How to teach reading

first. They learn the names of the letters and the

sounds they make. Once they have learnt the letter sounds they will begin to blend two letters together to make simple words then three letters, then four and so forth.

a-t i-t o-n i-f b-e m-e n-o w-e i-n h-e
c-a-t s-a-t m-a-t f-a-t p-a-t r-a-t c-a-r g-o-d m-e-n
f-l-a-t p-l-a-t t-h-a-t s-p-i-t s-l-i-t g-r-i-t

written books using regular words that are interesting to young

children. Each word must be sounded out by the child in order to achieve the highest level outcome.... eg. The cat sat on the mat. ..... The hen is in a pen.