro reader books, practice reading the EXIT signs in buildings and billboard, etc.
So no, I don't rely on TV to teach them.
BUT! He takes tremendous delight in these and sings the songs while he reads.
Thanks - LeAnne - I have like 4 or 5 Bob's books - I used to have the whole set (got them for my son years ago), but they were all lost, but I recently found a few of them mixed in with some long forgotten toys. They like them - I need to get more. I posted a video in the Hangout section - Abbie's reading 'The Red Hen' :)I recommend the songs on the PBS show "Between the Lions" (video, audio and lyrics available free online).
http://pbskids.org/lions/songs/
I don't know if they have something specifically about silent E, but they do have "When Two Vowels Go Walking" which has the rule Sabrys referred to:
When two vowels go walking
The first one does the talking
I'm sorry, number two, it's such a shame
Although it gives you pain
The rule is very plain
When two vowels walk
The first one says its name!
I only wish I had this kind of resource for my kids learning to read in Norwegian!
Unless you're home-schooling, you can delegate a little responsibility in the area of reading and just support the teacher in teaching your kids reading. Ask her/him what methods/tricks s/he uses and reinforce that at home.
Good luck with everything.
With words like GAME, etc., I've done something very similar to Sabrys' approach:
"The 'e' at the end of the word makes the first vowel say it's name." I can't remember where I picked it up, but it helped them with that particular reading issue. Bran repeats it verbatim sometimes (maybe I got it from him!
Silent consonants like "l" can be a little trickier, but they are starting to pick them up by sight.
Fred,
I am just about to start teaching my boy to read. I found a classic Dick and Jane book that I intend to use. I am just scratching the surface on the best approach. I know when I learned to read phonics was a big deal, but I have also been told that learning sight words is also method for learning basic reading. High frequency words are learned by sight and the phonics and the rules come later on. Since our kids tend to be visual learners I am thinking sight words maybe the way to go initially. I have already noticed that my son knows in writing: his name; stop; go; in; out; fast; slow; big; small. He picked these up from a Baby Bumble Bee video.
It’s quite possible I haven’t a clue what I am talking about. But I am going to sit down with him and the Dick and Jane book and see what happens. He absolutely loves letters and looking at books – so the natural progression is taking up reading. We see how it goes.
than you think. Many kids aren't taught these "rules" until after they are
already reading these words correctly. Verbal and visual memory help
them generalize things. You will be shocked how quickly the two letter
combos like sh,ch,th are just integrated naturally into their word
recognition, after they learn them. Jasper thinks some silent letters are
just hilarious, and says things like, "It's not "Kah-nock", it's Knock!. Much
of more advanced reading isn't taught by phonics or rules, but it comes
naturally with the development of reading skills. Decoding is the
beginning, but then your girls will probably surprise you with how much
they just "absorb" naturally.
Sometimes, kids only need the most basic cues about reading, not
lengthy explanations. See how much they can "get" with only the most
basic explanation...supplement as needed. Your girls are already off to a
great start, which is why I give this particular viewpoint. Sometimes more
remedial is called for, but not for "Abs n' Eves", IMO
BTW, you're a great Dad.
When I was teaching my two to read, I went with the most simple approach I could find. I made sure they knew the sounds for all of the letters, which you've obviously done. I never went into the short vowel vs. long vowel speech. They just don't get it when they're that young. They would read and when they would come to a word with a silent "e", I would correct them by telling them that the "e" in that particular word is silent, but it's bossy. It doesn't say anything, but it does tell the vowel before it to say it's own name. You'll be amazed at how quickly they pick up on it. My son had more of a problem with vowel combinations like, "oa" (groan) and "ai" (main), than he did with silent "e".
You could always give this a look....
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