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Homeschooling parents usually decide it is time to attempt helping their children learn to read when they are five to seven years old. Some will try McGuffey’s readers, phonics workbooks and everything in between.
Others will use the books and readers along with online learn to read activities which children usually enjoy. They like the animation and the online short books and stories. Getting them to complete online reading lessons is easy, and they can apply what they have learned online to their phonics workbooks and readers. Soon, they surprise their parents by reading to them.
Decoding words and applying phonics rules is great, but parents often wonder, "Does he really understand what he's reading?" You can give your child oral book reports, ask him to explain what he has read, or have him write a short summary of the book. Parents want their child’s reading comprehension to be at a high level. Once you know your child understands what he reads and enjoys reading, you will be overjoyed.
Phonics and decoding are only a part of learning to read; reading comprehension is more complicated. Your child can decode words (break them down phonetically) and really not understand what she is reading. Sometimes when a child is learning to read, her energy is focused on decoding, so it is hard to focus on comprehension too.
Online reading comprehension programs allow children to interact with the text, include vocabulary questions, and test them to see if they understand the text. There are read along stories as well as opportunities for children to be read to via the online audio. This makes interaction and comprehension a priority.
Making sure your daughter (or son) becomes a fluent reader with excellent reading comprehension skills can be done with the help of an online reading comprehension program.
