Today we discuss the signs that your child is ready to learn to read! Once you see these things you're off to the races for homeschooling your child.

Readiness signs 

1. Holds book right way

2. Recognizes written name

3. Can find the words in the book

4. Notices words in life

5. Pretends to read books

6. Tells/retells stories

7. Makes rhymes, plays with words

8. “What does that say?”

9. Letter recognition, names letters

10. Wants to learn to read

They need most of 1-10 

Signs they're starting to teach themselves how to read

1. Recognizes starting word sounds

2. Knows some letter sounds 

Stuff you can do to get ready for reading…

- Write their name on stuff and point it out

- Read books to them regularly and run your finger under the words as you read

- Read the things they notice and point out, focus on starting sounds

- Sell "reading" as awesome when they want to know what stuff says

- Listen to their stories and have them tell short parts of the book back to you

- Play rhyming games with them, non-sense words are OK

We recommend Phonics-based curriculum, not whole-word

If they're super young then motor skills may not be up to writing letters -- and that's ok