Preschool games to learn how to read

Any time a child shows an interest in a topic, find as many books on that topic as possible,to teach that books are both useful as well as entertaining. Numerous pre-reading activities set a child on the road to reading.

Teach them how to distinguish letters and words through matching and sorting activities. Match parts to wholes. Puzzles also help a child with spatial awareness, which leads to reading skills. When first teaching phonics which can be read in more depth in the next article in this series , focus on the letter sounds instead of their names, at first.

Also focus on short vowel sounds in the beginning. Use a multi-sensory approach when teaching the sounds by tracing sandpaper letters, creating letters in paint, drawing them on an easel or chalkboard. Practice sounds with flashcards and by matching letters to objects or cards that begin with that sound. Label objects in the classroom with their beginning sound.

When the child is familiar with many sounds, he can start blending them together to form words. Begin with simple consonant-vowel-consonant c-v-c words.

Blend them orally so that the child can try to figure them out. The more the child practices, and the more they realize that they are spelling words, the more excited they will become to try to spell even more. Sight words, like phonics, are also important when learning to read. Preschoolers do the six matching pattern puzzles or six picture hint puzzles and early readers solve the word-only puzzles. Match pictures to the correct words to fill your Zingo like Bingo board.

The first player with a full card wins. Spin the color spinner. Read a word on that color tile and put a chip on it. Connect four words in a row to win. Race around the board by reading short passages and answering the detail questions correctly.

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