Mike
As parents, we want nothing more than to provide our children with the tools they need to thrive in the world, and one of the most fundamental skills we aim to impart is the ability to read. It’s a journey that begins with those first enchanting encounters with letters and words.
Yet, in our well-meaning efforts, many of us have fallen into the trap of believing that rote memorization of words is the golden key to reading success. One teacher on Tiktok is preaching a better way.
The Tiktok account @toddlerscanread is dedicated to just that — showing you toddlers can read.
He stresses the need to move beyond teaching them to memorize words, and to instead focus on phonetics.
“Stop having your child memorize sight words and instead focus on the phonics sounds (starting with the primary letter sounds). This way, they have the key to unlock any word vs. just a few on a sight word list!”
@toddlerscanread Stop having your child memorize sight words and instead focus on the phonics sounds (starting with the primary letter sounds). This way, they have the key to unlock any word vs. just a few on a sight word list! #sightwords #lettersounds #earlyreading #toddlerscanread
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