When to Teach Your Baby to Read

Once your baby is starting to move, his eyes start learning to work together and convergence (the eyes moving in sync) and depth perception are developed, this is when the brain learns to control the eyes.

If you see that your baby is having problems with convergence such as lazy eye or crossed-eyes, please see the post Exercises for Crossed Eyes.

According to neurodevelopmentalist, Kay Ness, once your baby has good central detail vision and convergence, he is ready to take in large amounts of information visually. At this stage, flashing cards with big pictures on them will fascinate him.

And, once your baby is identifying many pictures, it is time to introduce visual language: that is, sight words. Babies love to learn! Babies can learn to read and speak at the same time. The brain of a young child is "wired" to learn language and cares little whether that language is visual or auditory! Jett loves learning to read. Play is learning. And he greets every one of his flash cards with a big smile.

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Teaching Your Baby to Read

These are great resources to show you how to teach your baby to read. I started with Jett at 4 or 5 months old with flash cards and stopped between 8-12 months. Of course we've been reading every day and doing other reading-related activities. At 17 months, he started sight reading and at 18 months, he learns new words everyday!

Sept. 5, 2011 At Kindermusik, two weeks ago, I was talking to the owner of the building and there was a sign that had a list of snacks on it. Jett pointed and said, "Wassthis?" and made me read it. Then he interrupted me and pointed and said, "Chips!" And the guy just about fell over because the next word on the list was chips! I had just told the guy that Jett could sight read a couple of words. I assured the guy that "chips" was one of Jett's words and that he can't REALLY read, like phonetically. But the guy was amazed nonetheless! Be sure to check out the related posts for more details on teaching your baby or young child to read.

Books

How to Teach Your Baby to Read by Glenn Doman, Janet Doman
This is a super great book. You don't need to start this until your baby can identify pictures, but you need time to read it and to make or purchase the flash cards. If you are making them yourself, you need a couple of months to do it so you won't be overwhelmed.

For reviews of various educational DVDs and reading-related television shows, see the post My TV/Video Strategy

Websites

http://www.childandme.com/howteachbabyreadenglish/

http://www.ehow.com/how_4563704_teach-baby-read.html

http://www.internationalparentingassociation.org/Materials/index.html

How to Teach Your Baby to Read Blog Posts

When to Teach Your Baby to Read

A List of Books to Read to Your Baby that support the Doman method of teaching reading.

How & Why I teach sight words at Bill & Ria's blog.
A few minutes a day is really all it takes! at Laura's blog

Teaching Your Young Child to Read High Interest Books

Help Your Child Write a Book at Laura's blog
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Free flash cards

http://www.brillkids.com/free-download/flash-card-printouts.php

Make your own flash cards: http://www.kitzkikz.com/flashcards/

How to Laminate your flash cards at Laura's blog.

Flash cards need to be laminated in order to Quick Flashing Method.

When to start teaching phonics? at Laura's blog.


Discounted Electronic Reading Program

Here is a link to the information on getting a special needs discount on BrillKids programs - 30 to 100% off,
http://downsyndromeupupupandaway.blogspot.com/2011/03/exciting-announcement-from-brillkids.html

If you apply for the discount , make sure you apply for the LittleMath discount as well as LittleReader. People having been getting them for the full 100% discount - they usually cost about $270 or $280, so it is an awesome deal!

Free Learning Program materials

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Teaching Your Young Child to Read High Interest Books

By Kay Ness & Cyndi Ringoen



Copyright 1999



http://senc.us/TeachHighInterestBooks.html



Find a book that your child really likes. Get at least 2 copies if you can. The book should meet the following criteria: 1. few words 2. large print 3. pictures separated from the words as much as possible 4. not too visually busy 5. of extremely high interest to your child.



Choose 5 high interest words from the book. Make flashcards of these words. For the first week, flash those 5 words for the child in 1/2 minute sessions for at least 4 sessions a day. Make it quick, short sessions.



Highlight those 5 words every place that word appears in the book. Read the book to the child once a day. For the first couple of days, you read the highlighted words. The third day, the child is to read the highlighted words. If the child still doesn’t know them, simply say them yourself and move on. Keep flashing those words.



The second week, pick 5 more words to highlight and make flashcards for them. Flash all 10 cards for the child at least 3 times each in 4 sessions a day. Proceed as before except now the child is responsible for reading 10 words.



The next week, add 5 more words and do as above. Continue to add 5 words/week until the whole book is highlighted (all in the same color) and the child can read the book. If the child misses a word, simply say the word and move forward. If the child becomes bored before you’ve added all the words, move to another book.



Read the unhighlighted book with the child and have him read as many words as he can. Once you’ve gone through the whole book, select another book and do the same. Soon the child will be reading two books!



NOTE: If the child is learning the words very quickly, you can do more than 5 words a week. If he is not learning them that quickly, then drop back to 3 words a week or fewer if you sense this is necessary.



As the auditory processing approaches 6, let us know and we will add in the phonics rules and the reading will really take off.



Read to your child from another book at least 30 minutes a day. This could be done in 2 fifteen minute sessions or 3 ten minute sessions if he won’t sit still for 30 minutes. But do be consistent and expose the child to much written and oral language.



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