to correct or not to correct when kids make reading mistakes

Okay, friends.

To correct or not to correct your child’s reading: that is the question.

So many people have asked me about this, so I made it one of my reading tips. Check it out.

Think about how you feel when people tell you you’re wrong. Especially when you’re taking a risk and aren’t quite sure of yourself.

It’s hard to hear you’re wrong. It sometimes hurts to hear:

• Come on! I know you know this. You just read it. .  .
• Nope. You’re wrong. That word is. . . 
• Stop. Slow down. 
• Come up, Honey. Pick up the pace a bit. 
• Try it again. You read that word wrong.

And even though our hearts are in the right place, there are better ways. Sure. we all want our kids to become better readers. That’s a fact.

But I promise, friends. There are better ways of getting there.

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Cheers, and happy reading during this incredibly exciting journey!

Want a few more early literacy or alphabet activities? Check out:

• backyard alphabet hunt
• homemade alphabet book
• leafy letter learning
• ABC hunt
• on the road ABC hunt
• lowercase ABC hunt
• build your own bingo: uppercase and lowercase match
• ABC cards and clothespin match
• alphabet letter splash
• alphabingo (play with lowercase letters)
• alphabet letter lids
• leafy outdoor alphabet hunt
• build your own board game
• clothespin letter match
• 10 fun ways to learn the alphabet

 

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