Tiamama2
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What can I do to make Spelling and reading more fun for my six year old?
I am a new teacher of early childhood education and My son is in grade 1, he cannot read, so weekly spelling is implemented, but for the love of me he does not want to learn to spell or read ( when study time comes he cries, or gets sleepy, its just a mess at that time) doing his home work or class work is not problem at all. only the spelling and reading poses a problem...I read to him daily, he enjoys that but learning for himself, he is just not interested. His teacher and I are trying to come up with fun ways to motivate him.
So any help will be appreciated.Thanks
In Topics:
Helping my child with reading, Helping my child with writing, Helping my child with school work and home work
So any help will be appreciated.Thanks
> 60 days ago
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Hi Tiamama2,
Thanks for using JustAsk!
Your dedication to your child's learning is inspirational. He's very lucky to have a mom that's working so hard to further his education!
Learning to read and spell can be a scary and intimidating process for kids. All of those letters and words jumbled on a page are enough to give any aspiring reader a headache, no matter how motivated he or she is. I think it's wonderful that you're taking the first step by reading to your child often. Urge him to switch off reading with you - you read a page and he reads a page. Hopefully, the constant encouragement will eventually get through to him. And when he does choose to participate, make sure to take notice and praise him! It's important to keep his self esteem and confidence up, as a fear of making mistakes can be a huge impediment in the reading process.
I also suggest you try to interest him in spelling and reading practice by disguising lessons as fun activities or games. We have a bunch of activities at the first grade level that put a fun twist on spelling and reading practice! Below, I'm including links to portals that feature spelling and reading activities. Some especially fun ones: Action Word Charades, Grocery Store Decoding, and Dictionary Treasure Hunt!
If you feel that any of these activities are just a bit too tough for your little one, try browsing through the kindergarten activities (included below, also). It's important to keep lessons at his level, so that he remains comfortable with the process.
Hope this helps, and good luck!
Thanks for using JustAsk!
Your dedication to your child's learning is inspirational. He's very lucky to have a mom that's working so hard to further his education!
Learning to read and spell can be a scary and intimidating process for kids. All of those letters and words jumbled on a page are enough to give any aspiring reader a headache, no matter how motivated he or she is. I think it's wonderful that you're taking the first step by reading to your child often. Urge him to switch off reading with you - you read a page and he reads a page. Hopefully, the constant encouragement will eventually get through to him. And when he does choose to participate, make sure to take notice and praise him! It's important to keep his self esteem and confidence up, as a fear of making mistakes can be a huge impediment in the reading process.
I also suggest you try to interest him in spelling and reading practice by disguising lessons as fun activities or games. We have a bunch of activities at the first grade level that put a fun twist on spelling and reading practice! Below, I'm including links to portals that feature spelling and reading activities. Some especially fun ones: Action Word Charades, Grocery Store Decoding, and Dictionary Treasure Hunt!
If you feel that any of these activities are just a bit too tough for your little one, try browsing through the kindergarten activities (included below, also). It's important to keep lessons at his level, so that he remains comfortable with the process.
Hope this helps, and good luck!
ok ! whatever you do always spell , labor everything, before he take or touch something make he read it works
34 days ago
