Looking at your child, you see this little genius who is just ready to soak up knowledge like a sponge, right? You're giving them as much information as you can and helping them build confidence and self esteem in themselves along the way. So what happens when your child comes upon a stumbling block and feels shaky enough within to hold themselves back no matter how much you praise them? This is when it's time to use the tools of positive feedback, reinforcement, and teaching with games to help your child move past their insecurity.
Today I'll cover the positive feedback method...
Positive feedback is a lot like it sounds. You want to give your child as much praise and recognition as you can, even for the smallest advances. For example, if your child is working on short vowel words and comes across a tricky one like 'land' but sounds it out as 'lad' you should praise them for getting it close and then re-sound out the word together until they pick it up. Even if they make many mistakes while reading, just keep up the same positive attitude and give them a high five and big smile every time! Say things like "you get better and better every time we read together! Pretty soon you won't even need me around to help out..." and pretty soon you won't have to :)
High fives and praise go a long way, guys! Have any inspirational stories about positive feedback? Post in the comments section...
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