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Oct 5, 2004 | 07:40 PM

parks911

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From: Georgia

Learning to Read

I think it is well past the time to teach my 6 year old daughter how to read.

I should have done it already, but have been preoccupied with other activities. I'm sure the school is helping her but I feel a little push from daddy will be the best stepping stone.

Does anyone know of some good books to start with?

Something like see spot, see spot run, see spot run & trip type of thing.

Oct 5, 2004 | 07:43 PM

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http://reading.indiana.edu/www/famre...3/review4.html

http://www.succeedtoread.com/

http://vava.essortment.com/howtoteachchi_rdym.htm

Some may discuss ebonic's.

I believe in sounding words out, but NOT by that alone.

Oct 5, 2004 | 07:48 PM

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i had phonix from kindergarten through third or fourth grade. i feel that these lessons have given me the basis for understanding foreign subject matter through context.

Oct 5, 2004 | 07:52 PM

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As a coincidence my daughter is also 6. We began working with her at age 3-4 to get her ready for school. When she entered Kindergarten, last year, she was reading on her own. My wife and I are both teachers so we sort of knew what we were doing. Start with phonics. That is letter sounds and shapes. Most folks begin as sight-learners. That means they first memorize the shapes of simple words like I, A,IS, IT, CAT, etc and read through recognizing the shape of the word but not actually reading the letters. You want to stop this and make her learn to read, using the letters. If she does not read at all by 6 she is very much behind. In many (most) states the kids are expected to be able to read some very simple words by the time they enter Kindergarten. By the time they enter 1st Grade they are expected to be able to read without being monitored. Get on top of this issue NOW or you are going to really have problems down the road. Indeed the fact that she does not yet read MAY indicate the beginings of a learning disability.

Oct 5, 2004 | 08:02 PM

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She can read simple words. She can also write those words as well as write her full name, her brothers full name, grandma's, & mine. She can also count to 100 in english and 30 in spanish (thanks Dora the Explorer).

I really don't take that in consideration when I meant read. I meant I want to get her into reading simple sentences like those in children books.

Oct 5, 2004 | 08:05 PM

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My son was reading at 4 which made my daughter a little upset at her age of 6. She got on the ball and improved her skills.

Have her read the small books to you. Help her out, and have her read two and you read the 3rd.

Oct 5, 2004 | 08:12 PM

Michael Littman

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Parks,
Ask her teacher to lend you some books or take her to the school library and check out some age appropriate books for her. The public libraries should also have plenty of stuff. The real key in teaching your kid to read is to be there for them and read with them. Take turns reading pages with her. For her sake sound interested, supportive and take a huge dose of patience with you. Make a ritual of it. Every day at a certain time. Give her a reward if she meets your expectations. Let her read about stuff she likes. Good subjects would be some of the dribble (sorry) that Disney puts out....kids love that. Also if your family is religious some of the very low level bible stories are excellent. I teach adults so I am new to teaching primary age kids myself. As things turned out my wife and I have identified a learning disability in my daughter and we are dealing with it. This is what she gets for having tag-team teacher/parents. At the moment my daughter is working on level 2.9-3.2 books. The levels can be read as grade.month of school year, so 2.9 would be the very end of second grade (9th month).