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Just 4 yr old DS starting to be interested in reading...

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omeN666 · 20/10/2007 22:41

so how do I do it?? He knows his letters and recognises/writes names of family but thats about it. So how do I help him start to read?

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Tommy · 20/10/2007 22:53

my just 4 year old is interested too but, fortunately for us, he has just started school so they are doing it all! Can you find out which reading scheme they will do at his school next year?

Or, go to the library and ask what they suggest

Elasticbandstand · 20/10/2007 22:54

howaobut pointing out road signs etc.,?

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omeN666 · 20/10/2007 23:10

Tommy Ds just started school nursery and from some of the comments they have made they seem to think he is some sort of genius..pmsl

Think they forget he is one of the oldest in the class.

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Carbonel · 20/10/2007 23:15

Jolly phonics is a good way to start. The DVD is engaging for children and the finger phonics books reinforce it. Then start with the JP look and say books plus jelly and bean books - they have one word per page in the early ones, gradually moving up.

Once he is really secure in his phonics he will be able to read almost anything My ds learnt at 3 from watching his sister who was then in Reception so he is certianly not too young but it may take a litle longer.

There are lots of good games too if you look here or search mumsnet

Tommy · 20/10/2007 23:23

yes - DS2 is the youngest in his class!!
agree - Jolly Phonics is great - very accessible

Lmccrean · 20/10/2007 23:28

I agree with Tommy - find out what his school does. We did a little bit of Jolly Phonics last year and shes now doing it in school. Think its been great help.

gigglewitch · 20/10/2007 23:32

try flash-cards, there are some fab ones in Borders bookshops (word on one side, word and illustration on the other)

we have moved on from that to our 'own' flash cards where all sorts of stuff in the house has little cards stuck on - the game is to put all of the cards on to the correct item (all nouns - table / chair / bed etc) it has the added bonus of running them ragged round the house to put the cards in the right places.

This is stuff we do for DS2 (was 4 last month) who has been itching to read since 3 cos he has big brother doing it.

we also read lots of road signs and pick out the first letter or logo on shops, it all builds the recall in their minds. And remember, it's no competition... my 4y.o. is going to be a much more fluent early reader than his big brother who is still struggling and finds the whole thing hard.

oh - and get out familiar stories and look at the print as well as the pictures, that works for us as we look at initial sounds etc on that too.

bossybritches · 21/10/2007 00:31

Oh keep it fun!

Lots of great books with rhyme & silly words/stories

The Gruffalo

Each Peach Pear Plum

Commotion In the Ocean

Rumble in the Jungle

Don't Stick YOur Finger In The Jelly Nelly!

Kids LOVE silly stories & absurd situations & stories. Patterns of speech & repetative language fascinate them too!

law3 · 21/10/2007 00:58

jolly phonics are brill my 3.5 year old has speech problems ie car is tar and goat is doat, etc, etc. we use cards ie we say the a a a a a (sound)ant, along with a action of a ant crawling.

He has improved a great deal and is learning his sounds, all in one go!!!

We also read lots of books together and he 'reads' the book to me first, from the pictures.

mummypig · 21/10/2007 01:19

hi I use starfall with my ds1 (5yo) and he loves it - it is a US site but is based on phonics, which is the same approach as in his school. Fun, short, animated stories where you can click on words to have them sounded out if you don't know them, and some card games based on whatever sound is being introduced.

He took ages to get into reading when they introduced it at school, but I discovered starfall just before the summer and he has really zoomed ahead now. (He's just finished going through the Learn to Read section and is starting 'It's fun to Read')

www.starfall.com/

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omeN666 · 21/10/2007 12:00

Law3 we have some jolly phonics stuff as ds also has speech probs so SALT recommended it. We only have cd but not dvd or books. He does love the songs and there is an action book that goes with it.

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law3 · 21/10/2007 15:39

Hi ome, a friend of mine works in a school, so she copied and laminated them for me, got fed up with waiting for SALT to devise a programme for him, waiting since he was 2, he is now 3.5, suppose to go into nursery to work with him, but cant because ST has left and they dont have a replacement, so bit of DIY, but working really well, he can now say some g & c words.

jellyjelly · 21/10/2007 17:53

My son really loves his leapad which has blending in it and he has really got it and quickly i could see the difference straight away. He has started to write now but gets his letter the wrong way around like he wants to write japanese style rather than left to right

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