Hello,
When children first learn to read, we check for one-to-one correspondence; is the child saying a word for each word on the page? Usually, the reader uses his finger to point to each word as he says it. But, as the reader becomes more accomplished, this is a habit that we want to change. We want the reader to read like he is talking - fluently.
One way to help your child reader to read more fluently is to use a bookmark to cover the words just after he has read them.
Ask your child to begin reading the first sentence. You will use the bookmark to cover the first word and the following words just after your child has read each word.
Continue to slide the bookmark over the words, moving along each sentence.
The goal is for your child to read the words before you cover them with the bookmark. Soon your child learn how to see the words ahead in the sentence before he actually needs to read them, which facilitates reading fluently.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Happy Reading,
Kathleen
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