Physiologically speaking, 3 years old is the peak of natural memory ability and overall pattern recognition ability, and children can naturally contact and recognize Chinese characters like other things; Children aged 4-5 can generally learn to read, and the literacy speed is not slower than that of children aged 6-7. The study also shows that children over 5 years old can learn most strokes of Chinese characters, and can use strokes to analyze glyphs and write.
Some experts also believe that when children have the ability of pattern recognition, they can be taught to read from the beginning. In other words, literacy education can start at the age of 1 year. The best time to teach literacy When children have literacy needs, parents should try their best to meet them. The children are curious. Ta sees the words in the environment and wants to know what they mean. At this time, ta needs to know these words. Children have their own needs, and ta feels comfortable and the learning effect is better. Therefore, parents must seize the opportunity and "take the opportunity to teach" when their children want to study.
How to teach your baby to read:
1. Create a literate environment for children. The environment is the first important thing for children to know words. In our life, we are exposed to a lot of words every day: advertising words on TV, colorful words on food packaging, shop signs of fast food restaurants and roadside signs, all of which constitute a ready-made and good reading environment for children. Parents can let their children learn anything they can see, such as "cars" (cars, trains, trucks, police cars, etc. When they see cars coming and going; Learn about trees when you see them (poplars, willows, pines, big trees …). On the one hand, we can make use of the environmental effects of these Chinese characters and deepen our understanding of Chinese characters through immersive experience; On the one hand, it can also cultivate children's good habits of observing and asking questions. In addition, parents can also create an environment suitable for children to read, such as sticking paper written in Chinese on refrigerators and televisions, and pinyin such as "refrigerator" and "TV". These conscious actions will give children a literal understanding of what they come into contact with every day, thus deepening their impressions.
2. Use picture story books to teach your baby to read. Don't miss every opportunity to read story books and picture books to your children. Mother can read to the baby while lighting the lamp; You can also tell children stories in pictures and books, show them word cards, and let them remember Chinese characters while understanding stories. Sometimes, you can also adopt the method of endorsing first and then recognizing words. Tell your child the story he likes to listen to repeatedly until the baby can repeat it independently. At this time, we read together, sit in the right position and find the font corresponding to the pronunciation. If there is a calf in the story book, take out the "cow" and ask the baby what the cow eats. The baby said, "Eat grass!" Then let the baby know the word "grass". Mothers can download a literacy software on their mobile phones or TVs, and the Smart Elephant Quick Literacy APP has these functions.
3. Literacy card is very important. Interested parents can make many illustrated literacy cards themselves, or collect some pictures to teach their children to read. In daily life, children are taught to know Chinese characters from time to time through cards and games. It is easy for children to learn, easy for parents to teach, and more importantly, it can deepen their impression of Chinese characters. If you are worried that you are not doing well, you can also consider buying literacy cards online. If you have a literacy card, I recommend Zhixiang.
Parents can let their children know words by doing actions. When parents dress their children, they can take out a card with the word "wear" written on it, and then do the action of "wear", so that the children can also do the action of "wear" to achieve the effect of letting them use their hands and brains.
5. Children's songs. The catchy children's songs and poems are popular with children and easy to accept. Parents can teach their children to read nursery rhymes first, let them recite their favorite nursery rhymes, and then slowly teach them the Chinese characters in nursery rhymes one by one.
6. "Find a friend" method. This is a way to recognize Chinese characters by recognizing characters, which is suitable for children who already know many Chinese characters. If children know the "green" of "grass" and meet the "clear" of "clear water", they may be able to read it easily. On this basis, it is easier for parents to let him know what "Qing" means and where it is used.
In short, parents still have to find the most suitable way for their baby to avoid backfiring.