| Your child's development of reading, writing and | | | | When teaching your child how to read, it is vital that |
| arithmetic skills will be best aided through ensuring that | | | | you manage to portray it as a fun experience. You |
| you give them the attention they deserve to ensure | | | | should also take advantage of teaching your child as a |
| they get a head start in life. | | | | way to bond with them and promote reading as |
| Many parents worry about when they should start to | | | | something that you and your child do together. You |
| teach their child how to read and write. Much of this | | | | should choose reading material that is fun and that can |
| worry stems from them being scared that their child | | | | provoke some form of conversation or even emotion |
| will be slower at picking things up than other children | | | | from the child - in later years discussing literature that |
| their age, and on the flip-side other parents fear that | | | | you and your child have both read is a great way of |
| they may be putting their child through unnecessary | | | | showing moral values and creating a mutual interest. |
| stress through trying to teach them before they are | | | | In order to ensure that reading remains fun throughout |
| ready. The truth is that if your child is not yet at school | | | | your child's development it is best that you refrain from |
| then they have plenty of time to start learning, but | | | | pushing them too hard when they make a grammatical |
| there really is never too young an age to get them | | | | mistake or have problems pronouncing a word. If they |
| started. Most research suggests that children around | | | | ask or they stall for a certain length of time then you |
| the age of 4 should be ready to start learning; | | | | can offer your help if they do not mind, however being |
| however it will usually be around the age of 6 that | | | | too condescending, or too blatant in your attempts to |
| children can read and write somewhat coherently. | | | | teach, will just lead to ruining the enjoyable experience |
| Many parents find the thought of teaching a child to | | | | that reading should be. |
| read or write from scratch very daunting, however it | | | | Playing a role in your child's development will allow you |
| does not have to be. You should firstly start by | | | | to ultimately have a stronger relationship with your child |
| teaching them to pronounce the lower case alphabet | | | | all the way through their life. Show them that you care |
| and then from there you will be able to ask them to | | | | for them and that you are able to help them whenever |
| combine letters to form syllables and then words. | | | | they need you. |