Does your toddler read?

Question

My daughter just turned 3 in November and she is almost reading! She knows the entire alphabet, 95% of the sounds of each letter, and can spell any word you put in front of her. She is just beginning to understand word formation and how to pronouce 3 and 4 letter words.

My question is: Does your toddler have advanced language or intellectual abiltiies? If so, how did you help her/him to develop these skills? Does your toddler know how to count, add, subtract, etc? If so, how did your or your provider teach them these skills.

Thanks!

Answer 1

That's awesome that you child is almost reading!  My son is almost 5 and was right about where your child was at 3.  He now reads at a 1st grade level.  My daughter is almost 3 and is in about the same place your child is at.  Just stay on the track you are on.  Obviously you have been doing the right things up until this point.  I would imagine that you read and interact with your child plenty.  Keep reading, keep answering questions and keep modeling good reading/writing/math behaviors.  Don't push too hard, but always offer a good challenge.  I always tell parents "stay out of the frustration zone!"  If they are too frustrated (whether it's learning letters or learning to add) then back off and let them learn where they are more comfortable.  

Hope this helps a little

Answer 2

No! She my sista can talk and say her alphabets but, she aint evn close to readn.

Answer 3

my daughter is 4 1/2 and can sound out words,can read 3-6 letter words...personally we dont do anything special with her...just read to her alot,she asks us to read to her,when she asks what a word is we tell her to sound it out and such...she can count up to 100,as for adding if she sees something in a book she will count then but as for adding not really...dont push your daughter

Answer 4

My daughter, who is 4, is reading 3-5 letter words, sounds out bigger words, and counts well (addition is easiest, we're still working on subtraction).  I didn't want to be pushy with her, because I was more like your daughter, reading and with a large vocabulary at 3.  I wanted to let her take her time; she's on her schedule:-)

Me personally, I practiced ASL with my daughter.  She knows her numbers (up to 30), colors, animals, and basic verbs (sleep, eat, read, play, potty).  This was an excellent way to enrich her knowledge base and it was a fun activity for us to share:-)

Best of luck with your little one and keep up the great work:-)

Answer 5

Yes , he started reading at 2 y 8 mos. He somehow taught himself how to read. He does have the Leap Frog toys, (he taught himself the alphabet on the Leapfrog alphabet  desk). He loves reading!

Answer 6

My daughter was the same at age 3.  She is now 5 and reads level 2 readers independently.  I helped her achieve this by consistently reading to her on a daily basis.

Answer 7

no he is not reading yet but he knows the alphabet but not sounds and can count probobly up tp 35

Answer 8

Well I learned to read one, two, and three letter words when I was two. When I was four, I was in the car with my grandma and she asked me if I could spell Delaware. (That is where we lived at the time, and we were just playing around.) Well I sounded it out and I spelled it right, because most people can't even spell Delaware...so I guess it just depends. On the other hand, my best friend couldn't read until he was five.

Answer 9

Congratulations, you have a smart cookie for a child.  My boys are smart, but not advanced.  However, I have a niece that is now in first grade that was unbelievably advanced for her age.  My sister still read a lot to her using expression, then, when Meg was wanting to read, they checked out Hooked on Phonics from the library.

For math, they just played with food and toys.  No flashcards for this age.  It's fun to use a puncher and glue down shaped to make math problems (4 red mitten plus 6 eight mitten 4+6=10).  You can also utilize the computer.  Google reading and math for elementary and you'll find more than you need.  Best of luck!

Answer 10

Our little guy started with leap frog and moved up to the next level.

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