What Learning to Read for the First Time Could Be Like
You: Hi! Want to learn to read?
Child: Ok.
What's that? (Pointing to the cartoon Bee)
It's a bee!
That's right! And do you know what that is next to it?
No.
It's the big letter "B".
What's That?
Bee!
Very good! Let's count the Bees together.
One Bee, Two Bees.
One Bee, Two Bees, Three Bees.
That was easy. What's that?
It's an eye.
Very good, and guess what that is next to it?
I don't know.
It's the letter "I".
Do you know what you do with 2 eyes?
Look?
Yes, that's right. You also see with two eyes, don't you?
Yeah.
This is the word "See". Do you see the two eyes?
Yes.
What's that?
Bee!
Yes, very good!
Now let's read it together. (Pointing at each word)
eeeeye... ssssseee... bee!
Very good.
Let's read the next page. (Pointing at the words as you both read)
eeeeyyyye... ssssseeee... bee!
(Parent turns page and they read the first line together)
I see bee.
Now you read the next one.
I see bee.
Very good.
Go ahead and count the bees.
One Bee, Two Bees...
And so on....
Other pages include
Do you know who that is? It's the little girl "D"
Do you know who that is? It's the little boy "J"
Do you know who that is? That's "O"
Last Page
By the last page the training wheel pictures have slowly been removed and they are reading on their own!
