You can help your child be a fluent reader. When children first start reading, they have to learn to recognize the shapes of the letters, the combination of letters that make up a word and the way to pronounce the word. Some words like ‘table’ are easy to learn and remember because they refer to an object. Other words, like ‘the’ or ‘and’ are harder to remember because they are abstract in nature. These words occur very frequently and are necessary to master for your child to be a fluent reader. Learn what the common, high frequency words are by clicking here. High frequency words are also called ‘sight words’ because children have to learn to read them by sight as opposed to learning to sound out the words. Here are some easy ways to help your child be a fluent reader. Teach high frequency sight words Help your child to be a fluent reader by teaching high frequency words. Highlight these words wherever you find them. Learning just 100 high frequency words will enable your child to read fifty per cent of virtually any text, whether a children’s book or a newspaper report. When you combine immediate recognition of [...]
