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    Child do not like to read books

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      Oppsgal
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      Flowermonaster:
      How old is your child?

      3 years old. Only read one word book with pictures. Try giving a sentence book, run away. :faint: hard time getting child to read.

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        Flowermonaster
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        Oppsgal:
        Flowermonaster:

        How old is your child?


        3 years old. Only read one word book with pictures. Try giving a sentence book, run away. :faint: hard time getting child to read.

        For 3 years old, try to interest the child by reading to him/her. If needed, act out the characters when reading. Choose short stories that involve animals that your child is interested in. Eg, if he likes dinosaurs, look for simple books with Dino as character. When child gets interested, then introduce new things to the child. Must be patient, don't get disheartened, must persevere. You will soon see the sunlight!

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          hquek
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          For 3yr, sentence only books are too tough for them. It propabaly looks like what a music score looks to me…full of black ants.


          Ds2’s kindy teacher told me that for age 4, there should not be more than few sentences in it. Even for ds1 (now p1), I’ll alternate between deeper stuff (eg spider wick chronicles) and lighter fare (shoo rayner books).

          Most impt is not to let the child fear books. That’ll really be a cause for concern.

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            Nebbermind
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            Oppsgal:
            3 years old. Only read one word book with pictures. Try giving a sentence book, run away. :faint: hard time getting child to read.

            :stupid: :stupid: :stupid:

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              atutor2001
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              I observed that most kids with parents in the academic field tend to do well in language. Further kaypohing found that those with parents who read a lot share the same trait. Maybe it is the environment. If babies see their parents reading everyday then books will become a part of them naturally. So mahybe instead of reading to our kids, we should "pretend" to be reading everyday.

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                Oppsgal
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                I pretend to sleep to get my kid to nap. :rotflmao:

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                  Flowermonaster
                  last edited by

                  Oppsgal:
                  I pretend to sleep to get my kid to nap. :rotflmao:

                  I did that before too trying to get my DS to take his afternoon nap. After a while it didnt work anymore. :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

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                    ConcernedDaddy
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                    My wife reads to DS in a very animated manner. Every now and then, she will pause and ask him questions. Or ask him to point out stuff in the illustrations. He becomes very engaged and loves his bedtime stories!

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                      michyms
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                      Oopsgal, I really do not expect many 3 year olds to be willing to sit down and read a book, or one with sentences... your child is still young - give her more time. Meanwhile read to her 🙂

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                        tamarind
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                        Hi Oppsgal,

                        At 3 years old, you should start by teaching phonics. Then continue by teaching sight words using graded readers. A child who has a strong foundation in phonics, will be able to learn to read very quickly, and will also be able to spell effortlessly. Both my kids do not need to spend time learning their spelling lists in primary school.

                        Check out my blog about how to teach phonics and sight words :

                        http://tamarindphonics.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-to-teach-phonics.html

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