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Child Reading Before School Age

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When children are between the ages of 2-4 years parents become aware of their ability to do things not considered age appropriate. Their brains are developing at an incredible rate and you can take advantage of that.

Reading is proven to be a task they can learn and babies under a year old can recognize words and often point to or state its meaning. Using flash cards and such assists with the task.

My daughter read books at 4 years of age thanks to phonetics but I had no idea that she could have been reading much earlier had modern programs been available. So when these educational aids, programs and incentives to encourage the young to read came my way they were quickly added to the Mall.

Formative Years

A child is an extension of yourself. What you do to it and for it is how you treat yourself. It is an apprentice who learns from the adults who gave it life.

Opening the Channels

Or joining the dots

The earlier a child's brain is exercised and the channels are encouraged to open the better. But what does this mean and how can they be opened?

The brain is a series of connective links and the more connections that are made in the formative years (usually before seven) can add enormous advantages to a child's academic life. Children encouraged to expand their brains at a young age will certainly excel throughout their lives Read more on the subject here

Think of the channels as little creeks running into a river. They have a starting point higher up where clouds or thoughts gather and moisture in the form of incentive and encouragement falls. The drops converge to become a stream that gathers momentum as challenges become easier and gouge out a place amidst the desire to create and learn. The challenges deposit experience, knowledge and awareness into the rivers of thought.

Children love games that create opportunities to win and be praised. When winning a normal child will want to continue down that path and will become better at the game so it can beat others. Its all a matter of discovery and as parents we can give them that window of opportunity.

Generating Clouds that matter is your task as a parent. If you don't know how then seek some advice because this is the most important thing you can do for your preschooler.

If there are no clouds there will be no moisture and no channel feeding the larger ones. That means that children from an extremely young age can be encouraged to learn. Many women now read to the fetus before birth and often parents play music and use other means to allow the unborn to become familiar with the things of the world.

That is why a young child presented with challenges and tasks will perform better in later life than one that is neglected and whose brain is not encouraged to open. Flash cards have proven themselves in encouraging preschool age children to read. Read this blog for more info on the subject

Little Reader Lifetime Plan

Some little reader programs offer more flexibility in customizing and expanding your baby's learning library than others. Some give everything you might be looking for in a basic flash card program plus offer access to many file downloads made by parents, teachers and experts. Armed with such tools you can create your own flash card categories and play lists. Really good ones allow you to create and edit sound files, organize your child's learning library, and print your flash cards to lessons on-the-go.

Don't stop with reading, Children can also adapt marvelous channels in the science and maths area as well. Test them out and see for yourself how adaptable a very young child really is.

Little Math Lifetime Plan

A child can now enjoy learning the names of quantities in word and numeral form while seeing them represented using colorful objects and hearing spoken pronunciations!

This double capacity in flash cards takes infant learning to a new level so not only can the recognition of words be achieved but now also numbers and simple equations. There seems to be no limit to what a baby's brain can absorb. Its all part and parcel to opening the channels so knowledge can get in.

Another way to help your child expand the brain is with music. Kids love music and a piano is a great toy and they can be encouraged to play it well, even at a very young age. Here again special programs will assist them to do that. If you don't have a piano a keyboard is a good substitute.

How important are the formative years?

Do they pass too quickly

Many parents seem unaware that what goes in by the age of 7 is what comes out in later life. What is your take on this statement.

Is 7 the cut off time for good learning?

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Are children best educated when taught early?

sidther says:

Ih they do pass too quickly! I believe that learning is a lifelong process but that the learning that occurs before age 7 has the most impact. In ASD we talk about early intervention because the longer a child goes without it, the less likely they are to benefit. The intervention is extremely intense before age 7 and for many kids it becomes more like maintenance after 7. Cutie learned how to read at 2 1/2 and at 7 years old is reading books like narnia and call of the wild which is how I was as a child. I think that the most important thing is to encourage learning early on while teaching them HOW to learn and how to LOVE learning. It does them no good to know all of their letters and numbers at 2 years old if they despise it- the feeling will stick with them.

Posted May 05, 2011

sorana says:

Well, children start learning from the first moment they come out into this world. They are like sponges; they absorb every bit of information they encounter. Some research says that what we learn by the age of 3 is very important to later learning. Even Einstein who scarcely talked until the age of three, would build tall houses of cards. My personal take on this is: the earlier one starts learning the more open to learning they are. It's about developing an interest for knowing and exploring, for searching and expanding.

Posted April 25, 2011

GetSillyProductions says:

teach kids early and often

Posted March 26, 2011

Arquinn says:

I have noticed that it was easier for me to memorize and learn things when I was younger.
The earlier the better! :D

Posted February 01, 2011

haikuwedding says:

Young children are like sponges and they learn, for instance, reading, fairly easily and spontaneously simply when parents read to them. Also, before 7, kids don't discriminate any subjects yet, you can teach them any subjects from astronomy to arithmetic, and they will listen intently and absorb the material just like that. Establish a good learning attitude and expand their learning capacities early will truly benefit children because learning will be easy & natural to them. They tend to be more confidant and will excel in most academic fields.

Posted November 18, 2010

Does it make any difference in the long run?

Godsgraciousgift says:

Learning is fun no matter how old you are. A good instructor makes learning fun.

Posted December 01, 2011

vauldine says:

I am an adult educator, but I have a speciual affection for children. They have wisdom which ought to be cherished because they are really here to teach us. Adults often look at them a being small. However, small bodies do not mean undevelopment of the mind and soul. Just think of that!

Posted July 04, 2011

sousababy says:

Tough choice here, the greatest amount of brain growth is within the first 6 years. But, we are starting to prove that the brain DOES have regenerative powers that we didn't predict, even 10 years ago. So, we must exercise our brains throughout life. Each child learns at her/his own pace. . PLAY is educational in young children. Guess I will pick option 2 since children are naturally curious and learn by exploring their world. Our job is to nurture and keep them safe while they do so.

Posted March 25, 2011

photofk3 says:

I believe in life-long learning. For some children it may be very useful to be educated from an early age, but with others, it may be not so good. It all depends on the child, his/her personality and other charachteristics.

Posted January 30, 2011

steveffeo says:

You should never stop learning, I think the key is making learning fun

Posted November 08, 2010

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Would You Start A Child Learning Prior to School Age?

There are different schools of thought on this one. When I was young the old issues of tales about hurting the brain when pushed too early were rife. Aware of this it was me who went out to learn all I could by listening to adult conversations, taking in all that could be observed and querying things by questions. Children start asking question at a young age as an indication that they want to learn. What is your take on this?

Do You Think Children Want to Learn Early?

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Are we holding them back by not allowing early learning?

vauldine says:

Yes, I do believe this since they are here on assignment!

Posted July 04, 2011

catherinelovestv says:

Yes and no, some do some don't. My 4 year old is desperate to start reading by himself so I have started teaching him. His brother is not so interested. I think it depends on the child

Posted June 18, 2011