How to teach a child to read sentences?

Reply to How to teach a child to read sentences? on Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:11:11 GMT

jedamum — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:11:11 GMT

Oppsgal:
bezzlay:
This boy's family is not well-off so I need to know more primitive ways of getting him read more independently.

There is no need to be well-off to be able to learn. If have television then watch news?

This P1 kid who is struggling with English, so i think watching news may put him off. My 9yo who can speak/understand mandarin don't even watch Mandarin News cos it is so difficult to understand spoken mandarin if the foundation is not good.
Have television, watch cartoons such as sesame street. and as i recommended in the first page, get the parent to go to NLB to borrow dvds (free!). all these dvds have subtitle option (eg Super Why, Word World). listen and look at the words at the same time. for a start.
if the P1's foundation is really weak, try to source for the following (i found it in bukit batok library a few months back; can also be found in Youtube but full version):-
http://newarrivals.nlb.gov.sg/itemdetail.aspx?bid=13867141
http://newarrivals.nlb.gov.sg/itemdetail.aspx?bid=13867142
http://newarrivals.nlb.gov.sg/itemdetail.aspx?bid=13867146
http://newarrivals.nlb.gov.sg/itemdetail.aspx?bid=13867145
http://newarrivals.nlb.gov.sg/itemdetail.aspx?bid=13867145
http://newarrivals.nlb.gov.sg/itemdetail.aspx?bid=13867143
not only have the video singalong, there is a little booklet inside that i 'read' along with my 5yo. quite good for preschoolers too.
youtube eg.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltkkfk8YWqY&feature=relmfu

Reply to How to teach a child to read sentences? on Wed, 20 Jul 2011 01:21:38 GMT

Oppsgal — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 01:21:38 GMT

bezzlay:
This boy's family is not well-off so I need to know more primitive ways of getting him read more independently.

There is no need to be well-off to be able to learn. If have television then watch news?

Reply to How to teach a child to read sentences? on Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:52:13 GMT

UncleLim — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:52:13 GMT

Hi bezzlay, I guess the mother is not local? If yes, I understand the situation.

Of course the best way to teach a child is to let him or her mimic the parents’ way of speaking. But I guess cartoons and computer-aided help are alternatives.

Even we locals struggle with teaching our children spoken English as many of us speak Singlish. My kids are always asking "Izzit?" just like my wife.

So unless we discipline ourselves and speak English properly (as properly as we can), our children will simply follow suit and be half-baked English speakers.

Reply to How to teach a child to read sentences? on Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:42:42 GMT

ZacK — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:42:42 GMT

bezzlay… pls check your pm. thanks.

Reply to How to teach a child to read sentences? on Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:04:45 GMT

bezzlay — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:04:45 GMT

This boy’s family is not well-off so I need to know more primitive ways of getting him read more independently.

Reply to How to teach a child to read sentences? on Tue, 19 Jul 2011 04:34:08 GMT

ZacK — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 04:34:08 GMT

Personally I thought one of the great \"self-help\" for kids to start them out in reading is the Leapfrog series of products... Perhaps something like this may help? http://www.leapfrog.com/tag/

DS1 did not have this reading pen... He had the one of the leapfrog products where it was like a giant reading book, insert the cartridge and the corresponding book, use the pointer pen and the device will read out the words. He also loves the Leapfrog DVDs where they taught him how to how to read words using phonics...

Reply to How to teach a child to read sentences? on Tue, 19 Jul 2011 01:09:30 GMT

bezzlay — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 01:09:30 GMT

Thank you everyone for the good advice. I have got some ideas to recommend the mum. Will probably ask her to let him watch more english cartoons, go library to borrow books and dvd and played the computer games there. And most important of all the child needs to have a right attitude in learning.

The child is P1.

Reply to How to teach a child to read sentences? on Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:11:22 GMT

corneyAmber — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:11:22 GMT

bezzlay:
Hi, I recently met a mum who do not know English and she told me her DS has problem reading sentences. Does any one has good advice on how this mum can teach/guide her son daily?

How old is the son?

Reply to How to teach a child to read sentences? on Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:03:59 GMT

jedamum — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:03:59 GMT

bebebub:
Websites like starfall n bps kids \"reads\" the words n sentences. Let child listen n follow. Mum can learn together with child......

agree. but then again, do they have internet access at home?
how old is the kid? does the mum has the time to learn with the kid?
if the kid is preschooler, she can
- look out for NLB story telling
- borrow dvd from NLB. i am assuming that the kid understand english, but dunno how to read. with the dvds, can switch on the subtitles and read and listen at the same time. recommend 'Super Why' dvds.
- look for mentor to read to the kid (neighbour/relative) regularly
- sesame street also good.
- go back to basics. bring the kid to the library frequently. the kid get to choose his/her own reading materials. simple ones are ok. work on word recognition or phonetic first.

there isn't much infor about the standard of the kid's english for us to give more suitable suggestion.

a handful of us grew up with parents who don't know how to read too. back then, no internet access and don't have as good/many libraries. think back how we manage and see if can apply to current day scenerio. inculcate a love for learning and the kid will then be able to find ways to learn given the odds.

Reply to How to teach a child to read sentences? on Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:23:38 GMT

bebebub — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:23:38 GMT

Websites like starfall n pbs kids "reads" the words n sentences. Let child listen n follow. Mum can learn together with child…

Reply to How to teach a child to read sentences? on Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:14:05 GMT

Oppsgal — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:14:05 GMT

tutormum:
bezzlay:
Hi, I recently met a mum who do not know English and she told me her DS has problem reading sentences. Does any one has good advice on how this mum can teach/guide her son daily?

Teach the child to read and recognise words first. Get books that repeat the words as the story progresses e.g. Ladybirds series which caters for different age groups. However, don't limit the child according to the age groups. Start from the basic and progress according to his ability.

don't know English cannot guide son...

Reply to How to teach a child to read sentences? on Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:13:18 GMT

Oppsgal — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:13:18 GMT

bezzlay:
Hi, I recently met a mum who do not know English and she told me her DS has problem reading sentences. Does any one has good advice on how this mum can teach/guide her son daily?

do not know English :? get those dvd to watch for teaching kids?

Reply to How to teach a child to read sentences? on Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:44:35 GMT

tutormum — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:44:35 GMT

bezzlay:
Hi, I recently met a mum who do not know English and she told me her DS has problem reading sentences. Does any one has good advice on how this mum can teach/guide her son daily?

Teach the child to read and recognise words first. Get books that repeat the words as the story progresses e.g. Ladybirds series which caters for different age groups. However, don't limit the child according to the age groups. Start from the basic and progress according to his ability.