Reply to How to help kindergartener struggling with reading

Forum Index » Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS)

Reply to "How to help kindergartener struggling with reading"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ignore the advice that the student will pick it up when they are ready. while this may be true for some, it's definitely not the case for all, and by the time you realize they need more intervention, they will be really behind.

the phonics approach and reading books they like has greatly helped my DC[/quote]

This, except some kids learn better with phonics, some learn better with sight reading.  Try both ways.  Don't wait too long to be concerned as the longer you wait, the  harder her is to remediate.  If you are really worried get a tutor.

Otherwise, read 30 minutes a night.  Either try a phonics approach or sight reading.  We did it using the character step books - pick your child's favorite character and point out each word.  Also, did flash cards and brain quest/Kumon  workbooks.

Look for fun apps like endless reader (many others now then when my kids learned to read).

When they watch tv/movies, used the closed captioning so they can hear and see the words.

Try videos like leap frog, preschool prep and what ever the other new ones are.

Also, work on spelling. [/quote]I'm pretty sure the 'some learn better with sight words' theory has been disproven.  You can't memorize every word, so it's very important to teach phonics.  Sight words help speed up reading with immediate recognition of common or irregular words.  It isn't a substitute for phonics.

OP, get How to Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons and do a lesson every day.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics