Advice please. what is the best way to teach a child how to read and write?

i try and sit down with him to read a book but he is just not interested.Advice please. what is the best way to teach a child how to read and write?
lol I used to put the closed captioning on the television and make them watch only educational shows. As the show went on, they were reading the CC and didnt even realize it. You have to read to your child of course, and have them follow the words with their fingers. Try simple sight words Is Of It To The etc...


Another thing, get those cheapie photo albums (the ones that they give you when you get pics developed work) make flash cards of animals, things around the house, etc. Anything your child gets excited about put it in the book, and just let them carry it around. We also had letter days. Pin a letter made of felt on your child's shirt. Through out the day, tap the letter, say the sound, and point to something that starts with that letter. Another hint I've read, label things around the house...Door, window, light, sink, etc. Make it fun. My kids were reading at 2 and 3, and are now 6 and 8 they love to read!Advice please. what is the best way to teach a child how to read and write?
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This website is educational and makes reading fun. Try it and I'm sure he will enjoy the games as he's learning how to read...
Find an interactive book. This can be one of those electronic ones, or merely a pop-up book that has funny things to touch and feel and move. (%26lt;-- which I suggest)





I don't know if they still sell this book, but I would try to find a book like this one: ';Sam's Sandwich'; by David Pelham





Just go into the childs section at your book store and pick up some funny ones! (There are usually a variety)





Good Luck!!!!
I wonder if a story time at a local library would help. Maybe something that involves other children and puppets will bring some adventure and excitement. I would try very color full and pop up books. Try going to the bookstore or library and let him pick out the book. I would try something like leap start learning system that you could get different cartridges for. Give him chalk and stencils and draw on your drive way Buy colorful construction paper, scented markers, letter magnets, etc.
Find a topic or subject that is interesting to him. Depending on his age, be sure to set goals and limits that are appropriate. If your son is very young, you may only hold his interest for a few minutes at a time. Be patient and persistent, and keep trying. If your son is old enough, take him to the library for ';story time'; - watching the other children listening to the story may help him get the idea. Our son never wanted to be read to as a child, try though we did - once he got to Kindergarten, it started to improve slowly, and now (gr. 4) we are reading together sometimes as much as an hour a night. Good luck!
There is no one best way. Children learn in many different ways, and what works for one will not work for another.





What worked for me is to read aloud to my children every night and lots during the day as well. Fun books that they want to find out what happens next. Eventually they will want to find out how a story ends faster than you can read it to them, and they will read on their own.





How old is your child?


Can he not read or he just doesn't like to read?





most children want to do what the adults in there lives are doing, so if he sees you reading and writing -- using these skills in your life, he is more likely to want to do them too.
Send him to school. When he sees the other children doing it, he will want to participate.
Make sure there aren't any distractions while you are trying to teach him. You should get a phonics book...look at www.scholastic.com. I just got it for my child and it works!! I also went to the store and got a big Pre-K book that has counting, sounds, colors and shapes in it. Don't give up and be persistant...it'll pay off. You can also get flashcards and when he says the letter you can ask what sounds the letter makes. That will help out when he is ready to read.
Sit down and read a book yourself. Let him see that YOU are interested in reading. Children learn by emulating their parents. If you don't read how can you expect him to want to?
Buy some flash cards; alphabet letters, numbers, shapes and colors. He needs to know all of these, plus print the letters and numbers, before he attends kindergarten.