S. and O. Fedina, “How to teach a child to read”: illustrations, a competent manual for parents, interesting classes for the child and a step-by-step system of teaching reading

All parents want the child to grow up smart and competent. How much pride they feel when their baby walks along the street and reads signs. Starting training, they face a choice: which of the methods is better? One of them is described in this article. Judging by the reviews, the course that is offered in the book "How to Teach a Child to Read" by Olga and Sergey Fediny is one of the most effective and arouses genuine interest among parents.

Who wrote?

The authors of the manual “How to Teach a Child to Read” Olga Fedina and Sergey Fedin are teachers working in the educational center “Little Prince”. Several years of teaching and observation helped them understand which principle is most suitable for teaching kids.

One of the authors of the manual Olga Fedina is an experienced teacher, watercolor painter, author of children's poems and popular books for preschool and school age children. Her hand also wrote the work "Learning to read." In this manual, Olga offers young readers to take pencils and go on an exciting journey through the pages of the book, where they are waiting for games with letters, tasks for ingenuity, coloring books, crosswords, poems and stories. For parents, the teaching methodology is described in detail: where to start reading, when to move on to words and sentences.

Co-author of the book “How to Teach a Child to Read,” Sergey Fedin is a participant in television programs and a leading column in the children's magazines Kvantik, Vovochka, Pyatnashki, Kukumbe, Attic. The name Dan Silger is known to lovers of detective stories. Under this pseudonym, Sergei Nikolaevich published fantastic stories and puzzles, both adults and children, since 1998 in the journal Science and Life. Then came Sergeant Glum and Inspector Borg. These stories came out in separate books: Fantastic Stories, Tales for Adults, Detectives.

Other books

Olga Viktorovna - poet, writer and compiler of several dozen books. Among them are “Your little genius”, “Big book of games and puzzles”, “Learning to think and think up”, as well as “World of logic”, “World of fantasy” and “World of mysteries”.

Sergey Nikolaevich is also a poet and writer. He is the author of such works as “Scientists are joking,” “Best games with words,” “Mathematicians are also joking,” “Tricky tasks,” “The Big Book of Games and Puzzles,” “Learning to Think and Come Up.”

What do books have in common? The authors offer fascinating stories, tasks, puzzles and in a playful way invites kids to get acquainted with mathematics and alphabet, for example, as in the manual "How to teach a child to read."

Math and Adventure

S. N. Fedin - Ph.D. in Physics and Mathematics and editor of the journals "Mathematics at School", "Mathematics for Schoolchildren". This item is necessary for everyone and everyone in everyday life. The author has many books in Peru, where he teaches kids how to count in an entertaining way. In “Financial Literacy” he not only talks about mathematics, but also sets out basic concepts from the world of money and their role in human life, how to spend them correctly, manage them and protect them from scammers.

In the books The Adventures of Major Pronkin and The Incredible Adventures of Detective Flint, readers have to solve puzzles and tasks with detectives. In addition, children are waiting for chases, evidence, pirate treasures and treasures. The stories of Sergei Fedin attract both parents and children. Fedin’s book, How to Teach a Child to Read, was no exception.

General principles

There are a lot of books on teaching reading: from the methods that grandmothers still studied to modern developments. All of them are based on some specific principles:

• phonetic when the emphasis is on the study of sounds and letters;
• linguistic when reading begins with commonly used words;
• on the principle of a whole word, where words are perceived as whole units.

Zaitsev’s technique, for example, is based on chanting words and letters. M. Montessori focuses on intuitive reading. Moore's method involves reading and typing words at the same time. In the manual "How to teach a child to read" Fedinykh offers 7-step training - from acquaintance with sound to reading texts.

Of course, all the techniques were created taking into account the physiological and psychological characteristics of children. Experienced educators and practitioners have left many reading teaching aids, but it is up to parents to decide which method is appropriate for their child.

Content

The book "How to teach a child to read" is the result of many years of work by the authors in the center of intensive development of preschool children. In each of the seven sections, there are tips for parents explaining how to make the classes interesting and fun. Communication with children, participation in programs, publications in children's magazines allow you to find out what attracts a child. But, as one of the authors of the book says, "you can become a children's writer not on formal grounds, but on a special, joyful and amazed, outlook on the world."

In this vein, Fedin’s book “How to Teach a Child to Read” was written - joyfully and in amazement - that is how kids meet a carefully thought-out author’s technique. They go with their parents to the magical world of reading from the first to the last step. At each of them, mentors are greeted with tips and guidelines, and children will enjoy exciting exercises.

• At the first step, preschoolers get acquainted with letters and sounds.
• In the second stage, syllables with a fixed vowel are waiting for the kids.
• On the third - syllables with the letters E, I, E, Yu.
• The fourth step meets the children with words, where the first letter is a vowel.
• On the fifth guys, simple three-letter words await.
• At the sixth stage - words of four letters or more.
• At the seventh step - reading sentences.

Description of the technique

At the end of the book, readers will find "Reading Texts" and "Stories and Tales." Fedin’s manual “How to teach a child to read” (photo above) is colorfully illustrated, children will be able to read the first riddles on their own, perform exercises in which the authors propose to come up with antonyms, draw a word. For example, grass, sky, sun. The learning process is interesting and fun, as parents write in their reviews.

"How to teach a child to read" Fedina O. and Fedina S. - a technique based on the phonetic principle. That is, the child learns to distinguish specific sounds from speech, to differentiate them and put them into syllables and words. Then they move on to sentences and texts.

How are classes?

In the book "How to teach a child to read," the emphasis is on the fact that the child’s cognitive processes pass through almost all types of perception: thinking, auditory and visual memory. Parents or teachers should organize a game learning environment, diversify activities. For example, as a “student” you can take your child’s favorite toy and actively engage in a lesson: organize competitions, who will read a word or syllable more quickly.

You can make cards with words and invite the baby to spread out near the appropriate toys. When reading a book, ask him to read a word or phrase. Encourage the child: write a note or "letter" from your favorite fairy-tale character. For example, "Papa’s Prize" or "Gift on the Window." Kids in a fun way learn with pleasure. In addition, through classes:

• The vocabulary of the child expands
• writing skills will be developed;
• speech will become more intelligible;
• some logopedic problems will be fixed;
• thinking and logic will develop.

Phased Learning

Fedins built their method, described in the book “How to Teach a Child to Read,” based on the research of scientists, statistics, and their own observations. Parents who teach children to read using this technique argue that the process captivates the child. The step program allows the baby to readjust and move on to more complex exercises. To do everything right and not harm the baby, tips at the beginning of each chapter-step help. Thanks to the explanations, it becomes clear why the technique is 7-step.

1. When learning, you need to focus on remembering sounds: say [c], not [ve], respectively [g], [d], [b], [t], and not [ge], [de], [be] , [te]. With this approach, it is easier for the child to understand why [c] and [a] in the syllable BA give [wah], and not “vea”. Do not worry about the fact that the baby will not know the correct name of the letters - he will easily learn them at school.
2. The next stage of training is the transition to reading syllables of the form: consonant + vowel. The child must first be taught to "read in the mind," then on paper. Syllables with vowels Yu, I, E, E are more difficult to understand, so you can start them after the baby learns to read syllables with U, A, I, Y, E.
3. At the third stage, you need to start syllables with E, I, Yu, E, because when they are pronounced, two sounds are actually heard: I = [th] + [a], etc.
4. In syllables where the vowel comes first, it must be borne in mind that children often instead of AB, for example, read VA.
5. Reading the words, many teachers recommend starting when the child confidently reads syllables. Three-letter words can be read without waiting for confident reading of syllables.
6. At this stage, unlike the previous one, it is important that the child does not spell syllables, because the reading will be tedious, and the child will quickly get tired of it.
7. Suggestions can be started only after the child learns to read three-syllable words well.

At what age should training begin?

Teachers offer different methods, and the age of the children varies based on this. In the book "How to teach a child to read" Fedins note that the optimal age is 4-5 years. At this age, the child is most interested in learning.

You can lower the bar to 3 years, but in this case, classes should not be more than 10 minutes. The first lessons are best done for 5 minutes, so as not to discourage the child from reading. Then look at the behavior of the baby and increase the duration of classes. In any case, for three-year-olds they should not exceed 10 minutes, for children 5-6 years old one lesson should be no longer than 20 minutes.

At first, you can not engage in every day, and always in a playful way. Do not take breaks for more than 4 days. Classes should be stopped immediately at the first sign of distraction, fatigue, loss of interest in the child. Education should be a fascinating and joyful process for the baby.

Pros and cons

Like any methodology, training on Fedin’s book “How to Teach a Child to Read” has minuses and pluses. As many parents and teachers note, the advantages of this course include:

• The child learns to read quickly. The reviews write that children aged 3-4 years after 4-5 classes confidently read syllables.
• No need to know the whole alphabet - 33 letters. Reading can begin with a few consonants and vowels.
• Individuality of training, that is, there are no specific dates. Classes can be built at a pace appropriate to the child’s abilities.
• The technique can be easily mastered at home.
• The child gradually learns the finished syllables and begins to read fluently.

The only drawback (rather, even an assumption) that worries parents is that it may be difficult to isolate the sound in the future when the child learns to write. Mostly positive feedback about the methodology. Many say that children really like to play, learn to read quickly and, moreover, immediately well, without hesitation.