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What is the best thing I can do to help my child learn to read?
The best thing you can do to help your child learn to read or to become a better reader is READ TO THEM. Children benefit in so many ways by listening to stories. Once your child is able to read on his or her own, don't stop reading to them. Choose books that are longer and that you can talk about together.Back to Top
What are some clues that my child may have trouble learning to read?
Every child is different, but in general if your child seems to be struggling with hearning the sounds in words (phonemic awareness) then there could be some difficulty in learning to read. To help your child, read books that have lots of rhyming words such as Nursery Rhymes and Dr. Suess books. Talk about the words that rhyme or sound the same. See if your child can name other words that rhyme.Back to Top
My child is reading but doesn't remember what he read. Why is this?
The purpose of reading is to understand and remember what was read. Sometimes children spend a lot of time sounding out or trying to figure out how to read words and they forget what they were reading. Also, children can sometimes get distracted by noises around them when they read. To help this, first find a quite place for your child to read. Second, make sure that your child has a book that is on the right ability level. It should not be too hard or too easy to read. Next, talk with your child about what was read and ask questions such as, "What was this book mostly about?" "Who are the people in the book?" "What was the main problem and how was it solved?" Finally, teach your child to self-monitor their reading by stopping now and then and asking "Does this make sense?"Back to Top