{"id":351410,"date":"2025-12-19T13:24:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T13:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/can-you-teach-a-toddler-how-to-read\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T13:24:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T13:24:30","slug":"can-you-teach-a-toddler-how-to-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=351410","title":{"rendered":"Can you teach a toddler how to read?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>When my husband and I taught our elder one how to read when he turned four, I wondered whether he learned so fast because he was smarter than other kids or because we had simply tapped into this sooner than usual. Okay, now that my husband is no longer reading the article, I\u2019m telling you I HAD to mention him. This is your first lesson on <a href=\"https:\/\/raisingboyswithlove.com\/blog\/how-to-mold-your-man-into-the-perfect-husband\/\">how to keep the \u201cspark\u201d alive in marriage<\/a>. You\u2019re welcome. Heh. Let\u2019s move on to the real story. I got the chance to test this \u201chypothesis\u201d on my second child. Can you teach a toddler how to read? Yes. We taught our three-year-old Azlaan how to read and it\u2019s been a riot. You know, in a good way. So in case you were googling something along the lines of \u201cHow to teach toddler how to read\u201d for whatever reasons, you\u2019ve come to just the right place because we will tell you exactly how!<\/p>\n<p>This article is all about how we tested our toddler hypothesis and witnessed it coming true. If you want to jump directly to the article that tells you how to teach your toddler how to read, you can click on the link below:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/raisingboyswithlove.com\/blog\/raising-little-readers-your-childs-first-step-into-reading\/\">How to teach your toddler how to read!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before we go on further, let me just clarify that when I say 3, I don\u2019t mean he just turned 3. I mean maybe a couple of months before he turned four. But the fact remains that we did it and I am super proud of that. The best part was finding out that it is possible if we just try!<\/p>\n<p>I had always wondered if Zaviar, my firstborn, could have learned to read before he turned four if we had tried. So we decided to start teaching our little one in the last leg of the summer holidays this year while he was still three. In all seriousness, teaching children this young is not a one-person job and it is definitely not just a mommy job. As mothers, we are already so involved in the daily doings of our children that they act out the most with us. So don\u2019t freak out if you can\u2019t do it. It\u2019s not a race. Ask the other parent to chip in so he can also beam with pride.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With us, I taught the little one sight words first this time before we started blending three-letter words and moving on to four-letter ones. Then we went on to Peter and Jane and started off with 1a and 1b and then 2a and 2b. I can safely say that after that my kid found reading a chore when he did it with me and somehow magically loved reading with his father. Not that I was complaining. Look, I do give credit where it\u2019s due. Sometimes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So I have already covered how I introduced the magical world of books and helped my firstborn take that daunting first step into the world of knowing how to read in the link I have shared above, and I followed the same steps for my younger one. You have to remember though that all children are different. My kids were ready and they showed us signs that led us to think we were not doing them justice by not helping them learn. If yours aren\u2019t, then don\u2019t force them. You can however encourage them. If it\u2019s sight words you are starting with, start with maybe two words. Help him or her practice till they achieve perfection and cheer them on every time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>How did I know my children were ready? They told us! My younger one was even more eager because he wanted to get to the reading level that his brother was at! Every time we went to the bookstore to get Zaviar a book, we would get one for Azlaan too so he wouldn\u2019t feel left out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If I can do it with both my kids, so can you! For those that will say it\u2019s not necessary, and to let kids be kids, I totally agree with you! It really isn\u2019t \u201cnecessary\u201d and we should definitely let kids be kids. For sure, they will learn how to read in school. But if they are happy to learn, and most children are, then why not introduce them to the magical world of books and let them bask in the pride of knowing how to read themselves? My little one beams with pride every time he manages to read a billboard or some random sign. Sometimes, he gets it wrong and we gently correct him with a smile. But we never forget to cheer him on. Always remember: As parents, you are your children\u2019s biggest cheerleader!<\/p>\n<div class=\"abh_box abh_box_down abh_box_business\">\n<div class=\"abh_tab_content\">\n<section class=\"vcard author abh_about_tab abh_tab\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" style=\"display:block\">\n<div class=\"abh_image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/raisingboyswithlove.com\/im-farwah-shah\/\" class=\"url\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Farwah Shah\" rel=\"nofollow\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/raisingboyswithlove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gravatar\/farwah-shah.jpg\" class=\"photo\" width=\"250\" alt=\"Farwah Shah\"\/><\/a> <\/div>\n<div class=\"abh_text\">\n<p>Mother of two awesome boys, juggling between raising them with love and writing about it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"abh_posts_tab abh_tab\">\n<div class=\"abh_image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/raisingboyswithlove.com\/im-farwah-shah\/\" class=\"url\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Farwah Shah\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/raisingboyswithlove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gravatar\/farwah-shah.jpg\" class=\"photo\" width=\"250\" alt=\"Farwah Shah\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"abh_text\">\n<div class=\"abh_name\">Latest posts by Farwah Shah <span class=\"abh_allposts\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/raisingboyswithlove.com\/blog\/author\/raisingboyswithlove\/\">see all<\/a>)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When my husband and I taught our elder one how to read when he turned four, I wondered whether he learned so fast because he was smarter than other kids or because we had simply tapped into this sooner than usual. 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