When did you start introducing your toddler to reading?

[Emma&Laura'sMumMum]

skills.....how exactly did you go about it? When did they start reading?
My 3 yr old knows most letter sounds and can sound out and spell basic words like cat, dog, mom, me, etc.

Any recommendations on good beginner reading books?

 

[garbanzomom]

I know kids shouldn't watch too much tv, but I bought my son a few dvds called "Preschool Prep Sight Words." It shows a word, says the word over and over, and then turns the word into a cute little cartoon. It's simple and my son loves it! He turns three in a couple of weeks and he's learned all the words from the dvds (about 40) and is starting to point out simple words on signs and in books.

Of course, we also play games. I'll write a word and ask him what it is. Or I'll open Microsoft Word and let my son push the keys and watch the letters appear on the screen (I use a really large font, so it's easy to see). He really loves this game. When he's finished pushing the keys (he calls it "making words"), I type a simple word and see if he can read it. If he gets it right, we laugh and clap.

Also, I'm starting to ask him to read very simple parts of books. His favorite is "Duck and Goose Find a Pumpkin." On every page, it asks a question ("Is the pumpkin in the pile of leaves?") and then the next page just has the word "no." I read the question, and then point to the word "no" and have my son say that part. We do this with some other books, too.

 

[Alyssa's mommy]

Alyssa has a Vreader from V-tech... its kinda like a Kindle for kids, they can read stories and play reading games on it. It also has a story dictionary so the kids can look up what a word means if they don't know it.

I'm kinda torn on it. I think it is teaching Alyssa more sight words instead of how to read. She can spell a ton of words and recognize the words in books easily, but I think she is focusing more on memorizing as many words as she can instead of sounding them out. We seem to have this problem with early reader books as well though, instead of sounding them out each time she keeps memorizing how to spell the word so she can recognize it easier.

We have a lot of the Dr Suess early reader books, but again, you learn 40 words and you can "read" the book without actually sounding anything out.

 

[OwlTotem]

sounds like he's off to a great start! Offer the really easy books, like the Fat Cat Sat on the Mat.

 

[Simply In Love?]

My brother just got simple books and read to his daughter once she turned 2 and by 3 she was able to read on her own. He took a lot of his time to help her read and learn english and spanish. She's now 5 and can read some big words and basically any baby/child book. She counts to 30 in spanish and english she knows her colors and her shapes both spanish and english.

That little girl I swear knows more than me she watches discovery channel over cartoons all the time.

 

[Krisin G]

Age 3 is when I was introduced. My mom would sit with me with beginning books and point to the words and have me read them. She would also read me stories and point to words I knew and have me read them instead. Everytime I read a book to her she would give me. A small treat.