Good resources for teaching dd 4 to read

[Nicpem1982]

Hi,

Dd is 4, currently attends a great nursery setting which we're happy with.

In addition to this we do lots of work at home to support her learning normally based outdoors and normally very messy and up until now that's been good

She knows all her letters, sounds and can write each letter clearly this has all been leds by her.

Shes asked to learn to read now and obviously I want to support this at home but don't really know where to start

Can you suggest resources that would assist this please?

Anyone? Please

This sounds trite; but I'd just take her to a bookshop/library and start making choosing and looking at books fun. You can include in what you bring home some easy-reading books from which you can gradually introduce phonics. If she knows her letters and sounds, I suspect the rest will all just come easily and naturally

We already do this but thank you x

Aged 4? I wouldn't bother (I know enough non-dyslexic children who taught themselves to read by 6 or 7, that I'm not really a big fan of pushing literacy. The magic recipe is:

1. read to them
2. read yourself
3. answer any questions they have
4. maybe give them access to a couple of apps, like Word Wizard/ Teach your monster to Read/ that sort of thing
5. let them binge watch Alphablocks if they want

Honestly read to her/with her is the most useful thing you can do.
I like the Usborne phonics books and early reading books as good first readers while still being readable stories (the kids did both have a brief Biff and Chip interest spell which I could have lived without).

We used to do treasure hunts a lot. Started by drawing pictures of things around the house with the word written underneath then dropped the picture without them noticing. We would write stories about them/things they were in to. Then we'd read the story together. To start off they would just read names then over time they just read more and more, we'd try to make it easy but at the same time include stuff of interest - my eldest could confidently read tyrannosaurus long before many simpler words :D
Reading Eggs is an online resource we liked it and Squeebles apps. I am not a fan of 'teaching' children to read too young, far more important they enjoy books and don't feel pressure to read. But I do think offering a child who is ready and keen fun açtivities that can help is good, just be aware interest my ebb and flow and progression might not be quick and smooth. She's very young, have activities on offer but don't push, enjoy lots of snuggly reading sessions looking at books together.

Thank you all.

We do read to her alot and go to the library etc.

I was looking for fun activities and love the idea of a treasure hunt!

Thanks again

Reading Eggs is good. I also love Hairy Phonics