Ds is VERY keen to read. He is one of the oldest in his year - nearly 4. I have been trying to teach him in a fairly relaxed way - pointing out letters when we encounter them. He now knows most of his single letter sounds- but still gets b, d, p and q confused. He is starting to read books. He can decode and blend most words on pink level, but I have to help him with harder words like 'down'. He will only cover the single sounds at nursery so the harder sounds I will need to help. I really don't feel confident doing this, I have listened to the girls read but they showed little enthusiasm/ inclination to read so their phonics teaching has generally been at the same level as their reading. Next year he will be in streamed Read Write Inc phonics groups. Just wondering whether reading with books alone is enough or whether I need to try to find a way to teach him if I don't want to spend the next year listening to oh no floppy . He is currently choosing to read 3 books a day
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Teaching to read with just books - will this take forever?
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3birthdaybunnies · 10/09/2013 18:08
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