How Do You Teach A Child To Read With Beginning Phonics Sounds?
Your preschool child learns all the letters in the alphabet and you sing the alphabet song one hundred times a day. What is the next step of teaching a child how to read? He is ready to move toward becoming a fluent reader. This is when you start teaching beginning phonics skills. Discover how to teach a child to read with beginning phonics sounds. Pull out the old magazines, or newspapers lying around the house. Cut out pictures you know your child will recognize, such as dog, bird, fish, hand, ring, and other simple items. Teach one letter and sound a day. Show him pictures of things that start with a particular letter. For instance, d and dog. Show him the picture of the dog, explain dog starts with /d/ phonic sound, and present the card with the “d” letter on it. After naming several things with a /d/ sound, ask him to name other things that start with the same sound as dog. You want your child to be able to recognize and read the same sounds over and over, until they’re sure. Use
