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Never thought I'd be asking this but how do I teach my child to read?

56 replies

Enid · 28/09/2006 11:13

she might enjoy it (she is almost 4)

she knows all ther jolly phonic sounds

is there a workbook or something you can do at home?

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SoupDragon · 28/09/2006 11:51

There's no advantage to being able to read before reception. Especially if you've used a different method than the school does.

DSs school doesn't do the "45 key words" malarky, they teach them how to read rather than how to recognise words. The difference being that they can then work out how to read pretty much anything rather than only sentences made up of those 45 words.

Just do fun stuff - matching rhyming words (I think we've got "Slug in a Jug" by Orchard toys and in DSs nursery class they had some sort of rhyming lotto game.)

Unless you're a confident teacher, you'll make a pig's ear of it.

Piffle · 28/09/2006 11:53

thats my theory too soupy, just show her what to soundwise and let her get on with it in her own time
Cat in the Hat and so forth are good.

willowcatkin · 28/09/2006 11:57

If you do it (and every reason you should if she wants to learn), I would be very careful how you do. There have been lots of changes recently in teaching children to read as all the research has shown that current ways can be damaging some children, particularly boys, in the long term.

I have read up about it a lot recently as i have a dd and ds at school (Yr 1 and YR) and the latest advice is that children's attention should be focused on decoding words rather than the use of unreliable strategies such as looking at the illustrations, rereading the sentence, saying the first sound, or guessing what might "fit".

Hence keywords shoudl be learnt phonically and only the tricky ones 'tweaked'.

In my experience Jolly phonics really works - dd had it a year ago at just 4 and now reads all sorts including Enid Blyton, milly Molly Mandy, Dick King Smith etc( I cannot stop her - she puts her light on after bedtime and carries on !!!). Ds too, taught himself from watching what we did with dd and he was only 3. It has not caused any problems with their teachers as they soon picked up what they were capable of and have given them appropriate books.

If you are doing JP try and get some 'decodable' books which practice the sounds thay have learnt, the JP ones are good (usually available at good value on ebay), as are Jelly and Bean.

LIZS · 28/09/2006 11:59

There are reading books, letter/sound cards and activity based books linked to JP, also you may find the parents guide useful. See here or Amazon.

PcCOD · 28/09/2006 12:01

THIS IS ALL TIED UP WIHT ENIDS DD2 BEAHAVVIOUR
see the other htread

LIZS · 28/09/2006 12:02

where ?

willowcatkin · 28/09/2006 12:03

PS i disagree about the comment that 'you will make a pigs ear of it unless you are a confident teacher' - with the right tools anyone can do it, including the child themselves with no additinal instruction as my ds proved!

My dd is so happy that she can read, she is always coming to us with 'interesting' facts she has read from her books (she loves animals so usually centred around that. If we had left it to school she would have given up by now as they started teaching her to guess words and she became very demoralised at constantly getting it wrong. It has also helped increase her vocabulary and understanding as she will read something on a sign etc and ask what it means if she does not understand. Try explaining 'immigration control' to a 5 year old!!

PcCOD · 28/09/2006 12:04

of course you can
my mum taught us all to read
i htink it was the nrm then
and to write - i coudl wirte my first name in indelible pen on my carpet at 6 arf!

here

Enid · 28/09/2006 12:13

thanks for all the links and everything

I think I will deffo give it a go as she loves to learn stuff

there must be something in teh water as dd1 has demanded to go to French Club on a wed night evne though I have tried to talk her out of it

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snorkle · 28/09/2006 12:16

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Enid · 28/09/2006 12:19

I tend to agree about the lack of advantage

but thast not why I am doing it tbh

she will enjoy the one to one and I will enjoy not playing polly bloody pocket

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snorkle · 28/09/2006 12:38

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bluejelly · 28/09/2006 12:39

Snorkle my dd is top of the class and has a great general knowledge but I didn't teach her to read before school ( just playing devil's advocate here and really don't mean to show off!)

PcCOD · 28/09/2006 12:44

oi enid! i just played the cvc word game with ds3
and he ( with me spellign otu a few of the ords) got hema ll right!!
indicating which was left and right

( smug)

Enid · 28/09/2006 12:45

what with

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PcCOD · 28/09/2006 12:46

the website link

iota · 28/09/2006 12:46

Doesn't she do Jolly phonics or something similar at nursery?

My ds2 did Jolly phonics at Pre-school and used to bring a reading book home to go through with me (Biff Chip etc)

He's in Reception now, and they have just started his class on magnetic board books with key words in (called breakthrough)

CountessDracula · 28/09/2006 12:47

i bought some of those elc jolly phonics cards but I don't understand how to use them!

DD seems to be working it all out for herself though, I think they use jolly phonics in school so should I try and do that?

I could read fluently before I was 3 (allegedly ) and we didn't have it then, can't I just let her learn with normal letter sounds?

iota · 28/09/2006 12:50

I think this is it

willowcatkin · 28/09/2006 12:55

The Jolly phonics DVD is a really good thing to start with, as is the Cd which sounds out the sounds. The finger phonics books are a good extra resource as they show the letters and the children can trace how to form them.

All are avaialble on e bay and can be got for a very reasonable price.

Try this for a basic explanation of how to teach it
how to teach phonics

PcCOD · 28/09/2006 12:56

a b it of light reasding there!

willowcatkin · 28/09/2006 12:56

Not sure that link worked - try the old fashioned way

www.syntheticphonics.com/pdf%20files/Introduction%20to%20Synthetic%20Phonics.pdf

CountessDracula · 28/09/2006 12:58

it did work

fookin ell I thnk I'll get the dvd!

willowcatkin · 28/09/2006 13:15

Good price at Smiths

Jolly phonics DVD

willowcatkin · 28/09/2006 13:17

And hopefully this is an easier explanation!

jolly phonics