All About Teaching and Learning Phonics
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Hi porcupine12trade,
I brought my boy around the house to look for those objects
He enjoyed it because it was better than sitting still.
It is not necessary to complete up to book 12. My boy only read up to book 11, then I started to let him read Roald Dahl books. It depends on the age of the child. Books 10 to 12 are meant for kids over 8 years old, the subject matter may be too difficult to understand for a 4 or 5 year old child. But then again, every child is different. My older girl liked Peter and Jane so much, she insisted on reading book 12 when she was 4 years old.
My boy completed all 3 stages in my blog in about 6+ months. But he forgot some of the earlier parts, and I had to go back and revise with him. -
tamarind:
oh ya, the content is impt, they may not be mature enough to understand the content.Hi porcupine12trade,
I brought my boy around the house to look for those objects He enjoyed it because it was better than sitting still.
It is not necessary to complete up to book 12. My boy only read up to book 11, then I started to let him read Roald Dahl books. It depends on the age of the child. Books 10 to 12 are meant for kids over 8 years old, the subject matter may be too difficult to understand for a 4 or 5 year old child. But then again, every child is different. My older girl liked Peter and Jane so much, she insisted on reading book 12 when she was 4 years old.
My boy completed all 3 stages in my blog in about 6+ months. But he forgot some of the earlier parts, and I had to go back and revise with him.
WAH 6mths to complete all!! gosh!! i m still at the \"a\" ... i dont know if he knows all or not, at times he knows at times he refuses to read...haiz. I decided to heed ur advice and proceed with \"i\" blend.
BTW ask you something, think i asked b4 but you may have missed it. At times he reads the word backwards...eg he will say \"b-ag.....gab!\" :s.....but most times he will blend it correctly, is there something I shld be concern abt? -
porcupine12trade:
My boy did that too
oh ya, the content is impt, they may not be mature enough to understand the content.tamarind:
Hi porcupine12trade,
I brought my boy around the house to look for those objects He enjoyed it because it was better than sitting still.
It is not necessary to complete up to book 12. My boy only read up to book 11, then I started to let him read Roald Dahl books. It depends on the age of the child. Books 10 to 12 are meant for kids over 8 years old, the subject matter may be too difficult to understand for a 4 or 5 year old child. But then again, every child is different. My older girl liked Peter and Jane so much, she insisted on reading book 12 when she was 4 years old.
My boy completed all 3 stages in my blog in about 6+ months. But he forgot some of the earlier parts, and I had to go back and revise with him.
WAH 6mths to complete all!! gosh!! i m still at the \"a\" ... i dont know if he knows all or not, at times he knows at times he refuses to read...haiz. I decided to heed ur advice and proceed with \"i\" blend.
BTW ask you something, think i asked b4 but you may have missed it. At times he reads the word backwards...eg he will say \"b-ag.....gab!\" :s.....but most times he will blend it correctly, is there something I shld be concern abt?
He only needed more practice, he did not make that kind of mistakes any more after learning for one year.
He also took a much longer time to learn the \"a\" words, but slowly as he understood the technique, he learned faster. So don't worry, don't repeat too many times, when he more or less knows how to read the \"a\" words, just move on to the other words. You can revise later. -
tamarind:
My boy did that too
oh ya, the content is impt, they may not be mature enough to understand the content.porcupine12trade:
[quote=\"tamarind\"]Hi porcupine12trade,
I brought my boy around the house to look for those objects He enjoyed it because it was better than sitting still.
It is not necessary to complete up to book 12. My boy only read up to book 11, then I started to let him read Roald Dahl books. It depends on the age of the child. Books 10 to 12 are meant for kids over 8 years old, the subject matter may be too difficult to understand for a 4 or 5 year old child. But then again, every child is different. My older girl liked Peter and Jane so much, she insisted on reading book 12 when she was 4 years old.
My boy completed all 3 stages in my blog in about 6+ months. But he forgot some of the earlier parts, and I had to go back and revise with him.
WAH 6mths to complete all!! gosh!! i m still at the \"a\" ... i dont know if he knows all or not, at times he knows at times he refuses to read...haiz. I decided to heed ur advice and proceed with \"i\" blend.
BTW ask you something, think i asked b4 but you may have missed it. At times he reads the word backwards...eg he will say \"b-ag.....gab!\" :s.....but most times he will blend it correctly, is there something I shld be concern abt? He only needed more practice, he did not make that kind of mistakes any more after learning for one year.
He also took a much longer time to learn the \"a\" words, but slowly as he understood the technique, he learned faster. So don't worry, don't repeat too many times, when he more or less knows how to read the \"a\" words, just move on to the other words. You can revise later.[/quote]tamarind,
I want to say a BIG THANK YOU for ans'g all my qns...thank u thank u :)! -
Hi Tamarind,
My boy learnt phonics at age of 4, but not strong in it. He has difficulties especially words that cannot use phonics to blend. And confused why some “a “ sound this way, sometimes it sounds another way :?
Do you have any suggestion for me how to improve these parts of words?
I am thinking to re-send him back to class to reinforce phonics, what do you think? Else, what can I do to help him?
Any suggestions are welcome
thanks -
hot:
Hi hot,Hi Tamarind,
My boy learnt phonics at age of 4, but not strong in it. He has difficulties especially words that cannot use phonics to blend. And confused why some “a “ sound this way, sometimes it sounds another way :?
Do you have any suggestion for me how to improve these parts of words?
I am thinking to re-send him back to class to reinforce phonics, what do you think? Else, what can I do to help him?
Any suggestions are welcome
thanks
English is not completely phonetic. Many words must be learned as sight words and we cannot use phonics techniques to try to read them. When \"a\" sounds different in some words, it is a sight word and the child just have to remember it that way. Take for example, the word \"caught\", don't try to use phonics to read it, just let the child learn it as a whole word will do.
My suggestion is just revise phonics with him, you can use the resources in my blog :
http://tamarindphonics.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-to-teach-phonics.html
Or just use http://www.starfall.com.
For the sight words, the best way to learn is by using the Peter and Jane series, or by reading any story books. Just ask the child to read every word out loud, and teach him if he does not know how to read the word. Kids learn very fast this way. -
Dear all parents,
I just read this very good article, would like to share with everyone :
http://www.colgate.com/app/HealthyHabits/US/EN/ResourcesForParents/ExpertArticles/ReadingWithYourChild.cwsp
By Bernice Cullinan & Brod Bagert
Helping Your Child Learn to Read
(1996). Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education.
http://www.rif.org/parents/articles/ReadingWithChild.mspx
There is no more important activity for preparing your child to succeed as a reader than reading aloud together.
Fill your story times with a variety of books. Be consistent, be patient and watch the magic work.
Home is Where the Heart Is
It's no secret that activities at home are an important supplement to the
classroom, but there's more to it than that. There are things that parents
can give children at home that the classrooms cannot give.
Start Young and Stay With It
At just a few months of age, an infant can look at pictures, listen to your
voice and point to objects on cardboard pages. Guide your child by
pointing to the pictures, and say the names of the various objects. By
drawing attention to pictures and associating the words with both pictures
and the real-world objects, your child will learn the importance of language.
Children learn to love the sound of language before they even notice
the existence of printed words on a page. Reading books aloud to
children stimulates their imagination and expands their understanding of
the world. It helps them develop language and listening skills and
prepares them to understand the written word. When the rhythm and
melody of language become a part of a child's life, learning to read will be
as natural as learning to walk and talk.
Even after children learn to read by themselves, it's still important for you to
read aloud together. By reading stories that are on their interest level, but
beyond their reading level, you can stretch young readers' understanding
and motivate them to improve their skills.
It's Part of Life
Although the life of a parent is often hectic, you should try to read with your
child at least once a day at a regularly scheduled time. But don't be
discouraged if you skip a day or don't always keep to your schedule.
Just read to your child as often as you possibly can.
If you have more than one child, try to spend some time reading alone with
each child, especially if they're more than two years apart.
However, it's also fine to read to children at different stages and ages at the
same time. Most children enjoy listening to many types of stories.
When stories are complex, children can still get the idea and can be
encouraged to ask questions. When stories are easy or familiar,
youngsters enjoy these \"old friends\" and may even help in the reading.
Taking the time to read with your children on a regular basis sends an
important message: reading is worthwhile. -
Note that as soon as the child can read on his own, it is best to encourage him to read out loud on his own. This is the best way to make sure that he is paying attention to the words in the book, and it also makes our job much easier, we can just sit back and listen to our kids
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More articles to share :
http://www.theparentszone.com/parenting-skills/ideas-to-make-reading-enjoyable-for-children/
Ideas To Make Reading Enjoyable For Children
Developing reading and language skills in your children at early stages of their life will help your children’s foundation, which they will need in the future to accomplish their maximum potential in life.
If your kid turns away from reading, make their reading task more enjoyable.
Here are a few ideas that you could adopt in making reading much more enjoyable for kids.
Allow your child to pick books
Initially, when your child is averting from reading, give them a choice to select books that they favor.
This way your child’s interest for reading will be elevated and you can also read their mind and thoughts, as it would give you an insight of your child’s interests.
Make an attempt to read with children
When your child is reading, you too get some books and read along with your child. If it’s possible, try to tell other members of your family to read some books every day. This can help your child as it is an inspiration for reading and an example to follow as well.
Read for your child
Most of the children don’t like to go to bed even though they are tired. So, use this time for making them to read some story books. If your child doesn’t like to read, you will read it for them and ask some questions regarding the story. This way you can improve the listening skills in your children.
Make your child read for you
Find some excuses to lure your children to read some books for you. Be attentive to your child while he/she is reading for you and identify the difficult words and phrases for your child and educate your child to understand those profound words. -
Thanks Tamarind for the advise.
I have already printed out the words listed on your blog .
BTW, thank you so much on the advise of using P&J, my boy has gone on to book 10 now, I have bought quite a number of books ready for him to read. He is such reluctant reader.. that he does not enjoy the reading at all. Most time, he would request to stop after few pages. Do we need to pause at every pages to explain the meaning of the story when he reads? I think there are words that he does not know the meaning and has no interest at all to carry on and want to stop reading. Also, he tends to go thru the momentum of reading….. “sometimes” he read as “something” “stared” he read as “started”. Keksim . This is how the boiling point starts.. not because he cant read.. is the attitude towards reading, that is making me :stupid:
Tamarind, you are so right. Parent's full involvement and patience is very important. Repetition is important as well.
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