by Heather Ross | Apr 7, 2016 | Teaching Tips
There are different types of questions you can ask your child to make a more effective reading aloud experience. Reading Aloud Questions: Comprehension Questions: Questions that check that your child is understanding the story. There is only one correct answer to...
by Heather Ross | Apr 7, 2016 | Reading Fundamentals, Teaching Tips
I think reading to your child is important and that there is no need to stop reading to your child if your child enjoys hearing stories. Reading aloud models correct reading techniques and models how to read with expression. When you do read aloud to your child you...
by Heather Ross | Apr 7, 2016 | Teaching Tips
Some tips for Blending/Beginning Reading: Use the 2 Letter Blends from the 2 Letter Blend Flashcards for 2 Letter Blend to use in these examples 1. Get a Magnetic white board and Magnetic Letters: Show each letter far apart and have you child read them Left to Right....
by Heather Ross | Apr 7, 2016 | Reading Fundamentals, Teaching Tips
More ideas for teaching LEtter Sounds: 1. Videos on www.FirstStepReading.com 2. Flashcards: Say sound and have your child find the correct Letter 3. Flashcards: have you child say the Sound as he/she sees each Letter 4. Create a matching flashcard game of Pictures of...
by Heather Ross | Apr 7, 2016 | Child Motivation & Development, Teaching Tips
I personally have had REALLY good experiences with rewarding my children for reading. They see reading as their job. Jobs earn money and their job earns points. I find that they work harder and push themselves more with a reward system. If they are working to get...
by Heather Ross | Apr 7, 2016 | Reading Fundamentals, Teaching Tips
I found that it is best to do reading one on one. The Video Lessons can be done as a group but the reading/flashcards are best if you work with each of your children separately so that you can help each child at that child’s level of understanding. Each child learns...
by Heather Ross | Apr 7, 2016 | Program Questions
I find that most children are ready to begin the learning to read process at 2 years old. At about this age many children can learn the Alphabet, Letter Recognition, Letter Sounds, and begin to learn to read.
by Heather Ross | Apr 7, 2016 | Teaching Tips
I recommend to work with your child until your child does not want to learn anymore. Follow your child’s lead. I recommend about 15 minutes a day. I read/learn an average of 10-30 minutes a day with my children. I let them stop when they want to stop. They love to...
by Heather Ross | Apr 7, 2016 | Child Motivation & Development, Reading Fundamentals
Teaching your child to read at a young age gives your child a head start. Also, teaching your child to read using the correct methods of learning to read is important. As a parent, I want my children to be the leaders of their class. I want to ensure my children not...
by Heather Ross | Apr 7, 2016 | Child Motivation & Development, Reading Fundamentals, Teaching Tips
Not all days are good days for your child to Read. Some days I notice that my sons are over-tired or over-active and I know that they will not concentrate well enough to Read. So on those days they Learn. I either show them an Instructional Reading Video, we work on...
by Heather Ross | Apr 7, 2016 | Child Motivation & Development, Teaching Tips
It varies on the child and the family. Some children read best in the morning or afternoon, but for my children, we read in the evening. We read 40 minutes-1 hour before bedtime. We have a Reading Routine. Our reading routine is dinner, shower, Reading/Learning, and...
by Heather Ross | Apr 7, 2016 | Reading Fundamentals, Teaching Tips
I believe that Uppercase Letters and Lowercase Letters should not be referred to as big and small letters. I feel that big and small refers to the size the letter is written which is confusing to any child when they see a Lowercase Letter written larger than an...
