I agree with ask your points. I have a 1st and a 3rd grader that are very strong readers because I taught them to read before entering kindergarten. I taught them to read so early because I wanted to make sure they learned phonics first before sight words. This is the steps I followed: 1. They learned all there letter names and sounds in tandem at around 2 years old. 2. At around 3 years old we started a phonics based reading book “Teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons.” It took me 1-2 years to get through the book with each of my children. The lessons get advanced pretty fast, since they were so young we had to go at a slow pace and even repeated lessons. 3. When we were about halfway through the the book I mentioned above and I could tell my children knew how to blend words, we started working on sight words as well. I went over the phonics of the sight words with them but also taught them to read them in a snap with cards and doing worksheets. We focused on 5 words per week. I hung the words up and they got to use a fun pointer to point at the words, that made it fun for them. 4. After we got to the point of learning sight words I bought a set of those quick readers with repetitive words. I used my child’s finger to point at the word while I read a page and then they used their finger and read the same page. After we read the book together like that, they read the whole book themselves. They loved this because the books were fun for them. I was able to do this without having any background in teaching just by following homeschooling moms on KZfaq who had teaching degrees. It requires A LOT of patience and time but it was worth it! I’m now a building sub at my kids school and I sometimes help the kindergarten teachers when I don’t have an assignment. When I’m helping, I often get to help children with their reading, which I really enjoy. It’s funny to see that all the children make the same mistakes when sounding out words as my children did when they first started out. Just wanted to share just it case this can help someone else.
@sugerless203 ай бұрын
I got that book too & started my niece at 4. It took us 2 years as well because there were some weeks she was away so we didn't do it. It was challenging at first but now it paid off & she can read above the kindergarten level. Letter sounds is the way to go!
@Intentionaltia3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@ericahorton21622 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing
@t71081t2 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing.
@stellafosua55782 ай бұрын
Well done mum, you did and are doing a good job. I am a fan of the letter name first. We sing the song from leapfrog letter factory, The A says a 😂
@KingD-light3 ай бұрын
💯 I agree, I teach the letter and sound by using good old flash cards. Too much screen time is very bad for the eyes anyway. An assessment is always a plus you see exactly what letters they need help with the most.
@gilashroot86973 ай бұрын
You are not only an exploratory teacher, but thank you for passing on your knowledge.
@triarb57903 ай бұрын
I'm a Literacy Intervention Teacher in Australia. I teach phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension to small groups through the fabulous MultiLit* programs. Whilst I am very familiar with everything you teach, I use your videos as a source of encouragement and affirmation. It's good to be reminded of all the little tricks and tips that one sometimes forgets to use along the way. *MultiLit is the umbrella company of a graduated series of phonics based programs ( MiniLit being the most well known. It stands for Meeting Initial Needs In Literacy, and is delivered as a Tier 2 program to students in their second year of school). MultiLit is all research based and comes out of Macquarie University in Sydney. Their Tier 1, 2 and 3 school based programs are used in many schools across Australia and New Zealand.
@amberabracadabra3 ай бұрын
Are you familiar with ABA Therapy? I feel like a lot of how you teach follow that criteria. You’re phenomenal, thank you for putting this information out here because I’ve worked with a lot of struggling parents and to have these tactics readily available is so helpful! Appreciate you 🙏🏾
@cdub12103 ай бұрын
I’ve been working with my grandchildren they are on their fourth week of the TCR program and I am pleased and mystified by their individual progress. One of the 4 year old twins has mastered eight sounds and the other only two: s & o. My 2 year old grandson, who doesn’t talk in sentences, and just barely putting together phrases like, “mom work?” Knows 11 sounds and I believe more! So I was discussing this with my son, his dad in passing my dilemma🙄 he’s going to be reading before he can really talk. I’ve paused adding more sounds hoping the girls will catch up with him. To Spencer point, customizing will be key 🔑 I’ve eliminated the screen time while in my care and YT teaching videos main reason I can’t take the noise 🤪 Their attention span is short at times, but the tip to reduce the personal space and to add physical touch is helping. Final note, they all look forward to letter sound time and want to do it multiple times a day… I’m just not able match their endless energy. Just ordered the TCR books 📚!
@user-le7so8sw8j3 ай бұрын
Aww your such a good grandma 🩷 😊
@toddlerscanread3 ай бұрын
Really proud of you and your grandchildren! Keep up the good work!
@samanthataylor47003 ай бұрын
Totally agree. You should take it to the board of education. This is what all kids need.
@virginiaberhanu9653 ай бұрын
Many years ago, l trained as a reading specialist. We were taught the method: assessment, use known letters to start the reading lessons, gradually add new letter/sound, the sight word "the" repetition on learned letter sounds, sight words. We were trained to use several methods i.e. Orton Gilliham/fingertips spelling/ blending. Also, the reading recovery program. These programs are fantastic and were the best out there 25 or more years ago.
@tiffanydaniel89963 ай бұрын
To your first point - I’m so glad that I purchased my daughter’s good old phonics workbooks and other educational workbooks. They actually like doing their work. My 7 year old who has been struggling all year with reading, writing, and spelling, the last weeks, I’ve been having her do some morning phonics exercises and she’s been doing Kumon (practicing sounding out while writing/tracing the words). It’s helped tremendously!
@Denise-tz3ob3 ай бұрын
Awesome information!!! I wish every child had a parent and teacher like you. Your children and students are blessed 🙏♥️🙏
@user-wc2bn4dm7c3 ай бұрын
Your videos have changed my life. I have struggled to teach my daughter for the past 2 years and have gone from a brick wall to her now fluently reading at nearly a level she should be for her age in just 5 short months. I mean like from not being able to read even a 2 letter word to her reading 10 letter words. I can’t thank you enough. Your decodable books are great too. I now have my just turned 5yr old twins excited to be able to read as the books are compiled of words they CAN read. God bless you for sharing your amazing journey and skills. ❤🙏😇
@tiameki39283 ай бұрын
The information you give sir is gold, its everything!
@suzeh42793 ай бұрын
I work at a daycare, and I started independently working with the kids on reading. I noticed right away that all the two year olds can copy any letter sound I give them, but when we went through the ABCs shape recognition, I could tell it wasn't connecting with what they already know or understand. So when you mentioned starting with the letter sounds first, that made a lot of sense to me because I already know they can match and will eagerly say the sounds all on their own. I just need to help guide their focus. I have found that teaching is basically helping kids learn what to focus on to improve their lives. Then the kids pretty much teach themselves how to focus and complete skills.
@likethecolorgreen3 ай бұрын
I wish we had a channel that did this but with teaching math. I love that everytime I watch this channel he says thing I already relized on my own.
@veniqe3 ай бұрын
Try Building Math Minds
@tamaramarie30763 ай бұрын
Not a channel but check out Math With Confidence by Kate Snow!
@yr81203 ай бұрын
I’ve been teaching Montessori for twenty years and this method is very similar to the Montessori teaching, it’s successful and stress free
@mrsnurse37652 ай бұрын
I'm glad I found your method to teach toddlers to read. I will follow your instructions and teach my 5 yr old great grandson to read. I will order your teaching materials. Thank you so much.
@toddlerscanread2 ай бұрын
You're welcome and thanks for the support!
@kristinal.43736 күн бұрын
Спенсер!!! Вы педагог от Бога! Круто и очень уважительно, что такие учителя есть!!! Спасибо, что Вы создали этот канал, так как многие методы и приемы уникальны! У Вас отличная позитивная энергетика!!! 🙏🔥💯
@marycahillclc3 ай бұрын
I love your videos! Thank you for making them! I homeschooled my girls years ago. I’m now homeschooling my preschool granddaughters. I just wanted to share a learning trick that fits the 5 year olds’s personality. I have a beaver puppet (Bucky Beaver). She is talking to and teaching Bucky the letter sounds. She doesn’t want to stop. She’ll go through them all, over and over again.(I know that’s too many but it’s her choice 🤷♀️) If she forgets a sound, she wants me to whisper it in her ear so she can tell Bucky 😍
@toddlerscanread3 ай бұрын
That's a great idea, thanks for sharing!
@ephecarrey51775 күн бұрын
Nice one
@ericajoystyle3 ай бұрын
This is brilliant advice. I feel so empowered. Your a gift from God.
@thinkersonly12 ай бұрын
i am not a born american. I was surprised that in USA in schools they dont teach to read, actually read. Other countries teach children as you described, m o m, t o . etc, first they do 2 letters, then 3 letters, then 4, then teach them to separate, and by the time kids are in 2 grade they are reading big worlds. i found out they were doing it differently here with my first. I am homeschooling my second baby , she is 3 years old now. My problem is that i will not be able to teach her to read because english language is inaccurate in logic. The words are spelled with useless letters, the silent letters, instead of spelling it as it sounds, like some languages. This what makes children confused. My fear is i will not be able to explain to my baby this problem. SO far, my 3 year old knows all the sounds, and the letters, and she is counting to 10 flawlessly without mistake. she recognized her numbers from 1-20, and puts them where it belongs. Knows her colors, and etc. She can write I, L, T, O Q, we are learning to write E now, i started with those letters because i understand that if she cannot draw straight lines or circles she cannot write other letters.
@ashleyharrison45603 ай бұрын
This video is so timely. Thank you so much for sharing, now I have something actionable to implement.
@toddlerscanread3 ай бұрын
Excellent!
@JungleEd172 ай бұрын
How can I get my county to ditch the iPads in Kindergarten? It's killing their social development.
@toribrattain42102 ай бұрын
Good luck.. my best advice is homeschool, but it's obviously not for everyone.
@CallMeKevinIsMyCmfrtCharacter2 ай бұрын
oh my god people need to stop giving their kids tablets i wanted to be a teacher but with the way kids are i’m not sure 😂😅😅
@toribrattain42102 ай бұрын
@CallMeKevinIsMyCmfrtCharacter yes, I went to college to be a teacher and ended up dropping out because I found I couldn't deal wi th the direction education was going in...
@JungleEd172 ай бұрын
@@CallMeKevinIsMyCmfrtCharacter Public school pays no money and private school pays less. And since the pandemic even afterschool tutoring no longer seems viable. I'd say go for Montessori, but only if you have a trust fund or a millionaire spouse.
@JungleEd172 ай бұрын
@@toribrattain4210 I got through 6 weeks and then got offered a 90k IT salary. This was back in 2010 before inflation went crazy. In my math class we just played with manipulatives and wrote lesson plans. To me, this is like an actor just playing with props and writing screenplays. Of course my IQ/EQ balance was probably the opposite of that of my classmates. I hope my kid can get some good math teachers.
@user-jn7mz2iw5iАй бұрын
Priceless! This is exaclty what I needed and longing for as a non-native English speaker. Thank you!!!
@glendafueni39852 ай бұрын
You are awesome!!! Thank you SO much!!!
@user-nt7ku3it5y3 ай бұрын
6.15 changed my life // you are the best of the best, thank you
@delicate13 ай бұрын
So I know all of this, taught 5 of my children to read, great video. Watched this to make sure I was doing everything correctly because I know there is always something to learn but I've been doing it right.
@jaminelola92553 ай бұрын
Very interesting and resourceful.
@bethlaipple85273 ай бұрын
You are RIGHT about every single item. I lived it in 25 years of teaching. Get your kids off of screens.
@ephecarrey51775 күн бұрын
Same
@Hayden-bq5gx10 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom here on KZfaq. You have given me so many skills to help my kiddo!
@toddlerscanread9 күн бұрын
You are so welcome!
@cynthujahayshamashraf75293 ай бұрын
This is so true. Thank you. I learnt from you and made my kid learn how to read before she is 4 years old. Now she is 5 and reads very well.
@marywickenheiser26283 ай бұрын
Agreed! 👏👏👏
@mrl2029Ай бұрын
Thanks for the insight. Im kindergarten teacher in china. Ive really struggled to help them progress in english and never considered or see my own mistakes. And ive never even dreamed of teaching them to read until this video.
@sweetnessa2215 күн бұрын
I taught my daughters all the sounds each letter makes instead of the usual "a is for apple". They applied each sound a letter makes and the rules of english to figure out what a word is. A as in Acorn, apple, awesome, above. Hard C and soft C, Ch. S as in sit, sure. It worked out for me
@RachaelStronger3 күн бұрын
Amen to the no screens! Preach !!
@Kintsugi_Souls33Ай бұрын
Thank You so much! This video was exactly what I needed for my kids. 🕊️♥️☀️
@Shirochouchou3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@everydayafriday50583 ай бұрын
Thank you
@magsbarton2265 күн бұрын
You are an amazing teacher!
@MrChinoox2 ай бұрын
BRILLIANT!!! Praise the Lord! This was God sent, for me.
@sheilamacmillan47422 ай бұрын
What you are saying is like music to my ears! I thought I was a lone voice! I teach English to Spanish adults, who may already know some English, but they have never learned that there are two ways of saying a letter - eg the difference between apple and Apricot, which is why despite several years of learning English, they are still mispronouncing words. And I agree 100% with no. 5! I remember my first class (and it was children then) and I blush at my naivety!
@RAHIWAadeyNayGdiniyu3 ай бұрын
I’m so proud of myself and I’m grateful to God for giving me the insight to figure out things. I have been helping little kids for several years now. Please continue to empower the adults so they in turn can empower the little ones.
@freeman34793 ай бұрын
Good afternoon, Thank God for you. I am newer then new middle school reading teacher Houston and I absolutely suck at it! Do you have any in-person workshops available this summer?
@toddlerscanread3 ай бұрын
I don't, but here's a free workshop that might help! www.toddlersread.com/free-workshop
@greghauck56373 ай бұрын
New father here. I'm glad I found your videos. Subscribed and being studied. Thank you!
@toddlerscanread3 ай бұрын
Glad to have you and welcome!
@nitsom720915 күн бұрын
Thanks a lot!
@dharmayoga75373 ай бұрын
❤ Thank you from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 நன்றி❤
@violetsunset5553 ай бұрын
We appreciate you sm
@Dayspring773 ай бұрын
I’m planning on homeschooling my kiddo and I want to thank you so much for your videos. My son is 16 months. I wonder when people start though
@saraialemannАй бұрын
Hey love I homeschool both my kids, you already started. When you talk to your baby about diaper change, what is happening during the day & so forth. The first 5 years thrive in mostly play. There’s a lot of curriculum that can help in those early years. It’s not school at home, it’s flexible & unique to you. Hope that helps. ♥️
@Dayspring77Ай бұрын
@@saraialemann thank you for your response! I’ll definitely explain more to him as I do things !
@lovexoxo2513 ай бұрын
All great tips! The behavior definitely changes with too much screen time. I get better focus when I take them away.
@redouanemerrouche54833 ай бұрын
Top professor, thank you very much. I benefit from the videos you publish and thank you again.
@Angeloffaith-pu6nt3 ай бұрын
Thank you. I needed this.
@RobinFreeney3 ай бұрын
Hey! you are my newly adopted grandson! I love the videos. I came across you at the end of the year, but definitely will follow these wonderful techniques 24-25 SY. Do you have videos for teaching ESOL students?
@nene-hr4kz3 ай бұрын
Hey Mr. I Love you're techniques how to teach the kids how to read I Love to watch You ❤️
@jemilamusa3797Ай бұрын
Honestly I'm enjoying ur videos,is really a guide and helpful.pls can u also analyse on how to teach kids how to count, identify their numbers and solve simple calculations.
@serevz83142 ай бұрын
You're brilliant, thank you for your video.
@adeloyeoluwafunmilayo95503 ай бұрын
Thanks a million for this. But can you please explain more on how to teach sight words to my kids and how well i can teach letter sounds online, especially if the child does not really get involved or easily gets bored?
@nadineo19832 ай бұрын
🙋♀️ teacher, I have a question. My 2 year old has known her letters and sounds since she was about 22 months old. Should I teach her to read at 2 because she is capable or should I just let her learn as she grows? I have a gifted 18 year old and I didn't know what I was doing. He got gifted kid burn out. My 2 year old is highly suspected of also being gifted.
@toddlerscanread2 ай бұрын
It sounds like blending is your next step, and 22 months isn't too young if you're wanting to teach her! My free workshop will help you with the next steps: www.toddlersread.com/free-workshop
@V.aldete2 ай бұрын
ABSOLUTELY AGREE NR ONE IS KIDS NEED IN PERSON FACE TO FACE WITH A PERSON
@oscarwhittlestone89233 ай бұрын
How does this apply to learning a new language? Or 2 languages? I grew up with 2 languages. Or even just letters with more sounds. C, K, O (foot, loot fx)
@NayShea73 ай бұрын
Your content has been so helpful. I definitely made the mistake of teaching ABCs first 😅. I found your content and realized my 4 year old did NOT know letter sounds proficiently! I got Flash cards, and we learned letter sounds with your method in 2 months. Then we moved to blending cvc words with a mini whiteboard. She mastered that in a month. She is now comfortably reading Bob Books on her own. We are on lesson 5 of The Reading lesson: teach your child to read in 20 easy lessons. Have you heard of that book? If so, what are your thoughts? Its seems to fit well with your teaching methods. Would love to hear your thoughts on it. As well as Teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons.
@kandicerodriguez74862 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for your help ❤
@PensAndPigWingsАй бұрын
I can attest to point #2. Years ago, I started teaching myself German. I was too impatient to bother learning the German version of the alphabet song, but I did find a program that focused a lot on letter sounds and pronunciation. By the time I started taking formal classes, I knew enough to test into higher level classes that were beyond the alphabet. I now have my B2 level fluency certification, enjoy reading in German just for fun, but still couldn’t tell you the “names” of German letters to save my life😂. Yes, kids should know the letters of the alphabet, but knowing what sounds a letter makes (and in what situations) is infinitely more important than knowing the “name” of the letter.
@gabibaker3 ай бұрын
You are AMAZING!!!!!! Thank you.
@chiderapromise46052 ай бұрын
I love this ❤. I have a question, in a classroom where there are different kids at different skill level of reading. Some are still at the level of blending and reading two letter words, some have passed the level of reading two letter words, they are at the level of reading three letter words, while some have not started blending at all. As a teacher, how do I carry all these kids along?
@toddlerscanread2 ай бұрын
It's not easy to do, but possible. I did my small groups by skill but it wasn't always a small group. For example, if I had 17 kids who were all working on digraphs, that's the group I pulled. The key is keeping really specific data on each kid and finding as many opportunities to give repetition of that skill as possible- including sharing/teaching families how to support at home.
@robynmax87193 ай бұрын
You are fabulous
@ashleyacosta21523 ай бұрын
Hi ! Love your channel. What’s the earliest age you suggest to start teaching a child to read. ?! My baby is 9 months old, should I start introducing sounds now ?!
@Quinnsmom3 ай бұрын
I did. My daughter is about to be 2 and knows single letter sounds. I think if you start early you get to really take your time too.
@toddlerscanread3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the kind words. This quiz will help you! www.toddlersread.com/quizzes
@Reshandas4 күн бұрын
I love your content and my son really can follow you. Can you make more longer content
@toddlerscanread23 сағат бұрын
Glad you like the content! I make my videos and resources for parents who want to teach their child to read at home.
@laseantreadwel32652 ай бұрын
Thanks 🙏🏽
@AkaedatheLogtoad3 ай бұрын
God send! Many thanks
@sherriwilcox69163 ай бұрын
THANK YOU ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@dianagiam3 ай бұрын
Excellent video!! Thumbs up! From Singapore
@EmilyBoBemily3 ай бұрын
What do you suggest for kiddos who can’t form the correct letter sounds? My son (21months) is OBSESSED with letter sounds. Will point to letters on my shirt, street signs, books, and tell me the letter sound. I’d love to encourage this more, but he pronounces several incorrectly (as in the letter K as the letter T, for example). I know this is completely normal development - back-of-throat noises like C/G/K come at like 2.5 years old. So should I be focusing on finding words with letter sounds he *can* make and teach blending now? Or focus on teaching all 26 letter sounds first?
@rebeccalindgren90253 ай бұрын
Do you have suggestions for teaching older kids like a 6th grader? If they don’t know the sounds of the individual letters well and their reading so far has been built with sight words I feel like it takes away their confidence to take them back to the beginning. I also feel like it’s made worse because I tutor this kid with his parents nearby one of which is pretty hard on him and I think the kid will be discouraged/embarrassed which leads to him acting out more. Any suggestions or tips would be helpful. Thanks! Love all your content!
@growhigh20323 ай бұрын
Please make vedio with English subtitles because some of words don't understand so I will Google it in my language I'm mother of 4yrs old
@growhigh20323 ай бұрын
Please rep
@HelloFellowAI3 ай бұрын
Press CC in the top right conor on the video and there will be autogemrated subtiltes
@dptfo3 ай бұрын
“Looking back on my early teaching career, I made a lot of mistakes teaching reading. Today, I’m going to unveil the five biggest mistakes I made on the way to becoming an award winning teacher. And not only that, I’m going to show you how to turn these five mistakes into powerful teaching lessons for your little one, so you can teach them how to read effectively… 1. Screen time. I spent too much time giving my students “educational” screen time. I bought into this myth that we need to have kids learning on iPads, every kid on a device, showing them all these games and activities to help them learn and engage. Since I’ve become a parent, I’ve seen firsthand the impact that screen time has, and there is no educational value or content that is worth the trade off in energy, focus, attention, behavioral skills, social emotional skills, and regulation that comes from having kids exposed to an excessive amounts of screens… get rid of the screens. You’ll see their reading ability improve and your relationship with them too. 2. Abc: they don’t need to know the names of the letters, they need to know the sounds the letters make. Don’t start with the abc song. Instead start with the letter sounds. Show them flashcards “This says ‘Juh’ instead of this is a J”. Once I got rid of the names and I worried about the sounds first, my kids could look at words like this and sound them out … am I saying your kid doesn’t need the alphabet song? No, I’m saying they don’t need to know them first. Sounds first. Giving your kid the quick win of seeing a word and being able to sound it out and to read them is going to help to motivate and inspire them To keep practicing. 3. It was a big mistake to teach my kids to memorize sight words. …they didn’t learn to read. They learned a song. They learned to memorize…if you teach a child that words in English don’t end in i, j, u, or v, (that’s why words like have or give include one extra e) all of a sudden, this word [give] becomes super simple. We can do this for most words… if we get to any sounds that are tricky, let’s explain it to them. So we’ve got to teach our kids to sound words out, we’ve got to teach them to blend, we’ve got to stop teaching them to memorize sight words. I wish I knew this a long time ago… 4.i didn’t target specific skills that my kids needed to succeed. When we teach generally instead of the exact thing our kids need, we are teaching much slower, much less efficient, throwing too much information at their little brain and then we think they’re not ready for it, when the reality is we aren’t teaching it correctly…when I teach letter sounds, I never teach all 26…Assess the kid, teach two or 3 letter sounds that child needs, and this is the secret weapon…and then I’m in a position to give them exactly what they need with those three sounds, instead of teaching them everything. …play games jumping to those sounds, running to those sounds, so they’re teaching me the sounds. I can target them so they’re going to learn them fast, two or three or four days, they’ve learned those three sounds, they’ve got them down, and then we can move on to three more…kids learning all the sounds in a month… practice two sounds until they’ve got it, then try three, practice three sounds until they’ve got it, then try four. Work exactly to your kids specific skill level…more effective, much quicker, your super power. 5………………how to manage and set expectations for kids behavior. Skill, mastery, intentionality…proximity, tone, energy. How can I take responsibility? You have to think about what you kid likes, what they enjoy, how to get them moving how to get them active, how to get them enjoying the lesson. You also have to think about your energy. You’ve got to think about coming in calm, coming in confident, encouaging them to give their best and you’ve got to be able to support your kid through the process.”
@dptfo3 ай бұрын
13:37 so here’s my five biggest takeaways for you today: 1.get your kid off the educational app and teach them yourself. 2. Focus on the letter sounds, not the names 3.teach them how to blend, not memorize 4.make sure you’re focused on your kid’s level, not someone else’s 5. And that you think about the behavior, about the engagement (and I know this last one is tricky. To be honest, this would take me a long time to explain in this video, but I’ve made other videos on behavior to help support you at home….) No matter what you decide to do, I want you to remember that you can do this, your kid can do it too, and I’ll be here with you every step of the way.”
@ailynaucar34023 ай бұрын
You can put the CC button (is in your bottom right) but I also love the subtitles 👍 😊
@ramatuabdulkareem24393 ай бұрын
Thank you .
@jezzeltuazon82113 ай бұрын
Thank you.. this is very helpul
@permaculturemom98483 ай бұрын
Excellent suggestions!
@dabilaningelwenje53173 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this video!!! ❤
@toddlerscanread3 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@Unapologeticamanda3 ай бұрын
Thank you ❤ very informative i...
@Radeo3 ай бұрын
While the point at 6:20 is true, there are still a whole host of words that don't follow this assertion such as "camel", "closet", "lemon" and so on. While native speakers of English can subdivide the syllables and absorb these exceptions quite readily, it is difficult to teach them to ESL learners. The student is left wondering things like, "Why don't 'tiger' and 'river' share the same vowel pronunciation?" and, "Why isn't 'closet' pronounced as 'close-ett' --- or spelled as 'closset'?"
@ilzetzouves33983 ай бұрын
To answer your question as to why some vowels aren't said the same... it's the "great vowel shift" that is at fault. Robwords has a cool video that explains it. Personally, I think words like lemon and camel can be sounded out. English is always full of exceptions though, which can make it harder, but if a child is able to sound words out and can decode tricky words, then they should be able to figure most words out. I always think of it this way, if a child is not able to sound words out and their only way of reading is by memorising words, it is like using up memory on a hard drive. The memory space is finite and eventually becomes full, so then old words need to be deleted in order for new ones to be added, or no new words can be added... this often results in children guessing the words that they are reading, which then affects their reading accuracy negatively, which affects their reading comprehension and so on. Being able to decode / sound out words is honestly the best skill for reading.
@tamraya233 ай бұрын
@@ilzetzouves3398💯
@melissaloubser4260Ай бұрын
Great video!!!
@imbm37562 ай бұрын
Thank you for this! I’ve been doing it all wrong 😢
@MamaGee20243 ай бұрын
Thank goodness i found your videos ❤
@Abelfam53 ай бұрын
Do you advise to teach all the sounds a letter makes or just its short sound first?
@nouranhussam3032 ай бұрын
What about teaching the names and sounds together?
@Gift_from_Yah3 ай бұрын
I’ve been going through your content and I wanted to ask if you would ever do courses or classes for adults who don’t have a good reading level
@toddlerscanread3 ай бұрын
Hi there, I don’t have resources specifically for adults but feel free to check out my resources here to see if they might be helpful! toddlersread.com
@sunnygibbs9252 ай бұрын
There are some words that HAVE to be memorized though because they don’t follow the rules of phonation. These are real right words. They need both.
@user-ip4le7et9c2 ай бұрын
Great!
@crystalcleveland756Ай бұрын
Sounds FIRST! 💯
@gma9042 ай бұрын
Toddlers CAN read. I taught all four of mine to read before kindergarten, one with Down Syndrome . My youngest read by 3. I used a reading program endorsed by Bill Cosby and it was simple, easy and fun. Flash cards with a song to memorize the letter sounds. No more than 10 min a day , every other day. They were blending in no time.
@mikhail_simin3 ай бұрын
Spencer, what frequency and length of one session would you recommend for a 3 year old boy?
@Sarah-psalm1273 ай бұрын
I wouldn't plan to do anything for more then 5 minutes at a time. Unless it's as a game and according to their attention span. Some might not be able to do 5 minutes. Some may be able to do it longer. 😊
@mikhail_simin3 ай бұрын
@@Sarah-psalm127 ok good to know. I was sad that after 5 minutes he'd lose interest. Sounds like that's ok
@Sarah-psalm1273 ай бұрын
@@mikhail_simin perfectly ok, and absolutely normal.
@toddlerscanread3 ай бұрын
At the beginning, just take what they give you. I have a 5 minute guarantee in my courses because once you get a routine in place and know how to teach the skills you can make a ton of progress with 5 minutes a day.
@Rosekanalvideos3 ай бұрын
Hello Thankyou a lot for your tips but I have a question, how to teach b,d,p,q?
@mikehaney748829 күн бұрын
Does this work with kids who are nonverbal? If so, how do you assess whether or not they can read?
@SarahMichelle7773 ай бұрын
My district forces us to have students on a math and a reading program on their iPads for an hour a week for each. I will never understand why they think an ipad can teach better than a human being with 30 years experience as a teacher. We also have half the ipads we need for our students so they have to share, which takes even more time, and log in, which takes even more time. I hate it. They also force us to teach150 sight words a year.even my brightest students dont learn them all.The higher ups do not listen to us teachers about this.
@kathleengerman29676 күн бұрын
What skills should I teach a 12 month to 24 month old as a foundation for reading when they're old enough to learn to read? Just letter sounds when playing?
@toddlerscanread5 күн бұрын
Take this quiz and I'll email you some recommendations based on what your little one can do: www.toddlersread.com/pages/beginner-reading-quiz
@d2b2703 ай бұрын
Curious to know what you think of Letterland
@pulpogaraje2 ай бұрын
What is the system for teaching all the chaotic "exceptions to the rule" sounds that English has? Is there a good list of additional 'rules' to teach (like what you touched on for 'give')? How would I logically teach the difference between give and hive? You say they shouldn't memorize sight words, but it seems they are making a lateral move and memorizing what could come across as random rules instead.
@gostepsenglish4431Ай бұрын
Very much agree with the point about tablets. They are dangerous. I think there is a value in teaching the ABC, as they need to know the letters and a lot of the letter names give a clue to the sound of the letter.
@keilahlumsden53232 ай бұрын
What age would you recommend implementating this? My baby is 17 months old.
@toddlerscanread2 ай бұрын
I share more there! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pJuZaJWWktyaonU.htmlsi=de9L4ZLYfGbb0nKz
@katinajenkins9233Ай бұрын
I love this video and I totally agree. I learned to read by using phonics and I wonder when did the school system stop doing it this way and start having kids memorized sight words.
@YoGirlMo6 күн бұрын
Do you have any videos good for older ages? (Specifically 2nd grade learning/classrooms? Unfortunately everything you say in this video was taught the opposite in schools etc and has become an issue now. Id love to find a video the even send the teacher on what helps their grade achieve better and things i can do at home to help. As my 2nd grader has 20+ sight words a week to memorized, the meanings to each, as well as making sure all are spelt 100% correctly.)
@toddlerscanread5 күн бұрын
Hey there, my approach is less about age and more about stage. The key is finding where she is skill wise and working from there to get her to the next stage. This resource might help: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f5xna9Z-r9SviJc.html
@noisypl3 ай бұрын
Could you tell me where I can find more rules, like this with "English words do not end with 'v', 'e' needs to be added". I watched your other videos where you talked about other tricky rules. I want to teach my daughter to read in English (as a second language), and that would be really useful. Right now she is really confused by English spelling
@SarahMichelle7773 ай бұрын
I would love to know also
@Sarah-psalm1273 ай бұрын
Look into orton Gillingham teachings. Ive picked up a lot of rules trying to teach my dyslexic kids.