As a home-school mom, or parent in general, you know that your child’s success in school depends on great reading skills and word comprehension. This gives him the ability to communicate and understand his studies well. When his reading skills are not up to par, and you see how frustrated he is getting with learning the task of reading, you just want to do something to help. This can be disheartening, but do not lose hope. This is just a snag in the educational process. There are solutions and help.
Your child may need a quick trip to the doctor for an eye exam, and a pair of glasses. It may be he is just new to the reading process, and things have not clicked with him yet. If your child is just starting school, and he is not used to the structured discipline of a school (pre-school or Sunday School) environment, it may be his ability to focus. He could be bored. There are so many things to consider.
Whatever the problem is, find a way to make reading fun. Spend lots of time with your child reading books, and playing word games. Find books with stories that he absolutely loves. Point out words in the story that he seems to repeat, or gravitates toward. There is always a favorite book that most young children love to look at the pictures. Get him involved in the story line. Teach him a poem, and have him recite it. Make sure it is a poem that he likes. Have your child make up a silly poem (you can write it down for him). Craft sentences with alliteration for him to play with; kids always love tongue twisters.
For example:
Minnie may mend my mittens mid morningBreesy Brie brings bran bread for breakfastFaith finds flowers for fun
There are so many teaching resources online now for you to access. Many of them have free printouts; some have packets for you to buy. You could even make up your own games to help your child become more familiar with words for his age level. A great resource my daughter uses is the teaching your baby to read videos. These videos show children at play, while having fun with words and songs. Even though these videos are directed toward babies and preschoolers, they may help your child with developing his reading skills.
Whatever you do (and however you can) make reading a joy for your child so that he will love it for a lifetime!
BG Jenkins is a former realtor and wife, mother and grandmother. She enjoys family, writing and home improvement projects.
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