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Teaching Your Kids To Read

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Each child is different and will start reading at different ages

Children usually begin to want to learn to read when they are five or six.  Many parents are content to wait until their children go to school and have them learn to read at that time.

But each child is different and will be ready to learn to read at different times. Some parents are intimidated by the thought of teaching their own children to read and don't want to push too hard. In today's busy world there are many parents who just don't have the time to invest in teaching their children how to read.
 
Reading is a basic skill that is needed for success in just about any career.  Many people take this skill for granted.  Parents should not assume that their children will get everything they need to become a good reader at school. It helps if the partners are involved in their kid's education from the very beginning. As your children matures there are many ways to help them learn to read and encourage a lifelong love of reading.

Table of Contents

  1. A Reading Environment
  2. Other Ways to Teach Them How To Read
  3. Link List
  4. Teaching In Steps
  5. Guestbook Comments
  6. Places to buy reading programs for kids
  7. Teaching Children the Alphabet

A Reading Environment

If you have created a positive environment about books and reading in your home chances are your child will be excited about reading when they are ready.  For parents who do not have a lot of time to work on reading skills with their children there are some wonderful software programs that are affordable and reasonably priced.

Other Ways to Teach Them How To Read

computerOne of the great things about the internet is that it gives us access to a wide array of software programs that can help kids learn to read.  Many of these programs are for sale where you can order a CD or DVD and then install it on your computer.  Others are available for downloading directly from the website.  Still others are available as online programs where you pay a registration fee in order to have access to the programs.  There are some that offer a free trial before you need to pay a fee so you can know your child enjoys playing the games they offer.

Link List

Phonics Curriclum
A program I have used in the past with my niece. She knew the alphabet already so I only purchased the 3 DVD set.
Education is important for many reasons
Education helps children move forward and expands their horizons.
Kindergarten Readiness Information
A nice little blog that discusses getting ready for kindergarten.
Learn to read with Skip and Daisy
The official website of the Skip and Daisy Phonics program.

Teaching In Steps

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Guestbook Comments

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    jadehorseshoe Jan 15, 2012 @ 9:06 pm | delete
    "Moby Dick" by age five, or your kid won't survive.... as well as he/she could. .... IMV, the challenge, as we move forward, is that too many teachers simply do not know how to teach lightly-motivated kids to read; once that cornerstone skill is shortchanged, the future is lost. ... My kids all went thru a combo of private-schools and homeschooling. Each was a competent reader by age five. They all turned out fine; even tho they all hated me while I was making sure the outcome would be good. ... One of my daughters told me the only reason she initially wanted to be a lawyer was so that she could sue me for intentional infliction of emotional distress. Now, a lawyer/accountant, she is far "meaner" to her kids than her "stern/cold/hard" father ever was to her. She says she "just wants to make sure that they succeed." I can dig it.
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    janices7 Aug 11, 2011 @ 9:32 am | delete
    It is important to instill a love of reading in kids if at all possible. Wish I had been given more time to read when I was a kid. Great lens topic!
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    DessertLover Jul 20, 2011 @ 7:46 am | delete
    Good tips!! My mom was all about me learning to read before I got to school and i was one of the few that was a head of the game back then. It's nice to have that push!
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    kimark421 Jul 20, 2011 @ 5:00 am | delete
    NIce lens. I have always thought "the earlier the better" and tried to do that with both my boys. Thanks!
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Places to buy reading programs for kids

First grade phonics programs
Offers a program for your first grader.
Phonics curriculum store
Another store that offers the popular Skip and Daisy Reading program.
Learning to read phonics software
The top place to buy a phonics curriculum.

Teaching Children the Alphabet

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