Getting Your Child Ready to
Read
As parents of young children we want to do everything we can to
help them be successful. One of
the most important things you can do for your preschooler is to help him get
ready for reading. There are 6
pre-reading skills that are essential in order for a child to learn to
read.
Telling
Stories
Ask your child about his day, his experiences.
Let him share his stories about what happened at his friend’s house or at
the park. Let them retell the story of a book you read together.
Loving
Books
Be sure to have books around. Have a bookshelf in your child’s room
filled with all different types of books that he can look at and “play”
with. Lots of trips to the local
library help, too.
Learning
Words
Tell your child the names of things; point out interesting
places, name things as you see them.
Ask your child the names of
things.
Hearing
Sounds
Sound out words or ask your child about sounds.
“What sound does b make?
bbb-all” or “ What sound do you hear when I say the word cat?”
Knowing
Letters
Point out letters to your child or use a set of magnetic letters
to play with on the refrigerator or a white board.
Be sure to point out the letters of his name when you see them “I see a t
just like the t in your name, Tom.”
Using
Books
Be sure to have a lot of print material around—newspapers,
magazines, books. Model reading
and read with your child, show them how to hold a book, read a book, point out
the print on the page as you read.
Read
As parents of young children we want to do everything we can to
help them be successful. One of
the most important things you can do for your preschooler is to help him get
ready for reading. There are 6
pre-reading skills that are essential in order for a child to learn to
read.
Telling
Stories
Ask your child about his day, his experiences.
Let him share his stories about what happened at his friend’s house or at
the park. Let them retell the story of a book you read together.
Loving
Books
Be sure to have books around. Have a bookshelf in your child’s room
filled with all different types of books that he can look at and “play”
with. Lots of trips to the local
library help, too.
Learning
Words
Tell your child the names of things; point out interesting
places, name things as you see them.
Ask your child the names of
things.
Hearing
Sounds
Sound out words or ask your child about sounds.
“What sound does b make?
bbb-all” or “ What sound do you hear when I say the word cat?”
Knowing
Letters
Point out letters to your child or use a set of magnetic letters
to play with on the refrigerator or a white board.
Be sure to point out the letters of his name when you see them “I see a t
just like the t in your name, Tom.”
Using
Books
Be sure to have a lot of print material around—newspapers,
magazines, books. Model reading
and read with your child, show them how to hold a book, read a book, point out
the print on the page as you read.