they say he is not ready for reading yet. but i don't want to wait for long time either
Your therapists and educators need to use assessment tools to discover your child's skill levels and use the results of the assessments as a guide for setting up educational goals. In general, therapists and teachers know (or should know) the order in which academic and other skills should be taught, and they should know the where to start teaching the sequence of skills by your son's assessments/evaluations. Has you son been through a series of academic assessments and is he working with therapists and educators on specific goals? Does he have an IEP with the school?
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He may not be ready for reading and writing, but even a 1 year old is ready for pre-literacy activities, like being read to. Your child's home and school environment should be rich in activities such as these:
Reading:
Help young children learn about book concepts, i.e. front/back, right-side-up, turn one page at a time, read left to right, beginning/end to story
Read daily to your children beginning at infancy; have children "read" a story to you
Read, then reread the story as often as children request
Put your children's names on their belongings so they learn to "read" their names; they learn that squiggles, i.e. letters, say something important
Teach children to read symbols and signs, i.e. McDonald's arches; Sponge Bob
Read predictable books so children can join in, i.e. Brown Bear
Have print materials visible all over the house, i.e. books, magazines, recipes, coupons
Have a variety of children's books accessible
Expose your children to the many books at your local library or bookstores
Catalogues may be read, analyzed and discussed
Be sure your children see you read; see the need for reading; see the joy of reading
Support the importance of reading through positive attitudes and actions
Have children involved in selecting programs from the TV guide with parent guidance
With your children, look at and read their work from school.
Use Braille or talking books with children who cannot see to read
Help children learn colors, shapes, sizes, names of letters
Talk about illustrations in books
Writing:
Provide lots of opportunities to play with toys that develop grasp and fine motor development, i.e. puzzles, Play Doh®,
stringing beads--this helps the hands be ready to use writing instruments
Provide daily opportunities for young children to draw or write with different instruments, i.e., crayons, pencils, markers, pens, paintbrushes
Recognize the importance of drawing, coloring and scribble writing
Have children join with you to make grocery lists, sign birthday cards, enter events on the family calendar, send thank you notes, invitations and greeting cards
Display children's scribbling, writing and art work at the child's viewing level
Use adaptive writing instruments, table surfaces, computers etc. for children who have fine motor disabilities
If your child speaks English, I highly recommend a heavy dose of Doctor Suess books to teach the concept of rhyme. It worked for both my kids.
Good luck with everything!
one thing is always bugging me is , when kids dont pay attention to what we want them to do or seems like they dont understand or request, do we have to wait till they get better and older, or no matter what level is the kid we have to start teaching them. becuse most of the time when we ask for reading or writting classes they will say he is not ready and on the other hand they say we have to do it early age, so i'm really confused, any help please.