Teaching your child how to read can be an enjoyable process, but for many it can also be fraught with problems.There are a number of simple procedures that you should follow in order to make the learning journey a success.
Schools throughout the UK use phonics when teaching reading.In quick summary, phonics focuses on the sound a letter makes on its own and when combined with other letters to form a word.Once the child has mastered the single letter he or she is able to move on to short words. The process may be simplistic but it can be quite challenging for many young children.We all know that the alphabet is made up of twenty six letters, but are you aware that these letters make 44 different sounds? This high number means many children can initially be very confused by the letters in front of them.
Learning to read with phonics
The first step in the learning journey is understanding the sound made by an individual letter.For example, recognising the sound the letter c makes when used in the word cat.The child is then taught how the sounds can change depending on the other letters used in the word.So for example, the letter c makes a specific sound when used alone, but when used as “ch” makes a completely different sound.At the end of the journey the child will be able to decode words, breaking them down and understanding the link the letters have with each other.
For many children, learning to read with phonics starts at school age You can start the learning process at home if you feel your child is ready so don’t feel that you have to wait.There are lots of fun phonics books and worksheets you can use at home.Brightly coloured phonics books are ideal but make sure they display the letters in a simple font.Patience is crucial when teaching reading, so allow your child plenty of time to build us his / her understanding.
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