For parents wishing to give their child a head start, printable stories are ideal for home-schooling. Short stories, classic or modern, can be found online and printed out, making them accessible and convenient for everyone's use. Once in the hands of the parent, the printed story then becomes a fun learning tool in teaching preschoolers to learn to read.
First comes listening comprehension
The process of teaching a child to
read begins from an early age. At the beginning, children learn to read from
being read to at home. Reading to a child everyday will greatly improve his or
her listening comprehension, for listening comprehension is the first stage of
learning to read. Engaging a toddler in a story is not always easy as toddlers,
as we know, have short attention spans. One way of increasing a child's
interest in books and stories is for the child to help select the story, which
they would like to have read to them.
Computer savvy
Most households now have a computer
and children are becoming computer savvy from early on. My 3-year old nephew is
very aware of the family PC. He will often join his older brothers when they
are playing computer games or surfing the net. So my sister-in-law has found
that sitting with him at the PC and searching for printable stories on
the web together is an engaging activity for him and enjoyable experience for
the both of them. Many printable stories found online are attractive and
appealing to kids. They are often colourful with cute illustrations. My nephew
presses the print button, involving him in the process even more, which he
loves. The story can now be read aloud from the printed page, but it doesn't
have to end there.
Fun activities
Discussing the story and asking
questions will help with a child's understanding of what they have just
listened to. Have they understood the main idea? Parents can point to certain
key words, highlight them with different colored crayons, write the word out
and even draw their own illustrations. Unlike books, printable stories can be
scribbled on, thrown away, and printed out again and again. Fun activities can
also follow - drawing pictures or making crafts related to the story for
example - which will further improve a child's listening comprehension and
their vocabulary. Printable stories are great for helping young children learn
to read, and with a little creativity, they become a fun and effective learning
tool for home-schooling. My nephew and sister-in-law have become big fans. Louise
King is an Internet Marketer and Drama Teacher. Her passions include teaching,
creative writing and helping people.
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