gs before the age of five that’s why it is called the window of opportunity.
Three phases of teaching your kid about the language:-
a) Reading to Your Kid Frequently
Storytelling is not only something you do to entertain your kids but it also helps them to know about the language usage. Reading to your kids frequently gives your child’s brain an exposure to the language which is very necessary for them to learn it as quickly as possible.
b) Generating Responses
It does not matter whether your child is able to speak or reply but you should focus on getting a response from your kid when you are communicating with them or telling them a story.
The best way to get a response is to ask open-ended questions, though it is obvious you will not get a verbal reply from a child before a certain age, your patience can do a great work in order to make them respond.
c) Introduce them to Books Early
Most people prefer to keep the books on the shelf when they have a kid in the house with the fear that the kid may tear the book or spoil it in some way but you should make some books accessible to the kids along with their toys at an early age.
When a kid sees a book as something to play with it becomes easy for you to make them interested in the utility of the written material.
The kid’s curiosity to know about the usage of a book gives you an excellent opportunity to start the basics lessons.
d) Word Sound Associations
The conventional way of teaching focuses on teaching kids the alphabets first before they learn how to make words but when you are dealing with a preschooler your approach should be different from that.
In order to make the word sound association, you should read to your kids by pointing to the words in the books that you are speaking over and over again until their brain starts to make connections between written symbols and the pronunciation.
a) Introduction to Alphabets
When you see that the kid has developed the word awareness it is the right time to teach them about the alphabets. The alphabet song is an effective method for teaching these basics to the kids but you should use your own creativity to help them understand the sound made by each of the alphabets in a word.
Lowercase alphabets are mostly used in the language so your priority should be to teach them the lower case alphabets before the uppercase alphabets.
Here’s a Youtube video on teaching three letter words to kids using vowel sounds:-
b) Phonemic Awareness
The most effective method in teaching kids how to read is to use the phonemic awareness which is a term used for indicating the sound associated with the letters. The 26 letters can produce about 44 different sounds and by knowing the details of phonemics you can help a child’s brain to comprehend the written material very efficiently.
One of the products that we recommend which have been quite popular for teaching kids how to learn reading named “Child Learning Reading Program” is based on phonics.
c) Teaching Rhymes
As we have discussed the phonemic awareness in the above paragraph, one very easy way to improve your kid’s phonemic awareness and letter recognition is to teach them rhymes.
Read rhymes to your kids as frequently as possible and find out what rhymes they find easy to understand and allow them to play with the words.
a) Introduction to the Stories
Once your child is prepared enough to read and comprehend stories you should focus on improving their vocabulary using their phonics awareness.
Make them read whole stories and ask them to explain what they have understood afterward so that they can work on their vocabulary. It is very much helpful for kids to look at images in order to make sense of the story they have been reading so you should allow them to use any of the aid that helps them to understand the written material.
b) Give them a Chance for Storytelling
First, it was you who used to tell stories but as your kid grows to understand the language better you should allow them to be the storyteller. Once they have finished reading a story you should let them explain the story as they h