𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝗗𝗼 𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲?
The Simple View of Reading is a basic way to think about how to get our children reading. This multiplicative equation states:
Decoding x Language Comprehension = Reading Comprehension
𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 is a child’s ability to look at the letters & words on a page and turn it into speech.
𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 is a child’s ability to understand the meaning of words and speech.
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴?
Discuss letters from speech to print:
Instead of saying, the letter a says /ă/, ask your child what letter represents the /ă/ sound?
Segment words to build phonemic awareness:
Choose a word and say it aloud (ex. cat)
Talk about the meaning of the word (Grandma has a cat with soft fur.)
Tap the phonemes of the word together (/k/-/ă/-/t/)
Ask how many sounds does the word have? (3)
Say the word together again (cat)
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻?
Read books together that would be too difficult for your child to read alone. Discuss vocabulary words and their meaning.
Use high level vocabulary words in your daily interactions.
Ex. Instead of saying “It’s time to clean up your toys”, say “It's time to tidy up.”