Jaden has 10 minutes each night for story time. I put next to us a pile of his favorite books. I explained and got him to agree that we would go through the ABC book first before "The Three Little Pigs" and "Peter and Jane" series.
1st period (3 days):
Expect nothing from him other than he being patient in a minute, looking and listening to your reading.
Part 1: I read the alphabet, he listened to me. There are 5 pages of the book, 5 letters per page. Although there were the illustrations each letter but I covered them, trust me, your child won't give a look to the letters if those fun colorful images were there. I read the numbers 1-10 too. Both are being read in less than 1 minute.
Part 2: Sing the song "Sing a song of sixpence" at the end of the ABC book (or any song he likes). Being so looking forward to this song, he was patient enough to listen to part 1. He laughed his heart out when the black bird pecked off the maid nose (I pinched his nose too). At the end, give him those favorite books, let him choose the book for you to read before sleep.
2nd period (4 days):
Expect nothing from him other than he being patient in 2 minutes, looking, listening and repeating after you.
Part 1: Explain and get him look and read after you each letter/number. Both are being read in less than 2 minute. The process is continuous without stopping, if he couldn't repeat the letter or number, forget it, move to the next one, you will be surprise how fast he will get it in the next few days.
Part 2: As usual, song and favorite book time!
3rd period (1 weeks):
Expect nothing from him other than he being patient in 3-4 minutes, looking, listening and repeating after you. Remind him each time he forgot, and move on, your help will be greatly appreciated.
Part 1: You read 5 letters a time (1 page), stop, explain and get him repeat them (you point to the letter). Same for numbers. The process is continuous without stopping, if he couldn't repeat the letter or number, remind him, let him repeat after you that letter/number and move on. Both are being read in less than 3-4 minutes.
Part 2: As usual, song and favorite book time!
4th period (2 weeks):
Expect nothing from him other than he being patient in 3-4 minutes, looking and reading. Remind him each time he forgot, and move on, your help will be greatly appreciated.
Part 1: Explain and get him read the letters when you point (without your reading). The process is continuous without stopping, if he couldn't read the letter or number, remind him, let him repeat after you that letter/number and move on. Both are being read in less than 3-4 minutes.
Part 2: As usual, song and favorite book time!
10 minutes learning each night in 1 month, my son can basically recognize, read the alphabet and numbers fluently.
Practicing is just like a fun discovery game to us. It might be meaningless to an adult, but having spotted a big blue A in a mall would be a great deal to a toddler. Yes, those alphabets and numbers can be spotted everywhere around us. On the printed shirt you are wearing, on the household equipments, on the shop panels along the way...car number plates too. I usually only show him the favorite letter (he likes A the most), I was so happy when he show me the other letters too (out of my expectation), he even can spot some things in the household which the shapes are alphabet like (i.e: the laundry clip has the A shape, and V shape). The practicing in the period 4 is the most interesting one when he knows most of the alphabets and numbers.
This is the ABC book I used to teach my son. Only showed him the alphabets, the rest need to be covered (toddler's focus skill is very very poor despite their great memory). I think a book made by A4 paper with big alphabets only will have a good use too.
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