Teach your child to read numbers.
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Your child can recognise the sounds of the numbers.
This is how to teach him to read the numbers up to 9.
Put 9 pennies and place them side by side on a sheet of paper.
Draw a circle around each number. (You can use different colour markers).
Write the number "1" in the left circle. Write "2" in the next circle.
Write 3,4,5,6,7,8,9 in the other circles.
How to teach him to read the numbers.
Give him 1 coin. Cover the 1.
Now say: "This is 1 penny, and here is what the 1 looks like".
Now uncover the '1' and point to it.
Do this 4 times. Let him play doing it if he wants.
Next day give cover up 1 and 2. Now say this is 1, 2 pennies,
covering the circles with 1 and 2. Then uncover the 2 and say:
"You have 2 pennies and this is what 2 looks like".
Take the pennies, hand him 1 or 2 pennies and ask him of many he has.
Get him to cover the circles starting from the left and then uncover the last one to show the answer.
As long as he is getting the idea use more pennies.
Be sure to praise him when he give you the correct answer.
If he is incorrect, just say the correct number.
(Do not say: "You are wrong" or any other negative comment!)
Always praise your child when he does something you like!
After a few days you can:
A: Hand him some pennies and ask how are there?
OR
B: Say: "Can you give me 4 pennies, please?"
He should cover up 4 circles and then hand you those coins.
Play this game until he can consistently recognise numbers up to 9
and count coins up to 9.
When you go out point out numbers you see and count things.
