Teaching Tiny to Read and Write

My 3.5+ year old daughter sighed and looked at me in frustration 'I want to be able to read this and I can't!' (she was holding the complete Brother's Grimm Fairy Tales Book).

I realized she was ready to start the glorious adventure of learning to read. 'I can teach you to read, that's what I do!'

As a highly trained and experienced reading teacher, and having taught hundreds of children to read, I am embarking upon the same learning journey with my darling daughter.

Meet Emily, my fun, smart, ferociously independent daughter. Emily started talking at 8 months and putting phrases together at 1. At 3.5 she uses vocabulary that blows us away everyday. Emily is not dyslexic but I believe the Orton Gilligham methodology is wonderful for teaching any child to read and spell and to give them a solid understanding of the language code.

I hesitated to use my teaching practice with Emily. I want her teachers to have lots to teacher when she begins pre-k as she is sure to be a handful if she ever gets bored. However, she is interested and ready. I have also realized that 1:1 time with me will set her up with the best habits and learning strategies through personal attention she can't possibly get in a classroom setting. And so here we go!

Join us on this learning journey. Use us for ideas, strategies, and examples. We are beginning at the very beginning using a blend of Orton Gillingham, Wilson, Fundations, Slingerland, and Lindamood Bell strategies alongside a lot of play and hands-on practice. Let's see how far we can go.