Read Aloud: 5 Strategies To Become The Best Reader
Read Aloud: 5 Strategies To Become The Best Reader
Read Aloud: 5 Strategies To Become The Best Reader
2.FOCUSONWHATTHEYKNOW
(ENVIRONMENTAL PRINT).
Use these five strategies to help
your child become the best reader
they can be:
What is environmental print? It’s the words children see all around
them every day and is the child’s first opportunities to “read”. You
print in their own environment. Next time you are driving, ask them
what the word on the red sign says. Pretty sure your non-reader will
say “STOP!”. This is because they see this word all of the time and
they associate the red color with it. Now, if you see that word in a
book you are reading, ask them what it says. If they don’t know
(which they probably will not) then remind them of where they see it
3. RHYME TIME.
Making rhymes is the simplest trick for learning
new words. Rhyming and other kinds of word play can
help your child to hear differences between sounds and to
understand that words are made up of individual sounds.
Being able to rhyme will actually help your child learn to
read and write later. Reading rhyming books, such as Dr.
Seuss, with your preschooler is a simple way to expose The
kids to rhymes.
4. SOUNDS, SOUNDS,
SOUNDS.
Sounds are the building blocks of words and the most
fundamental parts of learning to read. After your 3-5 year old
knows their ABC’s begin asking them what the sound the letters
make. English is a very difficult language, with all the spelling
patterns, blends and rules; but begin with the basics. Start with
the letters of their name and then work on others. If you think
your child is ready, try the vowels, explaining that they make
more than one sound! Don’t expect them to memorize all the
sounds, but just knowing that a letter makes a sound is so
important to learning to read.
5. DRAMATIC
PLAY.