With school starting, many mothers are thinking about how to start getting their very little ones on the right path of learning. One book that was instrumental in my daughter’s early learning was “Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons” by Siegfried Engelmann.
After each lesson, the child must practice writing a few letters. If my daughter actually put effort in and tried, I gave her a small star sticker. The simple illustrations are humorous and really engages your child. I had to make sure the didn’t ‘cheat’ and look at all the pictures ahead of time. That way it gave her something to look forward to each day.
When we were about two-thirds through, we had a rough spot and my daughter was getting bored with the lessons. We continued on and then her attitude improved. We successfully finished the book. Three years later she was testing at 6th grade reading level though she was only in 3rd grade.
I grew up watching a lot of television and still dread having to sit and read, but my daughter loves reading. She reads 200-page books within a day or two and has excellent comprehension. In addition to that, she reads aloud very fluently with correct pronunciation and tone inflection. What a privilege to have contributed to her love of reading!
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sometimes the old way works! glad this method helped your daughter 🙂
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Sounds like a great book for those parents who want to give their little ones a head start before school.
Doesn’t hurt to try. I just borrowed it from the library at first to see if it would work for us or not.
Hi I found your blog on the Picket Fence site and decided to stop in. I used 100 Easy Lessons for my 3 oldest children, however, my oldest daughter was the only one that actually learned to read well about halfway through the book when she was 4-5 years old. The book did not help me as much with trying to teach my next 2 to read and we have been doing other reading programs with them. I’m glad the book worked so well for your daughter and one of mine!
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Tracy
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I guess every child learns differently. I’m popping over to your place now 🙂
I love to read and I really hope my kids will too. Thanks for the suggestion.
You’re welcome!
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