Early Reading

Strategies for Parents who want to address early reading issues in their children.

Parents who want to foster emergent literacy should employ strategies that make reading a focus in the home, rather than trying to teach disparate skills outside a natural context. The following seven strategies will encourage the development of written literacy in much the same way as speech is learned, through authentic use and practice.

From birth, provide lots of books, making them accessible to children, even if they end up worn out. Children love to choose and page through their own books. Read aloud to children several times a day, such as after meals and before nap and bedtime. Children love to hear the same story over and over as they "learn" it. Young children do not yet realize that the story is in the words and will think the reader has simply memorized the story to tell. In time, they notice the words on the page and gain an understanding of the reading process. Provide books with pictures about something they know of like a cat book. Also make sure it has beautiful illustrations. Let children see the adults in the home reading daily. Talk about reading and why it is enjoyable or useful for gaining information. Discuss characters and plots with children as stories are read. Make a game of predicting what will happen next or guessing how a character feels by the expression on his or her face. Ask the children what they would do in a situation like the one the character is in. Provide opportunities for book responses….drawing characters, dressing-up, writing (dictating) their own adventures similar to the books they are reading. Visit the library regularly and participate in the family literacy activities offered there and by many local school and park districts. Limit TV or other screen time, so that children get in the habit at an early age of choosing reading for pleasure. By following these strategies, parents offer young children a literacy-rich environment where early reading behaviors will emerge naturally and provide a strong foundation upon which teachers will build when they begin formal reading instruction.

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