Reading Strategies

                   for Early Childhood

*Having a large vocabulary gives your child a great start.  Talk, point, and explain things to your child.

*Read to your child as often as possible.  Set aside specific reading times such as after supper or before bedtime and try to keep to the schedule.  If your child becomes restless, try another activity and come back to reading later.  

*Point out printed words wherever you go.  This could be anywhere, even at a grocery store you could point to words on cans, cereal boxes, and any container.  Point to each word from left to right.  Don't forget to point out road signs and read menus wherever you eat.

*Teach your child to not only say the letters of the alphabet, but to recognize and name each letter.

*Once your child has mastered letter recognition, start introducing the sounds each letter makes.

*Play simple listening games.  Say a word and ask what sound is at the beginning or end.  Use newspapers or magazines and circle all the letters that begin or end with a specific sound.

*Next, begin blending a consonant, vowel and consonant to make word families (cat, hat, bat, etc.)  Make it fun!

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