Allan Said:

I have a great Idea how we can teach kids to read?

We Answered:

hmmmm. i don't think Facebook would be the place to learn to spell!! have you looked at teenagers' messages to one another?

anyway it looks as though your daughter hasn't done too badly for herself and emphasis is no longer on spelling seeing as a computer corrects it anyway!

that's my opinion and I could be wrong!

Margaret Said:

How do you teach a kid how to read?

We Answered:

1. Make a whole lot of books available, books with fairly large pictures so the older one can at least make up a story to go with the picture, and figure out the words as she begins to read. The little one will most likely enjoy books with textures on them that he can touch and feel, and board books that he can't destroy.

2. Read to them often so they learn to associate reading with spending enjoyable time with their parents.

3. Get them library cards, it is pretty exciting to have your very own library card when you are little, and there are always plenty of toys along with books to play with in the library

4. Let them see you reading, if they associate reading as something grown up and enjoyable they are more likely to enjoy it.

5. Get them hooked on a series, nothing better then having them constantly want the next book(Junie B. Jones can be read to the girl)

6. Be patient, they will learn on their own time, ultimately their isn't a huge hurry, making sure reading is an enjoyable activity is far more important then making sure they can do it immediately at this point.

Kim Said:

Whats the best way to teach a 6 year old how to read?

We Answered:

The most effective and efficient method of teaching reading is based on systematic phonics. Emphasis should at first be on sounds, letters and words, moving to meaning, comprehension and inference. It's helpful to model and share the pleasure and utility of reading for communication, interest, discovery, excitement, fun and further learning.

Large-scale research on instruction (e.g., http://www.frontlinephonics.com/nichd-sy… shows that a direct, teacher-centred approach to reading is best for most children. Children should also be read to, in school and at home, but a daily program of focused teaching is necessary. The best of several approaches to phonics is one where a beginning is made with sounds, moving to a sound-letter connection and then moving to words and simple sentences.

The formal reading instruction typically takes 45 minutes a day. Most children want to learn to read and enjoy seeing concrete signs of progress. The words quickly become meaningful as they master the connection between sounds and the written words in stories, rhymes and songs. Children want to read. As they are rewarded by progress, they pay attention and try hard. Phonics can be presented in entertaining ways.

You can obtain a free copy of such a program from The Society for Quality Education:
http://www.societyforqualityeducation.or…

Armando Said:

How do you teach little kids to read?

We Answered:

We home school our daughter, and this is how I taught all my kids to read (including the ones who attended school).

I got file cards - the ones you use for recipes, and wrote simple words on them in black marker, such as I, me, cat, dog, tree, up, go, in, out, go, can, big, you, we, the, a, see, he, she, they.

I kept the cards in a card box and we would get them out and rearrange them so that they made sentences - "the cat is in the tree" or "I see the cat" or "the dog can see me" "the big cat is up the tree" - they loved the funny ones and would ask me to write more words.

The wonderful thing about this system is that they are never faced with words they don't know - you are adding words as they learn them, usually because they ask you to write the word for them, and children are much more eager to learn when they are motivated by the desire to learn something, than if they are forced to do so.

Before you know it, your sister will have 20 or 30 words in her box, you can keep on adding words - she will be asking you every day for new words.

Praise her for every new word, encourage her and read stories to her - she will learn quickly with encouragement.

I should tell you though, by the age of 12 or 13 it is impossible to tell whether a child learnt to read at 4 years old or 9 years old, but as she is in school she has to keep up with the class and learn to read whether she is actually ready or not.

Lori Said:

Did anyone see this commercial: Parents, teach your kids to read in their sleep!?

We Answered:

I've never heard of it. And as a homeschooling mom who's taught three kids to read, I don't even know how that would work!!! LOL I googled it and couldn't find it either. Let's hope you were just really tired and it doesn't exist!