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3 Yr Old and the Alphabet
Why do you want him to read and write at this age? He should be playing and interacting with other children to learn his social skills and gain his own self ...
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- One of my customers is a kindergarten teacher and she told me to put on www.starfall.com for my boys and they love it. They don't even realize they are learning. You c...
- Could you explain to your son that you really are his teacher, that actually you have always been his teacher as well as his mother. Help him see some of the things yo...
- I'd love to hear/read the responses. I have a similar issue. I've had to take my children out of daycare and I was going to continue to homeschool and have quite a f...
Good Learn How to Read Books..
What typr of books could I get at the library to help learn to read? ... Write J.K. a private message; Read more that J.K. has written ...
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- J., how much does your son already read? What is he interested in? That should be your guide for what books to get from the library. When my son was a young p...
- One of my son's favorite authors in first grade was Cynthia Rylant. She wrote the Henry and Mudge series as well as Poppleton books. Here is a link to a website abou...
- I don't really know the level your child is reading at, but I usually suggest rhyming books like Dr. Seuss collection and then move on to Clifford, Arthur and Franklin...
How to Teach My 4 Year Old to Read
The best way to help your child learn to read is to spend time reading together. ..... Have her try to write things. Books that have just one word to label ...
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- I taught my 4 year old to read with hooked on phonics. I didn't use the tapes, just the workbook. You could probably get it at your local library. I got mine from m...
- I got my masters in reading and I would say the next step is to keep it fun.... label everything in the house that you can or maybe just her room with words. I would s...
- Let her watch pbs. My just turned two year old can identify all his letters and all the numbers up to twenty and I DIDN'T teach him. Imagine my surprise!!! Also, readi...
How Can I Get My 3-Year-old to Sit down and Let Me Teach Her?
Aug 15, 2009 ... She'll learn to write soon enough--I am sure I didn't know how to write when I started ..... How Can I Help My Three-year-old Learn to Read. ...
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- At this age, you don't want to sit her down to teach her. You want to make learning about fun. Try to add learning into everyday play activities....books, games, etc...
- I really wouldn't worry about formal seat work for a 3yo at all. She is learning all the time without you making her sit down. Making her do this will eventually make ...
- I have to agree with the others please dont make her sit down and learn, even if she went to a preschool the sitting down and learnign time owuld be very short and for...
Reading Problem
He seems to be angry about having to read and write. ... The expectation of knowing things before learning them is popular and seriously delusional. ...
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- T., I know this can be difficult and can make for a very miserable evening. I am a fourth grade teacher. I work in a room with children who struggle with reading ...
- I have dyslexia ---This sounds like me as a child - I did not discover anything about it until my husbands mother pointed it out to us - wow what a lot of wasted years...
- I can relate a little to you. My son is 10 but reads very well, but he does not like to read and when it comes to doing homework that involves reading, it is a strugg...
How Do I Help My Three Year Old to Write.
However - and if you are continuing to read this post (:-), when we were learning to write our letters, I remember my mother writing them out with dotted ...
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- Wake up call for you He's 3!!!! I don't understand why ppl don't let their kids be kids anymore. At this point I would be working on colors and shapes and maybe learn...
- First, if he is not interested all by himself, please wait a year. Second, if he really wants to print letters, it would help if we knew more. If he is having diffic...
- BJ's has some inexpensive preschool books that I have used with my son. You can look at the letter, trace the letter, then write it on your own. They have worked for m...
Has Annyone Used "Your Baby Can Read" Learning System?
Learning to read at such a young age will not necessarily enhance that. .... We just write the words on his doodle pad. We were totally amazed that the ...
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- I'm not at all familar with the DVD your talking about, but I do have another suggestion. We taught my 16 month old daughter sign language starting at 9 monts. She was...
- I have the system. My son will be 9 months next week but right now he has not desire to watch tv unless it's something real short and has music as in the opening cred...
- From my perspective, you should forget about the dvd learning system. Your kids will learn from you, not from a tv. Talk to them, talk to them, talk to them -- all d...
Child Writing Backwards
All children will learn to read and write in their own time (unless there is an unusually severe challenge). Keeping it fun and positive and relaxed are key ...
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- Hi L. - My now - 21 year old - who is left handed did the same thing. I can remember panicking and asking the teacher about it. I got the same response as you. She is ...
- Hi L., I went through the same thing with my oldest daughter two years ago. When she was in pre-k at four years old she would write backwards. I was also concern...
- HI L., I'm a Pre-K teacher here in Effingham and let me reassure you, writing backwards is a completely normal thing. Most, if not all, kids go through this stage aro...
Should My 5 1/2 Year Old Grand-daughter Repeat SK Because of Her Speech Help!!
Jun 24, 2009 ... I have my grand daughter for the summer, and plan to work with her on her speech , along with having her learn to read and write. ...
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- When is her birthday? Later birthdays (late spring, and summer) are easier, socially, to hold back than earlier ones (November, January). Personally, I would prefe...
- I have a 3 year old with speech issues. I also have a 5 1/2 year old (both boys) that will start kindergarten this year. His birthday is Sept 29 so he misses the cut...
- L., My son had stuttering and speech problems around the age of 6. Like you we initially pursued speech therapy for him but it did not seem to correct the proble...
Learning Letters
Read all 26 responses: "What is a normal age for a child to be able to "trace" ... My youngest daughter would have nothing to do with learning to write, ...
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- I have an early childhood degree and have taught pre-k and kindergarten for years, and the normal age is usually 4, but like letter recognition and reading, it sometim...
- It's a great thing to teach them letter familiarity when they're three, but they probably won't have the fine motor control to trace letters until they're at least fou...
- Lead and they will follow. Your 3 year old is ready to begin but do not worry if he has not started yet. When possible sit down with the 3 and 2 year old at the tabl...
