Phonics Pre

Phonics Pre

How can I teach my 4 y.o to read?

My daughter is an English/Japanese bilingual and has just started going to Preschool (Japanese) in April. Until now she has been at home with me and has been stronger in English than Japanese. I read to her every night .She knows her alphabet and can read and write her name and I have played with her sounding out letters and identifying words (although we haven`t done any kind of formal phonics program).
The last few months we have had a bit of a break from that as she has been learning to read her name in Japanese and just get used to preschool (and being immersed in a Japanese only program) er preschool is relaxed and will only start teaching pre-reading/writing (Japanese) next year.
In the Japanese school system she will not learn to read English until middle school, so teaching reading is all up to me. I am wondering where to go from here....whether to push it now or ease off...to start with books or a phonics program.

Any advice from experienced teachers/parents welcomed.

I've had great success with Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons by Seigfried Engelmann... under $20 on amazon.com. Great reviews beyond mine Focuses on letter sounds...which really are more important than the letter names because we need to know the sounds to decode words. It also starts them reading right away. My son is a little bit over half way through and he reads the directions and simple sentences in his workbooks and he can pick up an easy reader or an easy picture book and read it. I also like it because it works on reading comprehension. Many children can "decode" a word but do not really know what they have read. In these lessons they have something for them to read and a picture to go along with it. It is suggested and I suggest it as well...to cover the picture first and then ask the child what will be in that picture. It's great!

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