Big Boy Books
I grew up loving to read books, and that's what I hope my kids would be that is why I am so thrilled whenever I see my kids sitting and spending their time reading books.
Little Man has been enjoying reading time and our nightly storytime. We shared one of his videos we call D.E.A.R. Time here before as well. Now it seems like Little Man is progressing to big boy books! He now reads comics like Big Nate. :)
The Importance of Syllables
One of the things I notice with Little Man's reading is that he stops and does not want to proceed reading big words sometimes. It's like he gets overwhelmed.
Several times I remind him to stop and "break down" the words into syllables to make the long words easier to read.
We would cover the rest of the word and read it by the syllables once then read it over again.
Thankfully this works most of the time and his confidence level also rises with the feat of being able to read longer words.
The higher confidence level also gets him to read the book over so he reads faster each time too.
Compound Words
Compound words are other longer words that are easier for him to read but the same trick applies - we break down the words. Compound words also used to intimidate him but once we learned how to break them down as two small words, it becomes easier for him.
Okay. It's bed time and Little Man wants to read now. LOL. So I really got to go now.
I'll see you again next time! Remember, when the tasks get too overwhelming, break them down into smaller tasks. You'll be done before you know it. wink!
I recall doing that with my girls when they were younger. It gives them that confidence back.
The confidence really matters. It makes them want to try harder ones next. 😀
Aww it's so nice when you can see them making progress and nailing things that they were having trouble with XD
Yes. Gives me extra conviction too that we're doing something right.
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