How To Teach Reading
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Joanne Said:
What´s the best way to teach reading and writing to my 8 year-old?We Answered:
Because of the information you gave in your previous question, I know that your son has significant speech and language delays. Based on this information, I would suggest that you not rely only on phonetics based instruction. Lots of kids who are delayed in speech and language have a very difficult time with phonics - first with learning the sounds associated with the different consonants, vowels, blends, digraphs, etc., and then with the ability to fluently merge those sounds into a word. It's a very complex process that depends largely on skills that are delayed in your son.I highly recommend a sight vocabulary approach to reading for children who do not have strengths in speech and language. In a sight vocabulary program, the child learns to look at a word and say it, not to sound it out. As a special education teacher, I use multiple approaches to reading instruction, dependent on the abillities of the particular child, and I have specifically found the Edmark Reading Program to be very successful with many kids who could not benefit from a phonics-based approach. (Type Edmark Reading Program into a search engine and you will find lots of info and sources to purchase the program if you are interested.) The child learns one new word at a time in a very systematic way. In just a few lessons, the child is reading short sentences such as "I see a horse." The activities also give practice in reading comprehension, so the child is not just saying the words aloud but also demonstrates that he understands the meaning of the words. I can't tell you how many times I have had a joyful child say something like, "Listen to this! I can read!" It really helps kids think of themselves as successful readers, which is a big part of the process.
I would still encourage phonics-based activities, because a truly fluent reader needs to be able to sound words out. And you can do it in lots of fun ways; I have collected boxes of different items that begin with different letters/ sounds; for example, our B Box contains things like Batman, bicycle, bird, bandaid, basketball, Barney, backpack, Blue (from Blue's Clues), etc. Then we play games with them, such as "I'm thinking of a B word. This is something that people read. There are many of them in the library. It's a ...." and then the child supplies the word "book."
And of course keep reading to him for pleasure. Computer games are also great. But I highly recommend that you focus your reading instruction on a sight vocabulary approach. Edmark really works for kids with learning disabilities and language delays.
Kathryn Said:
What method do you use to teach reading?We Answered:
I used good old fashioned modeling. My kids lived in a household with two parents that read. We even read to the kids, and shared how often and helpful it is to know how to read.It worked like a charm, no troubles. If there was trouble, I would give it time up to about 11 or so. If there was still an issue, I would reevaluate at that point.
Personally I don't think you can really teach reading. A kid learns to decode the words. You can help by encouraging and acknowledging their progress, but that's about it.
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Esther Said:
Do you teach reading? How do you teach strategic reading skills to your students?We Answered:
Educational games are ususally successful. I don't know what level but you can adapt these ideas. These ideas are not best suited to introduction of skills, but rather reinforcement and check-up.Scanning and Skimming: Play "Go Hunt". Give the student a text, call out something for them to find, say "Go Hunt!" and see who can find it first.
Use a tic-tac-toe type game for teams. Ask questions about a story just read for comprehension check and play as usual. Number the squares so the team captain can ask for a square. just be sure to explain what happens if a team is wrong. You can play several ways.
Play a Main Idea game in teams like baseball. Read short paragraphs and ask the student to state the main idea. They advance to bases for correct answers. Or use this with multiple choice answers to identify examples of the different skills.
Teacher created games are a lot of work but worth the effort.
Marlene Said:
How can I teach reading and math skills to children?We Answered:
Try to make a game out of it.A game I played in school to learn multiplication was like the card game War. we used a regular deck of cards(ace is one, jack is 11, queen is 12 and king is 13). The two people would each open a card and the first to multiply (one chance and it had to be right) would get the cards. The one with the most amount of cards won.
For Science get a tape of "Bill Nye the Science Guy" because, even though it is a little old, it still teaches alot.
Also show how the things you learn can be (and will be) used in the real world. Almost like a field trip.
I really hope this helps, in the future or now.
Johnny Said:
Help! Please! My nephew is driving us crazy. Does anyone know how to help teach reading to a 7 year old?We Answered:
at 7, you should be able to find something he is interested in like a book on dinosaurs, If not , start him on comic books. they worked for my brother.Jaime Said:
ways to teach reading w/out being coherse into reading?We Answered:
Dont worry about learning to read all at once.. first there is of course, the abc's.. then letter recognition -usually capitals then the small case letters. Then you can tell her the sounds that each one makes.. give lots and lots of examples.Pick a letter of the day. Find all sorts of things that start with that same sound and explain that its the letter that makes that sound. At 4, hunting for sounds is more exciting than sitting and "learning"... even though we know learning happens through play. Also using words that are easy to recognize as a starting point can help.. like the sssss in a STOP sign, doesn't the letter look like a snake?... etc.