How to Teach Your Child to Read

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Read to your child on a regular basis.. Ask interactive questions.. Make books easily accessible.

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Read to your child on a regular basis.

Step 1

Read to your child on a regular basis.

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Ask interactive questions.

Step 2

Ask interactive questions.

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Make books easily accessible.

Step 3

Make books easily accessible.

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Set a good example.

Step 4

Set a good example.

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Get access to a library.

Step 5

Get access to a library.

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Start to make word-sound associations.

Step 6

Start to make word-sound associations.

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Avoid using flashcards.

Step 7

Avoid using flashcards.

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Teach your child the alphabet.

Step 8

Teach your child the alphabet.

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Develop phonemic awareness.

Step 9

Develop phonemic awareness.

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Teach your child rhymes.

Step 10

Teach your child rhymes.

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Teach your child to read using explicit phonics.

Step 11

Teach your child to read using explicit phonics.

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Have your child practice decoding.

Step 12

Have your child practice decoding.

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Do not worry about grammar.

Step 13

Do not worry about grammar.

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Build up an archive of sight words.

Step 14

Build up an archive of sight words.

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Begin giving your child complete stories.

Step 15

Begin giving your child complete stories.

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Have your child describe the story to you.

Step 16

Have your child describe the story to you.

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Ask questions about the stories.

Step 17

Ask questions about the stories.

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Incorporate writing in with the reading.

Step 18

Incorporate writing in with the reading.

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Continue reading to your child.

Step 19

Continue reading to your child.

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Have your child read aloud to you.

Step 20

Have your child read aloud to you.

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