{"id":8355,"date":"2017-03-20T12:33:37","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T12:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/?p=8355"},"modified":"2026-03-30T08:54:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T08:54:49","slug":"teach-child-read-fast-7-necessary-components","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/teach-child-read-fast-7-necessary-components\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Teach Your Child To Read Fast \u2013 The 7 Necessary Components"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/thumb.jpg\" style=\"display:none;\"\/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 140%; color: #31849b; font-family: Trebuchet MS;\">Hi everyone, it\u2019s Liz Dunoon here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 140%; color: #31849b; font-family: Trebuchet MS;\">Today&#8217;s blog post is all about how to teach your child to read and spell. I\u2019m going to tell you about the 7 necessary components that must be included in any effective reading program for struggling readers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\">When they were younger my 3 children experienced learning difficulties and I helped them to catch up at school and succeed in life. As a qualified teacher who specialises in learning difficulties and literacy, I have since helped 100\u2019s of children to learn to read and spell from home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><center><span style=\"font-size: 150%;\">Watch the video here<\/span><\/center><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wCkJlXWrk38?rel=0\" width=\"782\" height=\"440\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\">When your child started school, they fully intended to do well and make you proud. But what happens when learning is a struggle for them? Well\u2026 I can tell you\u2026. this causes great confusion and worry for you and for your child. Your child will be asking themselves \u201cWhy are all the other children learning so easily and I find it so difficult? What\u2019s wrong with me?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\">When this happens, parents can help their children to catch up quickly and easily\u2026 and today I want to give you an overview of 7 necessary components you will need to help them. <\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5 !important;\"><span style=\"color: #008542;\"><strong>Start with the Alphabet<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 That\u2019s the 26 letters of the English alphabet. Start with the lower-case letters and then introduce capital letters.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5 !important;\"><span style=\"color: #008542;\"><strong>Phonemic awareness<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Is the 46 sounds that those letters and the combinations of those letters can make in words. Some examples are \u201c<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">huh<\/span>\u201d- in <strong>happy<\/strong>, \u201c<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ar<\/span>\u201d- as in <strong>car<\/strong> and \u201c<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">juh<\/span>\u201d- as in <strong>giant<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5 !important;\"><span style=\"color: #008542;\"><strong>Colour<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Makes vowels <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">one colour<\/span> and consonants <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">another colour<\/span>. This will help your child to break down words. I like <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">blue<\/span> for <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">consonants<\/span> and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">red<\/span> for <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">vowels<\/span>. Here are some examples &#8211; \u2018<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">g<\/span><span style=\"color: #fe0000;\">e<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">t<\/span><\/strong>\u2019 \u2018<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">g<\/span><span style=\"color: #fe0000;\">oi<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>ng<\/strong>,<\/span>\u2019 \u2018<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">g<\/span><span style=\"color: #fe0000;\">i<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">g<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">a<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">nt<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">i<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">c<\/span><\/strong>\u2019 and \u2018<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">g<\/span>a<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">rg<\/span>a<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">nt<\/span>ua<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">n<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u2019.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5 !important;\"><span style=\"color: #008542;\"><strong>Visual symbols<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Symbols can also help. I use a short dash for the short vowel sounds <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">a-<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">i-<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">e-<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">o-<\/span> and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">u-<\/span> and long dashes for the long vowel sounds <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">a&#8212;<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">e&#8212;<\/span>,<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">i&#8212;<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">o&#8212;<\/span> and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">u&#8212;<\/span>.<\/li>\n<p>\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-8366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/boy-1798596.jpg\" alt=\"boy-1798596\" width=\"222\" height=\"424\" \/><\/p>\n<li style=\"font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5 !important;\"><span style=\"color: #008542;\"><strong>Syllables<\/strong><\/span> \u2013 Are another way to break down long words into chunks. Syllables are the beat and the rhythm of words. \u2018<strong>cat<\/strong>\u2019 has one syllable, \u2018<strong>sun-burn<\/strong>\u2019 has two syllables and \u2018<strong>hip-po-pot-a mus<\/strong>\u2019 has 5. Syllables take longer words and makes them into smaller words, which are much easier for children to decode when they are learning to read.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5 !important;\"><span style=\"color: #008542;\"><strong>Movement\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>&#8211; Relates to physical activities that can assist your child to practice and learn new concepts and memorise them. Choose a physical activity that your child enjoys; like bouncing on a trampoline, climbing on monkey bars or bouncing a basketball or kicking a soccer ball. These activities will cement your child\u2019s learning into their long-term memory and are only limited by your imagination. Choose activities that suit your child.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5 !important;\"><span style=\"color: #008542;\"><strong>Music\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>&#8211; Gets both hemispheres of your child\u2019s brain working. Use music to reinforce learning and practise reading. Children love a catchy song, so be inventive as to the ways you can utilise music when you are teaching spelling or reading. I love teaching reading using song lyrics that can be repeated over and over again.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5 !important;\">I\u2019ll be explaining these 7 concepts in much more detail in upcoming blog posts to give you some direct strategies as to how you can use these to teach your child to read at home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5 !important;\">If you like this post, make sure you subscribe to my <strong>YouTube channel<\/strong> right now, just click on the subscribe button below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC5OEgpDyHGRYn34aB5ii17A\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/17761321_120300002931073370_764033946_o.png\" alt=\"17761321_120300002931073370_764033946_o\" width=\"1000\" \/><\/a><\/center><center><strong><span style=\"font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC5OEgpDyHGRYn34aB5ii17A\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #fe0000;\">Click here to subscribe to my YouTube channel<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5 !important;\">If you want more information on how to teach your child to read and spell and find out how to access posters and many more educational resources to help your child catch up at school fast\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%;\">Join me on my <strong>free webinar<\/strong> by clicking here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/webinar\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/banner-dark.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" \/><\/a><\/center><center><span style=\"font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dyslexiadaily.com\/webinar\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #fe0000;\"><strong>Click here to register for the FREE webinar<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/center><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 130%; line-height: 1.5 !important;\">Now I want to turn it over to you. 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