Language
When a child first begins to recognize
the sounds of letters in groups-words-he is
doing this silently in his head. Saying these
words aloud complicates the process,
especially if someone is listening. So a child
is not asked to read aloud in the beginning.
To give him practice with this new,
exciting single-word skill, the child is given
groups of picture cards, pictures of objects for
which he already knows the names. He reads
each label and matches it to the picture. Then
if the names of the objects have been written
on the back of the picture cards, the child
can turn the pictures over to see if
he has placed the labels correctly.
Children love reading and checking
their own work and will repeat over and
over again till they get it exactly right.
Hundreds of meaningful words can be
added to the child's reading vocabulary
in this way. Just as with giving spoken
vocabulary, the most important words to
give the child when beginning to read
are labels of the common objects in the
home. Then other objects of interest
such as shells, cats, toys,etc.
the sounds of letters in groups-words-he is
doing this silently in his head. Saying these
words aloud complicates the process,
especially if someone is listening. So a child
is not asked to read aloud in the beginning.
To give him practice with this new,
exciting single-word skill, the child is given
groups of picture cards, pictures of objects for
which he already knows the names. He reads
each label and matches it to the picture. Then
if the names of the objects have been written
on the back of the picture cards, the child
can turn the pictures over to see if
he has placed the labels correctly.
Children love reading and checking
their own work and will repeat over and
over again till they get it exactly right.
Hundreds of meaningful words can be
added to the child's reading vocabulary
in this way. Just as with giving spoken
vocabulary, the most important words to
give the child when beginning to read
are labels of the common objects in the
home. Then other objects of interest
such as shells, cats, toys,etc.
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