Ignore backward letters. Your child will self-correct by mid 2nd Grade; it is very rarely dyslexia, and will not slow your child's reading progress. Time is limited; work on crucial b, d, g, p, q.
Parents believe preschool and kindergarten will prepare their children but there are 52 letter shapes and a huge variety of sounds. Children know the name and sound for b, d, g, p, q but confuse b /d and p / q / g within words. Your goal: be sure your child correctly identifies b, d, g, p, q within words when your child starts to read in 1st Grade.
Young readers have to hold many items in their minds and correctly manipulate them. Teach my letter rules:
Bb Rule: b is the 2nd letter in my ABCs and b's round face looks the way words go in the story >. (Kids know b is the 2nd letter; teach both parts of this rule so your child has solid help when reading on his own.)
Help your child draw many giant b's, with eyes in b's round face looking the way words go > draw a big smile. Take turns saying b words: boy, bear, etc. Use a story to look for b at the start, middle, and end of words.
Dd Rule: d's straight line blocks the round face of d, d is sad because d cannot see the way words go. Help your child draw lots of giant d's with sad eyes and a sad mouth. Watch for d at the start, middle, and end of words. Take turns saying d words: dog, dragon, door. Repeat the d rule together. Check your child over time to be sure b / d are clear within words.
Gg Rule: The fancy tail of g tries to reach up to tickle the round face of g. Help your child draw lots of giant g's with g's eyes looking down at g's fancy tail. Look for g at the start, middle, and end of words. Take turns saying g words: go, goat, green. Beware: The tail of handwritten q is the reverse of letter g.
Pp Rule: the round face of p looks the way words go just like letter b >> p and b can see >>. Help your child draw lots of giant p's with a big smile and eyes looking the way words go.
By 1st Grade, print the straight line of lower-case p hanging below the bottom line on lined paper. The letters with a tail hanging below the bottom line of lined paper are g, j, p, q, y.
Qq Rule: q cannot see the way words go because q's round face is blocked by q's straight line. Help your child draw lots of giant q's with sad eyes and a sad mouth, make a big point of blocking q's round face with q's straight line.
Be clear: lower-case online and machine-printed q always has a straight line; lower-case handwritten q has a small hook curved up and away from q's round face, opposite of g.
Qq says kw; take turns saying q words: quick, quiet, quest, squirrel. In English words, letter u always comes next after q.
Also, one at a time, start adding sight words as you read stories together: the, of, and, a, to, in, is, you. All sight word lists are the same and in the same order. Try to be instant with the first fifty by 1st Grade Christmas. Teaching in stories is the fastest, most efficient path.
After you have read a story together, return to the beginning of the story and help your child look for the words he or she is learning. (Do not push stopping to sound out, tell your child the word. Ask your child to tell you the letters in the word - are there any clues your child sees for recognizing the word next time he sees it? Next time he sees it, tell him the word. Repetition with the word will be more effective then stopping to sound out.)
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Have fun reading. Mary Maisner
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