4 yr old wants to read-how?

ooobedoo

My 4 ry old son wants me to teach him to read, I am dyslexic and don't want to teach him as I sometimes struggle myself, I don't mind paying a reading teacher or the other alternative is kumon but he is to young for it. any ideas?

fsdss

try alphabet picture games (most good stores sell them) play snap, or match an "a" with something else that begins with an "a"

chatta

Maybe the books that come with tapes, not saying they are teaching but its something you could both share together.

ooobedoo

I will go and have a look in waterstones, it's very frustrating. I want to help him but I think he should just wait till he gets to school and then they will teach him, I don't suppose I can mess him up. I am worried he has inherited my dyslexia though.

Thank you!

Rachie_B

does he go to school or nursery ? they will "teach" him to read but in the meantime just enjoy books together,story tapes or CDS and a book are fab ,we listen to one each night before bed

also point out signs,letters,numbers etc to him when out shopping for example all will help when he does come to learn to read

most schools suggest you dont actually teach them at home as different people use different methods,phonetics,etc so best not to get the child confused by using a different method than he will be taught in school

HTH

ooobedoo

He goes to nursery and they use jolly jingles there and he knows most of the letters, he just wants independance to sit in his room and read his books(he has millions).

He misses going to school last week by 2 days, and all his little mates have left nursery and he is literally the oldest now, I think this might have something to do with it, he has wanted to learn for a while but has been talking about it lots this last month.

funky-footprints

we started teaching my son before he went to school , he was old for his school year and bored.

We bought some phonics books from ladybird to start just to get going with the sounds ..my daughter is using them now. Just a basic introduction to the alphabet is a good start, that way he wont be too confused once he is reception. once he knows the letters elc etc do quite a few good little jigsaw games with pictures to match to words, that wont confuse him.

good luck.
xx

POSSETTE

:T where are you? i would love to teach someone to read..i have a great ability for it but no formal qualifications to teach.i was speeding through books when i was 4-5,found it easy.Can help maybe if you near me.

newlywed

Just found this website - would something like that be any help?

http://www.literacycenter.net/

TNG

Best guess would be phonics to learn the letters (I think pretty much ALL schools now use Jolly Phonics)

We got some books for DS2 called 'Finger Phonics' where they can actually draw the letter on the page in the book with their finger, as the letter is indented in to the page. They can then do the sound that goes with it

Rachie_B

ooobedoo wrote:

He goes to nursery and they use jolly jingles there and he knows most of the letters, he just wants independance to sit in his room and read his books(he has millions).

He misses going to school last week by 2 days, and all his little mates have left nursery and he is literally the oldest now, I think this might have something to do with it, he has wanted to learn for a while but has been talking about it lots this last month.

what about something like a leap pad ? that is something he can use independently http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Leapfrog-Leappad-Learning-system-BNIB_W0QQitemZ330031600115QQihZ014QQcategoryZ61114QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem