Tell your child that English is an ancient and special code. Then, be sure your child revisits and reviews the tricky components until the tricky bits become "instant." Helping your child have fun with reading is really important.
Tip 1: Review the ABCs in order; sing the song if you know it. Then, ask for a word that begins with each letter.
Tip 2: You say a word, asking your child to try his best to write the word. You want to stimulate letter-sound connection, do not worry about correct spelling until much later.
Example words: trip, crab, glass, fan, horse, train, smell, week, will, cabin, stolen, brain, rabbit, rattle, bridge, yank, yarn, fuzz, yummy, and so on.
Tip 3: Check correct directionality of b, d, g, p, and q by asking your child to try his best to print the words: battle, able, behind, umbrella, gap, dribble, beggar, double, argue, symbol, alligator, wiggle, pickle, Snapple, apron, Hugo, arid, abdomen, fiddle, giggle, abandon.
You write liquid, equal, argue, quiet, mango, angry. Starting with liquid, ask your child to point to each letter and name it, "spelling" the word for you.
Yes, these are hard words. As your child engages in more difficult thinking, failure to have the basics "mastered" will be visible. You want to see if letter directionality is firmly anchored. Fixing it early is easy; fixing it later is not because the "confused" response is embedded in the mind and will not be erased. Although a second response can be learned, this is not what you want for your child.
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