I wanted to post this a long time ago so just decided to do so now... I would want to know! I had Joey reading at 4, not bad but I wanted him to be reading at 3. So, how do you get your kid to read early?
Read!
Read!
and read some more to them. You should be reading every night to them since infancy. Get them involved in and excited about the story! Get engaged as you read - do the voices, emphasize, the whole pinata!
Joey still loves me to read to him, no matter how big he thinks he is! hehe This is the single most important thing you can do for your child's early education.
When you have that down and are ready to begin teaching, HANDS DOWN get the Bob Books!!! I absolutely swear by these... they are the best beginner books I could find. I think there are 5 sets (of 12 mini books). I think Joey only needed to go through 3 sets and he was on to Dr. Seuss books and on from there. The books are short so they feel a sense of accomplishment rather than frustration rather quickly. They progress perfectly... not too quick. Joey got through the first book without being able to read a word before that the first night!
I'm telling you, as long as you think your kid is ready and they know the alphabet, they can begin to read. Without all the lessons! I didn't even go through one lesson with Joey - he just knew the sounds of the letters, and boom. It's that easy with these books!
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I am buying the first set today =)
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