Books To Help Your Preschooler Learn To Read
Posted: Thursday, February 04, 2010
by Stephany Springer
For preschool moms and teachers, the thought of kindergarten can send you into a panic. Don't worry, it is not essential that your child know how to read before kindergarten.
It is imperative that they are reading ready. That simply means that they have been exposed to letters, their sounds and books.
However, if you have a preschooler who is interested in learning to read, then it is ok to teach them before kindergarten. The trick is to look for the signs that they are interested in reading. Don't force them before they are ready because the last thing you want is for them to hate reading.
Then you are ready! The great thing about today is the amount of books available designed to get your child reading. Here are a few books to start with to get them started and a few places to check out early reading books.
Phonics Word Families
These books are great and really are just one word flash flip card books. You tend to have an ending such as AT. The child then flips the pages to reveal a new first letter such as S, C, F, etc. These are great because they will quickly memorize the little words, but they also teach blends such as CH for the AT book.
BOB Books
I know you are asking, what is a BOB Book? These books are amazing and guide your child through different levels of reading. Each set or level has 12 books. They start with Pre-REading Skills and even move to books that teach Word Families and Compound Words and even long vowels sounds. they use repetition with humorous stories and illustrations. They are a Scholastic Book.
Dr. Seuss Books
They were your favorite books as a child and there was a reason for that. Most likely you remember them because they were the first books you read by yourself. The great thing about these books is that they are labeled as early readers, I can ready by myself, etc. Hop on Pop is a great start, but remember this book is longer. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish and Green Eggs and Ham are great starters. Also in the series but not written by Dr. Seuss is Are You MY Mother by P.D. Eastman.
Audio Books
Our new favorite thing is books on CDs. Kids love the power to be able to turn their own pages and read by their self even if it is along with a cd or audio tape. As they progress, by a microphone so they can hear their self read along. The library is a great resource for stories on tape or cd. They have a great selection of early readers too on cd.
Dick and Jane
We all learned how to read using this series. Why not let our kids learn as well? The one or two word sentences are great starts and they progress to longer sentences as the series goes forward.
The important thing to remember about teaching your preschooler to read is to allow them to progress at their own pace. Make sure reading is a daily activity in the life of your preschooler. Make it fun. You are pretty much safe with Level 1 early readers so be sure to have plenty available to them when they are interested.
Enjoy this time of their life! Watching a child learn to read can be one of the most exciting times of your life as a parent or teacher.
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