OK, so this tip may only work for moms whose kids are crazy about reading like my 3 year old. Yes, he reads. It is pretty amazing. I can't take much credit. He showed so much interest in letters and reading when he was 2.
So, here's my tip. To make kids DVDs just a bit more educational and fun we turn the subtitles on. My son loves it. He doesn't like watching VHS because we can't do this with them. He says "do the words!!!"
As a bonus, seeing the words with the images will help my 2 year old learn to read.
Current favourite DVDs?
- Lady and the Tramp
- Truck Adventures - Fire Truck
- The Wiggles - Top of the Tots
For more great tips, see Shannon's Works for Me Wednesday.
5 comments:
I heard from Jim Trelease (author of The Read Aloud Handbook) that in countries like Finland where they dub American TV shows the reading rate increases with increased TV viewing. In every other country the opposite is true. I have been trying to get the parents of my students to do try for years. I am glad to see that it does work!
We do the same thing! My DH and I can't watch TV without it! DD still could care less... time will tell.
Tricia
Love this idea! Thanks for sharing it. I'm definitely going to turn on the subtitles for my kids (even though they already read too).
Hi!
That's how my children are learning english.
They pick up the grammar so much better than from a book.
That's a great idea! We love Lady and the Tramp too!
Kelli
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