Learning to Read: Child
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Sight Words
Asked by M.R. from Los Angeles
on August 13, 2007
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Hello
Is anybody doing sight words with their kindergardner? Any advice on how to teach a 5 yr old her sight words. I want to make it fun. Any advice would be gr...
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- Make "Matching Game" cards on index cards and have her tell you what the word is as you go. You can do both with the word or one with a picture, one with the word. Lik...
- Hi...My son is also 5 and starting kindergarden next week. We do sight words on flash cards. We do them in the bath tub, at bed time and also on car rides. After he ge...
- A very easy way to teach sight words is to point them out while reading your child a book (something, I'm sure you do every day already!) You could make a magic wand ...
Learning Sight Words
Asked by A.W. from Chicago
on July 16, 2011
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I have the list of first grade sight words for my daughter and I want to start working on them with her. I need some suggestions on methods to help her learn them (the...
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- I found a fun game in Family Fun magazine called winter bingo http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/w-i-n-t-e-r-bingo-675087/ Instead of using their list of suggested word...
- Make them into a set of playing cards with two of each. There are lots of games you can play with these. "Go fish" Hide and seek: hurl one member of each card ...
- Use the "Dolch" sight words. This is what my daughter's school uses. Here is the website: http://www.mrsperkins.com/dolch.htm It entails, memorization, and you...
WHY Do They Teach Sight Words Instead of Phonics?
Asked by A.C. from Savannah
on August 17, 2011
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Perhaps this is a silly question, but it bothers me. I'm asking here because there are a lot of teachers here, and a lot of moms who have done the "school thing". WHY ...
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- Well my kid's school, uses both.
- My granddaughter was taught sight words first and then learned to the sound them out thing. She's 3 and reads like a 4th grader.
- Are you sure you have the whole story? I haven't heard about any educational systems teaching sight words only. At my grandson's pre-K, they do have a couple of poster...
Helping a 1St Grader Learn Sight Words
Asked by C.G. from Chicago
on September 24, 2009
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Hi! I have a first grader who needs to memorize a list of sight words. (dolch words) They get a list and need to learn the list and then they move on to another list...
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- First to the homeschooling Mom-- our girls do both sight words and phonics. Don't ask me why I don't know. The kids started with sight words in kindergarten now in 1st...
- Sing, sing a long sing the words in a song!
- Hi C.. It sounds like you are already doing some great things to help her. I do memory with my second grade students and they really like it. Try having someone els...
Typical 5 Year Old?
Asked by L.W. from Chicago
on December 29, 2011
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Hi All,
My son will be 5 in a couple of weeks. He goes to a Montessori school and has been for the last two years. As of late we have had numerous conversations with ...
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- That sounds pretty normal to me. My 4.5 year old girls are at about the same stage. They know all of the sounds of the alphabet and can count to a hundred, but still w...
- He is perfectly normal. Is the teacher pointing out the obvious or is she concerned? Unless there is a major developmental problem which would be evident before now,...
- Sounds pretty normal. I'd be concerned, however, if the teachers WEREN'T letting you know he was doing these things. BTW... part of "normal" is when they alread...
Seeking Help with Reading for My 6 Year Old Daughter
Asked by C.N. from Raleigh
on October 27, 2009
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My daughter has been having trouble learning how to read. She gets frustrated very quickly and wants to just give up. She trys to sound out all the words, even words...
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- My daughter is six and had exactly the same problem at the beginning of this year- I could have written your question until the beginning of the month! (My son has AD...
- Hi C., My oldest daughter was reading in two weeks with the Phonics Game. My second however was not reading AT ALL at SEVEN. We worked, got her a tutor, worked some...
- You've probably recieved a lot of advice about this... but as a soon to be mom, i know that i will probably worry about every little thing that doesnt seem right with ...
Reading
Asked by K.W. from Cleveland
on August 27, 2010
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My son can read but is very reluctant to when I ask him to sit and read with me. I want to continue to practice with him but don't want him to start disliking it if I ...
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- check into your library. Ours has a program where they bring in a reading dog, kids get an alloted amount of time to read to this sweet service dog, with no judgment ...
- I don't have a website but my son does much better if it's us reading together. I don't if you have tried taking turns. I read a page or two and then he does the same ...
- I am a teacher and a favorite website of mine is www.starfall.com. It is leveled and your son can use it independently after a little practice. I agree not to force it...
Reading
Asked by A.S. from Davenport
on July 21, 2010
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My daughter just turned 3 in June. Last evening she asked me to teach her to read. We were reading bedtime stories when she asked and, of course, she has pretty much...
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- I started reading when I was 3. My dad used to sit with me on his lap and follow the words with his fingers as he read aloud, and I just picked up on it on my own.
- I know it's possible for kids to be reading at 3, but it's also unusual. I think most kids who learn to read at that age read by sight, and not by skill--meaning they ...
- Totally agree w/ Riley. When there's an interest, she will just absorb it on her own. Just read, point to the words if you like... Its great, and then there are a...
Need Some Help in Preparing My Son to Read Words
Asked by C.Q. from Washington DC
on March 28, 2008
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I was wondering if anyone knows a good way to teach my child to read. He is 4 1/2 and is watching the Leap Frog "Talking Words Factory and Letter Factory." He knows al...
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- The most important thing you can do is read to him everyday. Read books he is interested in. Read books at all reading levels. When you read to him, sometimes run y...
- Read, read, read to your son, and then read some more. Not only will it help him, he will develop a love of reading, and it's a wonderful, cozy time together.
- Hi Carri, I have two boys and have owned my own tutoring business for the last 10 years. Here are some tips you might find useful: -have your son manipulate the sou...
Punishment for a 5 Year Old
Asked by M.H. from Atlanta
on December 2, 2008
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Ok ladies. I have a 5 year old that gets angry when he's playing with something and he can't manipulate it the way he wants. He then get's angry and throws the toy. ...
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- Looking for harsh isn't the answer. www.loveandlogic.com is a great way to parent. It's awesome. You don't get angry or hit as a parent, which we all know causes the c...
- M., Having a child write is never an appropriate consequence at any age. He may begin to associate writing with punishment, which will not be good for him in schoo...
- I would not make him write as a punishment or he will look at writing as a chore later on. But I would take the toy away. When toys get thrown in my house both the toy...
