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7 steps to helping a child be a more fluent reader

1. Find some quiet time and space

In a busy home, finding the right environment can be difficult, but the results are worth it.  Try to use the same spot every day, a corner of your child’s room for example with cushions on the floor is very cosy.   Even try getting up 10 minutes earlier in the morning, it can become a very special time. I choose the book the night before with my child and we leave the book in our “reading nook” so we are both connected to the activity.

2. Choose the right reading material

Children are experimenting all the time with books.  They are opening themselves up to topics and subjects that they may really enjoy.  It is important to provide a variety of reading material covering different topics.

3. Start with a conversation

What is the book about?  What does the title and the pictures suggest?  These prompts help children to read with purpose.

4. Choose a variety of reading methods

There are many styles of reading.  

      • Paired reading, when a teacher or parent reads with a child to model good reading and to support the child’s own efforts.  
      • Assisted reading, when you read a part of the text and let the child take over so you’re sharing the primary reader role.
      • Chorus reading, Parent and child read together out  loud. This is a great way to help a child with tone and expressions.  
      • Echo reading, This is really effective for children experiencing difficulties with fluency.  Firstly, you read the sentence, then you and the child read the sentence together and then the child reads alone.  A great way of modelling and scaffolding together!

5. Maximise on your high-frequency words

These are words that occur again and again in reading building vocabulary.  Pay particular attention to these words and reinforce them with your child as they come up.

6. Teach your child to enunciate

Model expression and varied tones in your reading.  This can be great fun if your really exaggerate, use accents and hand gestures.

7. End with discussion and PRAISE

Even if progress has been slow,  talk to your child about the meaning of what they’ve read and make a date for the next session!

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Fun Learning for Kids

Isn’t it fascinating that young children are adept at picking up native accents.  My beautiful three year old neighbour, with Italian and French parents speaks Italian with sing-song, high pitched  production, French with a deep, serious tone and English, her third language with a Irish undertone. It is mesmerizing for me to watch her switch from language to language, accent to accent unconsciously.  

This is evidence that challenges the idea  that learning a second or third language at the same time causes cognitive confusion for young children. The cognitive development of a child from the ages of 4 to 10 years allows them to naturally navigate multilingual environments, opening a world of opportunities later on.  

The key at an early age is to make the process fun and fresh with as much involvement from them as possible.

Fun activities to help children develop their language skills:

Word games for vocabulary, grammar and confidence building 

I find this to be the most beneficial form of teaching to expand your children’s vocabulary. It can be as simple as leaving specific toys in a bathroom or various rooms at home and then sending children to find them or upgrade the game to a treasure hunt taking the activity out to the garden.  Baking with them, all the time talking and repeating the actions of what you are doing. Games like Scrabble, Pictionary or a round of Charades also encourage vocabulary development and communication skills.     

Tongue twisters for pronunciation 

Children of all ages love Tongue twisters, they really are an excellent and fun way to teach children correct pronunciation and enunciation of words. It is a fun way to train their tongue to pronounce words. Start with simple ones and work your way up.  There are many free tongue twister apps out there. Get started today! I find these great fun in the car!

Storytelling for creative learning 

While storybooks provide great entertainment and interaction, take it to the next level.  Create your own story. Have fun choosing the characters, broaden their imagination with fantastical stories and let their creativity grow as you make up stories about anything and everything around them.   Create their own little books with their characters and stories, imagine how proud children would be to produce their own books to family and read their stories to them!

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