{"id":31438,"date":"2016-10-06T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/?p=31438"},"modified":"2021-02-12T08:37:39","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T13:37:39","slug":"the-phrase-that-made-learning-to-read-click","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/the-phrase-that-made-learning-to-read-click\/","title":{"rendered":"The Phrase That Made Learning to Read “Click”"},"content":{"rendered":"

This simple phrase made reading finally click for my daughter. If your child knows their letter sounds, this may be all you need to have them reading words! <\/em><\/p>\n

The coolest part of being a parent is having a front row seat to watching a child develop. Whether it’s seeing a sonogram of wiggling fingers or the first few shaky steps, it’s truly leaves me in awe to watch these tiny babies become people. I’ve enjoyed every milestone along the way, but reading has been particularly exciting for me. Maybe it’s knowing what a whole new world reading opens up or the pride on her face when Hailey reads a sentence. Whatever the reason I find myself really excited to assist Hailey along this new journey.<\/p>\n

\"learning<\/p>\n

I’ve received a lot of questions about what worked for us with teaching her to read. While I shared the best tips I know for teaching children to learn and love reading<\/a>, I have to say that Hailey’s natural affinity towards it definitely led the way. She was just genuinely excited about words and stories, so we used this book<\/a> to start teaching her sounds and putting them together. It was a bit monotonous, but the lessons were short and effective.<\/p>\n

However, the best thing I got from the book was the phrase that seemed to make reading “click.” That magical phrase is short and simple:<\/p>\n

“Say it fast.”<\/h2>\n

Hailey was doing great at letter sounds. For example, MAT. As I pointed under each letter with my finger, she’d say the sound. MMMMmmm. AAAaaaaaa. TTTTTttttt. Ma. Aa. Tt. At this point I would celebrate- there it is! You have it! To which she would look at me confused. In her head she was hearing the individual sounds, not how they fit together.<\/p>\n

Once I added in the magical phrase, Say It Fast<\/em>, she was able to hear the sounds come together to form a word and the light bulb came on. MAT.<\/em> I saw that “ah-ha!” moment light up her eyes, which is basically the coolest feeling a parent can have.<\/p>\n

\"raising-readers\"<\/p>\n

We practiced it with sounds.<\/p>\n

Example: M. Mmmmmm. {say it fast!} Mm<\/em>!<\/p>\n

Then with words.<\/p>\n

Example: MAT. Mmmmm. Aaaaaaa. Tttttt. {say it fast!} MAT<\/em>!<\/p>\n

[Tweet “Could this simple phrase help reading click for your child too? via @ahealthyslice #raisingreaders “]<\/p>\n

I shared this with a friend who had been working on reading with her child and the next day she reported back on what a difference the simple command made! Her little girl was now reading words.<\/p>\n

While this is not a lesson on how to teach your child to read (again, I recommend the book<\/a> for that!), I am hoping this little phase is the key that maybe other parents are looking for as well.<\/p>\n

\"loving-to-read\"<\/p>\n

Kids are such an adventure. Finding what works for their learning style can be frustrating at times, but the little ah-ha moments and their look of accomplishment when it clicks makes it all totally worth it!<\/p>\n

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