Hello Kimmie1913,
I hope all is well, I have read through your post and here are some suggestions that I have concerning teaching a child to read; these are all things that I have done with my students.
The first thing you need to do is find out where your student's reading ability is. This can be achieved by looking through their Pre-K and Kindergarten assessments as well as their work. School districts have certain guidelines concerning confidentiality that you must follow in order to ensure the child's privacy. Ex: If the child has a learning disability such as Dyslexia, then it would be documented in those files. This information is mostly maintained by the Guidance Counselors and/or Resource Teachers and you may need special permission.
Hooked on Phonics is good to use with reading, also an activity called "Blending" is useful and effective. An example of this would be:
Long E spelled ee- The students would make words such as
W ee k, Str ee t, F ee t, and so on.
The child would spell the word and sound it out, this is best done with a partner.
You can get workbooks from any Teacher supply store on that subject, where the students can take their work home and get continual practice.
As you get to know your student(s) you will be able to determine if they can go on to more advanced words and word building, such as Compound Words. Lastly... it is imperative to have positive reinforcement such as "Good Job"!, "I'm proud of you"! "You're on the Ball"! And... having some candy at hand
(within reason) never hurts.
I hope this helps.
Take Care,
Lizanabavi
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