How to Help Child Learn to Read? Proposals of Didactical Solutions

Abstract

Learning to read is one of the greatest challenges faced by a child. When it comes to age, it is impossible to tell when the time is right. The child should learn to read when he/she wants to and when he/she is ready for it. Parents play a large role in learning to read. Thanks to their support, learning to read can turn out to be an interesting adventure. This article is based on the experience of a mother who watches her child learn to read and helps him improve this important skill. The solutions used for this purpose are described – methods, systems, exercises, and educational games, such as: reading using the syllable method, reading with the use of TAC system (Think – Arrange – Check), reading the so-called wise fairy tales educating to values and having a therapeutic and ludic character, model reading aloud and reading comprehension. Their use depends on the needs and abilities of the child, at what stage of learning to read they are at: whether they are just starting it and learning to recognize letters, or are they able to read individual words or even whole sentences. Thanks to these methodological suggestions, the child has a chance to read efficiently, willingly and often, treating reading as a natural and everyday activity, giving pleasure and activating the imagination.