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Your child is in Kindergarten (or before) and is sounding out letters. He/she can pick out words and may even be able to read some easy readers. Where do you turn next? Do you keep buying the same types of easy readers, possibly making them bored? No. Here's what I did, and it worked. Two of my children can't get enough to read, and the third likes to read but it's not top priority for her (her hair is right now, but that's a teenage thing). When your child knows the sounds to the words and can read a few of the easy readers, make them feel very important by investing in the Magic Treehouse Books by Mary Pope Osborne. They're interesting books about a brother and sister who find a magic treehouse in a forest in back of their house. The magic treehouse can transport them in time, and they get in predicaments that they've never experienced before. Why these books? For children who are learning to read, these books are the magic ticket. The words are repeated throughout the books, and by the time the child's read a few pages, they've learned to recognize words they've never known before. They'll see them again, and it makes for a successful read. I also bribed my kids. Yes, bribed. I'd pay them a dime a page to read to me, so after ten pages, they'd earn a dollar. I'd work with them on the words, and after about twenty or so pages, they'd be off reading the book themselves, believe it or not, because they liked the stories. They'd ask me little questions, and I could stop paying them. It was worth the investment, because they learned that they're never too young to start reading chapter books, and it eased them into the world of reading, making it a pleasure for them for the rest of their lives. We spend more money on books now, than we do on toys. |
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