Hello everyone! As you can see i'm new here so be nice
So basically, I work in a preschool with children aged around 3-5. One of my keychildren is exceptionally clever and has a real thirst for learning! She constantly asks me to read to her (on a 1:1 basis!) and is always pointing out the words and asking me what they say. She learnt to write her name about a month ago, and since then can now write her full name and 'mum' and 'dad' confidently without any adult help (such as tracing, dot:dot or 'copying' from adult) anyway long story short she now knows how to write ANY words as long as you tell her which letters to use.. it may sound far fetched, especially for her age, but i'm not pushing her into it, she LOVES to write and can write numbers up to 15. Because she can write mum and dad so confidently she now recognises the words when she sees them in story books. Last week a member of staff was reading a story, and she lent over and pointed out 'MUM and DADDY.' The member of staff was shocked and asked me how i've taught her to read (as we don't do phonics!!) and I replied that i havent, she's just memorised these words because she knows how to write them.. but I was thinking because she learnt to write so quickly and confidently, should I start to teach her to read?? because she is ALWAYS asking me what words say etc so she obviously would enjoy it.. and how would I go about it? Jolly phonics? or the old-school C A T method? Any help would be muchly appreciated!! Sorry for the essay!!!
Teaching a 3yr old to read??
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