Can I teach my child to recognize words in advance? When should children develop reading ability?

When babies grow up to a certain stage, they need to start learning pinyin and learning to recognize words. Some mothers will teach their children to recognize words in advance, thinking that this will allow children to learn knowledge earlier, so that they will not fall behind in school later. But in fact, teaching literacy does not need to be done deliberately, and it can be understood while cultivating children's reading ability. So how should it be cultivated specifically?

Can I teach my child to read in advance?

There is no need to deliberately teach children to recognize words. Because the picture books for children to read early are mainly pictures, supplemented by text, and the pictures and text are highly coordinated. Even if the children do not know the words, they can understand the story by listening to our explanations and combining them with the pictures.

If children are taught to recognize words in advance, their focus when reading picture books will shift from the pictures to the words, which will affect their interest in reading picture books. They will then ignore many details in the pictures, which is not conducive to their reading.

Children can learn to recognize words when they are four or five years old, and there is no need for special training. In fact, by that time they will have read more picture books and some words will appear more frequently, so they will recognize them naturally.

When should children develop reading ability?

Children's reading ability can actually be cultivated from an early age. It does not mean that they have to read all kinds of long books like adults. Some children's picture books, picture albums, comic books, black and white cards, color cards, etc. can all be used. Just buy reading materials suitable for children's corresponding age groups step by step.

Many young mothers will start prenatal education from the second trimester after they become pregnant. They will listen to some light music, read some books that make them feel better, do some small handicrafts, or paint...they can achieve the purpose of prenatal education by improving their own artistic skills.

When the baby is 0 to 6 months old, he is very dependent on his mother's arms and has a strong sense of perception. He will feel the beauty of language through his mother's voice and communicate with people through hearing and vision, so we need to read some simple nursery rhymes or short stories to the baby.

Babies are 6 months to 1 year old. Babies at this stage are very curious and have strong hands-on skills. They will use their hands and mouths to satisfy their curiosity. We can buy some picture books with strong visual and color sense, such as picture books about animals, fruits and other things related to nature, or picture books about objects related to life. This can not only exercise the baby's cognitive ability, but also stimulate the baby's vision and recognize colors.

When babies are 1 to 2 years old, many of them learn to walk and speak. We can teach them some simple nursery rhymes and tell them short stories. Babies at this stage will not stay still in their arms like before, so mothers should interact with their babies more and point out the content of the picture book while telling stories, which can deepen the baby's impression.

When the baby is 2 to 3 years old, the baby's language ability develops very quickly and he can have a lot of conversations, so it is still necessary to read with the child, mainly telling stories! After telling the baby at this stage, you can interact with him.

How to help children learn to read

Flashcards

This is a more traditional method of learning to read. When parents teach their children to recognize words, they can take cards and tell their children what to read one by one. Nowadays, many cards have pictures on them. It will be easier for children to understand if there are real objects.

Literacy software

There are many literacy apps on the market now, and parents can choose according to their needs. However, they should pay attention to controlling the time children spend using mobile phones, tablets and other electronic devices.

Children's books

You can choose children's reading materials according to the age of your child, such as picture books, picture albums, nursery rhymes, etc. The content does not need to be too complicated, and it is best to have both pictures and texts, so that children will be more interested.