Myths about Teaching Baby Kids to Read
False. The capacity to learn early comes easily and naturally. The older a child becomes before learning the read the more likely he/she will have learning problems.
False. The children are more adjusted who learn to read early. The child who comes to school not reading has more difficulty in adjusting at school.
Maybe. However, a good teacher will welcome this child into his or her classroom and be glad to have him/her as a student. A well-trained teacher can handle the advanced reader with a fraction of the time and effort necessary to cope with the problems of the number of children who can not read.
Maybe. As with any classroom, it depends on the teacher. A student who is learning to read can become bored, too. Being able to read, opens the door for further knowledge. Students who can read can be given meaningful activities to increase their knowledge and make learning fun.
True. However, will he/she miss it? There is an ongoing controversy about the ‘look-say’ method and the ‘phonics’ approach. Currently, in certain public school settings, students are required to know a number of sight words before getting into books and phonetics is taught in an ongoing manner. So, if a child learns by the ‘look-say method’ and starts reading books, the student can still learn phonics, especially for writing and decoding new words. In fact, it would be easier, since the child has a vocabulary background.
Maybe. It’s possible, but his/her chances are much smaller in comparison than those who learn to read in kindergarten or first grade. Let’s face it! Children who can read do not have reading problems! Those who can not read have the problems.
False. The average two and three year old spends just about every waking minute wanting to spend it with his/her family. The best time of his/her life is when he/she can receive undivided attention from his/her mother or father. What better way to share to joy of living by introducing one’s child to the world through books?
Maybe. The answer depends on the parent. Learning to read is a joyous time in a child’s life, because he/she spends quality time with his/her parent. A child’s excitement in learning words and realizing that those words have meaning is like being given a magic wand. Why would any parent put too much pressure in teaching a baby kid to read? However, I have seen when some parents place pressure on their child’s reading ability when they are not making good grades. Reading for those students becomes a chore and it is very difficult for any educator to instill the love of reading in someone that has learned to despise it.
- Children who read too early will have learning problems.
False. The capacity to learn early comes easily and naturally. The older a child becomes before learning the read the more likely he/she will have learning problems.
- Children who read too early will be hard to deal with.
False. The children are more adjusted who learn to read early. The child who comes to school not reading has more difficulty in adjusting at school.
- Children who read too early will cause problems in kindergarten or first grade.
Maybe. However, a good teacher will welcome this child into his or her classroom and be glad to have him/her as a student. A well-trained teacher can handle the advanced reader with a fraction of the time and effort necessary to cope with the problems of the number of children who can not read.
- Children who read too early will be bored in kindergarten or first grade.
Maybe. As with any classroom, it depends on the teacher. A student who is learning to read can become bored, too. Being able to read, opens the door for further knowledge. Students who can read can be given meaningful activities to increase their knowledge and make learning fun.
- Children who read too early will miss phonetics.
True. However, will he/she miss it? There is an ongoing controversy about the ‘look-say’ method and the ‘phonics’ approach. Currently, in certain public school settings, students are required to know a number of sight words before getting into books and phonetics is taught in an ongoing manner. So, if a child learns by the ‘look-say method’ and starts reading books, the student can still learn phonics, especially for writing and decoding new words. In fact, it would be easier, since the child has a vocabulary background.
- Children who read too early will have a reading problem.
Maybe. It’s possible, but his/her chances are much smaller in comparison than those who learn to read in kindergarten or first grade. Let’s face it! Children who can read do not have reading problems! Those who can not read have the problems.
- Children who read too early will be deprived of his precious childhood.
False. The average two and three year old spends just about every waking minute wanting to spend it with his/her family. The best time of his/her life is when he/she can receive undivided attention from his/her mother or father. What better way to share to joy of living by introducing one’s child to the world through books?
- Children who read too early will suffer from ‘too much pressure.
Maybe. The answer depends on the parent. Learning to read is a joyous time in a child’s life, because he/she spends quality time with his/her parent. A child’s excitement in learning words and realizing that those words have meaning is like being given a magic wand. Why would any parent put too much pressure in teaching a baby kid to read? However, I have seen when some parents place pressure on their child’s reading ability when they are not making good grades. Reading for those students becomes a chore and it is very difficult for any educator to instill the love of reading in someone that has learned to despise it.