06/11/2022
Teaching children how to read ❤️💜💚💛❤️
I am a firm believer that children should be taught how to read before they start mainstream school. I believe it is my responsibility as a parent to prepare them for school and to give them the best possible foundation of learning from 0-7 years old. School will be less stressful because they will understand what is expected of them instead of trying to decipher words and information.
I started Emma on her reading journey at two years old (a little later than I would have liked) but now that I know better I have started Yara on her journey at 7 months old 😁
If you want to do the same, the place to start is alphabet flash cards, daily, twice a day, morning and evening until they can recognise and sound out the alphabet sounds. A common mistake is teaching kids their ABCs. Don’t do that. Rather teach then the alphabet sounds. I will be posting a video later on today of Emma doing her alphabet flash cards.
We hope this encourages more parents to start early reading with their little ones 💛