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This is how you can teach your kids how to read, not yourself. Obviously. Otherwise you wouldn't be reading this...
So, it looks like you want to teach someone to read. And it is actually pretty easy.
Here are the things you will need. It's a really short, inexpensive list:
Paper and Pencils.
Short Children's Books (Three Cups, Runny Babbit).
Children's Computer Software (optional)
Once you are ready to start, just move on to step one. I'm going to take this slowly. That's the best way to teach someone something. With lots of effort and time.
Please vote for this Instructable in the Teacher's Contest, that would be awesome!
So, it looks like you want to teach someone to read. And it is actually pretty easy.
Here are the things you will need. It's a really short, inexpensive list:
Paper and Pencils.
Short Children's Books (Three Cups, Runny Babbit).
Children's Computer Software (optional)
Once you are ready to start, just move on to step one. I'm going to take this slowly. That's the best way to teach someone something. With lots of effort and time.
Please vote for this Instructable in the Teacher's Contest, that would be awesome!
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Signing UpStep 1Sounds of Letters
I know everyone does this, but that doesn't mean you should.
A is for Apple. B is for Bee. C is for Carrot. If you start teaching this, your kids will think each letter has a specific meaning. Such as, while you are reading he will see a letter that starts with 'A' and automatically assume 'Apple', instead of memorizing the "ah" sound it makes. But, it isn't a bad idea to sing the ABC song once in a while.
Start by finding a basic word. Like Book. Start by telling them, for example, 'B' makes a 'buh' sound. Then explain how 'O' makes an 'oo' sound. And how "K" makes a 'cah' sound. Explain it further like this. Write down the word Book (you could even say each letter out loud as you write it). Then put your finger over the first letter and make them say the sound it makes. Then move to the next letter. At the end they should have said Book. This way, they are memorizing letters and the way they sound. After a while start moving on to harder sentences, like 'The cow jumped over the moon'.
Also, just because the letter Z is at the end of the alphabet doesn't mean it is any harder than the other letters. You can start explaining sentences like 'Zebra's in the Zoo' fairly early.
A good book to use for this step is Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.
A is for Apple. B is for Bee. C is for Carrot. If you start teaching this, your kids will think each letter has a specific meaning. Such as, while you are reading he will see a letter that starts with 'A' and automatically assume 'Apple', instead of memorizing the "ah" sound it makes. But, it isn't a bad idea to sing the ABC song once in a while.
Start by finding a basic word. Like Book. Start by telling them, for example, 'B' makes a 'buh' sound. Then explain how 'O' makes an 'oo' sound. And how "K" makes a 'cah' sound. Explain it further like this. Write down the word Book (you could even say each letter out loud as you write it). Then put your finger over the first letter and make them say the sound it makes. Then move to the next letter. At the end they should have said Book. This way, they are memorizing letters and the way they sound. After a while start moving on to harder sentences, like 'The cow jumped over the moon'.
Also, just because the letter Z is at the end of the alphabet doesn't mean it is any harder than the other letters. You can start explaining sentences like 'Zebra's in the Zoo' fairly early.
A good book to use for this step is Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.
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Those tools stay pretty much the same forever. A book, a notebook, and something to write with. There is almost no way for a parent to go wrong with this method, and it works as well with kids who are 3 & 4 as it does for kids who are 12. You'll just need to change the books.