How to Teach 2-3 Year Olds to Read

Children are not born with the ability to read; they learn it over time and it takes practice to perfect. While they are learning, parents can read to or with their child often and use repetition and fun activities to teach him to read as young as two or three years of age.

Things You'll Need

  • Baby books
  • Foam alphabet cutouts
  • Flash cards
  • Crayons or washable markers

Instructions

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      Read your child baby books with bright colors and large writing on a daily basis from birth. Help her to memorize simple books and eventually associate the words on the page with the spoken words. Point to each word while you're reading it to help her make the association.

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      Show your child letters and talk about the alphabet often. Use foam letter cutouts that are large enough for him to play with and hold. Ask him what each letter is when you show it to him. Praise him if he guesses correctly and gently correct him gently if he gets it wrong.

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      Use flash cards showing a word along with its picture. Enunciate the word slowly while reading the flash cards. Ask your child what each picture and word are and give her a chance to answer before telling her the correct word.

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      Sing songs that help your child recognize words and letters, such as the alphabet song. Create your own song where you spell out your child's name to a beat or familiar tune and then finish the song by sounding out his name.

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      Spell and write out your child's name for her every day, using crayons or washable markers on blank paper and also on any drawings she creates. Sound out each letter and then ask her what the letters spell. Once she's learned to spell her name, move on to simple words such as "cat" and "ball."

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