Tá na páistí ag léamh leabhair beaga leo féin anois, tá ag éirí go h-iontach leo. Seo cúpla leid nuair atá tú ag déanamh léitheoireacht le do pháiste sa bhaile.
Déan iarracht an t-am seo a dhéanamh chomh deas agus taitneamhach agus is féidir – ag suí suas ar an tolg le chéile, mar shampla. Mol agus spreag iad leis an léitheoireacht.
Féach ar an gclúdach, teideal, srl, lig don pháiste caint faoin bpictiúr.
Nuair atá siad ag léamh ba chóir go bhfuil na páistí in ann na radharcfhocal a aithint – tá, sé, an, ag, srl. Ní aithneodh siad na focail eile láithreach, mar shampla, pota. Is féidir leo na focail seo a fhuaimiú amach – p- , o- , t- a-, agus na fuaimeanna a chur le chéile. Freisin is féidir leo féachaint ar an bpictiúr chun cabhrú leo é a oibriú amach. Uaireanta bíonn focail an-deacair ann ach is féidir leo é a oibriú amach, ón dtúsfhuaim, ón gcomhthéacs agus ón bpictiúr.
Cinntigh go bhfuil do pháiste ag féachaint go cúramach ar na focail – molaim dóibh a méar a chur faoi a focail agus ceann amháin a léamh ag an am. Go minic bíonn na páistí ag féachaint ar an bpictiúr agus ag rá abairt cosúil leis an ceann sa leabhair, mar shampla má deir sé “tá pota ar an sorn”, d’fhéadfadh an pháiste “tá an sáspan suas ar an sorn”. Cinntigh go bhfuil siad ag rá na focail atá sa leabhair amháin.
Sínigh an taifead léitheoireachta nuair atá an leabhar léite acu. Muna bhfuil sé sínithe, glacfaidh mé nach bhfuil sé léite nó go bhfuil oíche eile ag teastáil leis an leabhar céanna. Nuair a éiríonn na leabhair níos faide agus níos casta i gceann tamaillín cinnte beidh dhá oíche ag teastáil ar roinnt páistí ó am go h-am.
Léim na leabhair leo ar scoil sula dtéann siad abhaile. Má tá an leabhar an-éasca, clúdaigh na pictiúir agus iarr ar an bpáiste na h-abairtí a léamh leo féin.
The children have started to read small books now and have a new one to read each night. Here are some suggestions to help your child with their reading.
It is important that they read aloud to an adult every evening. Try to make this time as enjoyable as possible – for example, sitting on the sofa together. Give them lots of praise and encouragement. Read the title, look at the cover, let the child talk about the picture.
When they are reading, the child should be able to recognise the sight words – tá, sé, an, etc. They will not recognise the other words straight away, they should sound out the words one sound at a time, e.g., p- o – t- a – and then put them together – po – ta, pota. They can also look at the pictures to help them. Sometimes there can be a quite difficult word, but usually they can figure it out, using their sounds, the context, and the pictures.
Check that your child is reading each word carefully -I ask them to put their finger under each word as they read it. Often the children will look at the picture and say a sentence like the one in the book, for example if it says “tá pota ar an sorn”, the child might say”tá an sáspan suas ar an sorn” from memory without actually reading the words.
Sign the reading record when they have read the book. If it is not signed I will assume they did not have a chance to read it or need a second night to finish it. Certainly as the books get longer and more complicated it may often take two nights for some children to read them.
I read the new book with the child in school before they take it home. If it seems very easy, cover the picture and ask them to read the sentence by itself.