How to teach phonics?

There are alot of different ways to teach phonics to small children....you can use book available in malaysia like bacalah anakku or cepat baca by ameem, or maybe you can use internet like the one that i use to teach haris...

The only thing that parent need to know is when you choose a system..you have to stick to that system till the end...for example you choose internet...you have to finish the whole course step by step not just half way then you change to book...that is not going to work...it will make the children confuse and need to retune his or her way to learn..

What did i use to teach haris?

STARFALLS

When haris get the idea of his phonics sound, i use starfall system to teach him to read...and when haris finish the whole course...i make my own story with himself in it to make him see why he need to read...for starter!...he need to learn to read because he can read about his story!...he was soooo excited!...i make around 30 or so short story for him...everything about his favorite is in there...from his blue bike to his ipod...every single things!... and from there i started to buy book cepat baca by ameem just to see how the book work i skip book one because haris already know to ho read, i just book two as his reading practice...i also bought some other book that he choose....i spend around RM30 to RM50 a month for his book ....and now..at age of 6...he reads like adult...and he can read very fast!...1 Gemonimo Stilton book less in an hour including tea time and playing games!...i dont really know how long it took for him to finish that book in actual time..but i can tell you...he is a very fast reader esp for his age...to give some view...he can read subtitle in any tv story faster then me!

For parent who want ot teach their kids phonics at home..i suggest that you make yourself understand the system first. Just take your time to know the phonics sounds and the blending method. It is very easy for us adult to master that...all you need is effort and lappy with internet connection... i learn ''learn to read from starfall myself before i teach haris...so..im sure all moms out there can do the same!

How long did i take to teaching haris a day?

10 min to the least and 30 min to the max!.. with i can tell you..i normally manage to teach haris around 15 min a day around 4 times a week with aisyah around...that time aisyah was only 8 months old!

Why did i choose cepat baca compere to bacalah anakku?

solely because of the number of book.... kids don't really fancy a long course of anything!.. cepat baca by ameem just have 2 books...finish that 2 book...it's done! like when i teach haris reading in Malay....finish the 2 books...and he can read his first malay book from MPH...

that's all mom...next entry...what is sight reading?

ps: i subscribe with starfall... more starfall...its worth every penny!...