5 Mistakes I Made Teaching Kids How to Read

I’ve been teaching Montessori for twenty years and this method is very similar to the Montessori teaching, it’s successful and stress free

💯 I agree, I teach the letter and sound by using good old flash cards. Too much screen time is very bad for the eyes anyway. An assessment is always a plus you see exactly what letters they need help with the most.

The humility of this man's message is so valuable, relateable, and persuasive. Teaching us in terms of things he's done wrong and how he learned better.

Totally agree. You should take it to the board of education. This is what all kids need.

Hey! At 78 I learned something! “Words in English don’t end in i, j, u, or v.” 16 years in school in the 50s and 60s too! (I helped teach my own children to read and grandsons also. And missed that !)

I adore your enthusiasm. Need more teachers like you. Admitting your faults, impressive. Had me from the jump😂

Genius! Teaching sounds first works. My child knows more than 20 of the letter sounds. I recognized that I don't need to help her make it to 26 before giving her 2 letter words. She cannot properly sing her ABCs or even name all the letters, but I'm sure she'll still be sounding out a few words before turning 2 years old. She loves learning.

i am not a born american. I was surprised that in USA in schools they dont teach to read, actually read. Other countries teach children as you described, m o m, t o . etc, first they do 2 letters, then 3 letters, then 4, then teach them to separate, and by the time kids are in 2 grade they are reading big worlds. i found out they were doing it differently here with my first. I am homeschooling my second baby , she is 3 years old now. My problem is that i will not be able to teach her to read because english language is inaccurate in logic. The words are spelled with useless letters, the silent letters, instead of spelling it as it sounds, like some languages. This what makes children confused. My fear is i will not be able to explain to my baby this problem. SO far, my 3 year old knows all the sounds, and the letters, and she is counting to 10 flawlessly without mistake. she recognized her numbers from 1-20, and puts them where it belongs. Knows her colors, and etc. She can write I, L, T, O Q, we are learning to write E now, i started with those letters because i understand that if she cannot draw straight lines or circles she cannot write other letters.

I'm so happy to hear someone in education talk about sight words. My instant reaction was "memorizing words isn't actually teaching people to read" but I was like hey I'm not an educator so maybe I don't know what I'm talking about. Reading comprehension also seems to be on the decline as people seem to struggle with the importance of context

Your so right about the ABCs Found learning Alphabets really set us back on reading words.