How to Teach a Toddler To Read (3 Easy Steps)

[@Cocohontas82]

The amount of ADULTS that are learning from this also is too wholesome.🥰✨❤️

[@aeligene613]

I never learned how to read. Not from school or from home. Both my mom and dad are illiterate. When I was younger I was constantly sick and I wasn’t going to school that often. And when I came to the US, I was left behind in school. I think thats my fault because I never said anything about it. Even till this day; I still struggle with reading. I have a 5 year old and I’m trying to help him but it’s difficult at times. But he does know his alphabet and the sounds that each letters make. Now I just have to figure out how to go from there. FYI…I love reading even though I think I’m not good at it. Other people think I’m a good reader. Finding this channel is teaching me how to help my little guy. I don’t want him to be left behind in school or feel insecure when it comes to reading. I want him to fall in love with books. So thank you so much for what you’re doing and teaching.

[@jalenhenderson6281]

Awhh, this left a tear in my eye... You are so strong, don't ever give up!! Just from this one internet comment I can tell that you are trying your best as a parent and that is really all we can do. Look at how far you have come in just one generation. Keep on giving your kiddo as much love, wisdom and education that you can and grow with them. You are doing great, keep it up :)

[@aeligene613]

@@jalenhenderson6281 thank you so much for your kind words. I definitely won’t give up.

[@dewilew2137]

Do you use speech to text? If not, you seem perfectly literate to me.

[@aeligene613]

@@dewilew2137 I don’t. It took me a while to learn how to read/write and spell on my own.

[@leahkerr3476]

I relate to this, I started reading late in School. My secret was the news channel, I would watch how news anchors talk and then read my books out loud like Im a news Anchor on TV like a news anchor simulator or just playing pretend LOL, I became a better reader and speaker by Sophomore Year High School.

[@angelahernandez68]

Absolutely!!!! If you do what he says, your child will definitely learn how to read at an early age. Have a patience you will be amazed!!! Great video and thank you for sharing!!!

[@RaniaHamdy-vs8bz]

Great thank you

[@Hwartbroken541]

My son is 2 years old .he can match the everything like colors .shapes ..bht when i ask about them sometimes he tells me wrong and somtime right please guide me how can i teach him he never forget😢i m too worry

[@ModernHomeschoolingWithAlly]

With your help our 3 year old knows all of his letters & is starting to blend! We loved the course & the quality of your flashcards are fabulous. We have to hide your flashcards or my son will take them all out & start carrying them through the house saying "Mmmm Monster Truck!..." You have been such a blessing to us & we have never even met 💖

[@QWDFGH]

I am a grandma and English is my second language, am learning how to pronounce correctly and learning from you.❤

[@amyvait1613]

Yes I did this. I started 5 weeks ago teaching my just turned 4 year old letter sounds and now he is reading your decodable books. In 5 weeks! We made phonics completely play based; play doh letter cookie cutters, “word building cars” using duplo blocks that I’ve written letters and digraphs on, and car bases. We would make both real and nonsense words (and laugh!) and sound them out. We also used flash cards and hand motions/gestures for letter sounds. And boy does he love to run so we also did some physical components to letter sounds learning as well.

[@carolineo7721]

I read and put music on my belly when my kids was growing since the day I find out I was pregnant. When they was born, I kept teaching them. My daughter read by 1yrs old and son by 11 month.. All we did was alphabet and numbers. Phonics all the way. Sound everything. We teach them the sound first. Then we made songs.. School thank us, now my daughter in gift class and next year my son will be in gifted. They both score 4 on both city math, and reading test.

[@zoew9900]

Now I regret procrastinating learning how to do this for my kids sake. I had watched tutorials years ago that were extreme and long and scared me off. However, my eldest is struggling at school so I've put it on my bucket list to learn this new skill. I love how you have a set step by step process. Thank you!

[@MGarciareporting]

Superb idea!! I am always looking for a great way for my kiddos to learn something new and it's fun for them to do it. This is it!

[@alexisblake1889]

I'm glad I found your videos. Homeschool mama of kiddos ages 6,4, and 1. I am not like the curriculum I choice and how it's teaching my kids to read so I'll definitely be using your techniques. They definitely look like they work.

[@Dreacantfly]

I don't have toddlers anymore, but I'm here for my boyfriend's AuDHD daughter, who's a little behind in reading than those her age. She's got her sounds down but having trouble blending and with sight words. I'm excited to try teaching her by jumping to certain words! Thank you so much!!

[@firedancerbear116]

Thank you! The routine part is the only part I'm apprehensive about because I have twin babies. Your enthusiasm and clarity is very encouraging though!

[@toddlerscanread]

This resource might help- should you teach them together or one on one? kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJDVh4uKrrmhqpIsi=Xb_oprtc-LkYRRHw

[@flgbone6191]

I have twins too. And I’m gonna try this

[@firedancerbear116]

@@toddlerscanread Awesome! Thank you

[@ayeshasiddiqua5927]

Thank u so much for this wonderful class. M eagerly waiting my son to grow little big to teach him this, he's just 1.7 months old

[@nigar19831]

You are an amazing and wonderful teacher, you helping me a lot to teach my kids..!!!

[@margaretrosemakoni7096]

Thank you. I'm learning a lot from you Spencer. I'll be implementing this with the children in Zim. I'm a Montessori Preschool Teacher besides being retired in nursing, midwifery, health visitor, Bsc Hon degree in Psychology. Thank you.

[@erickpuma1202]

Thank you for this. I'm a new parent and this helps me a lot!

[@lamouralice4533]

I really love how you work with this 💙 It can also be use on adult learning too, thank you so much for the brilliant help 💙

[@DivineDesire220]

thank u so much!!! great tips for my 3yr old 🙌🏾🙌🏾🥰 We Starting TODAY!

[@juliablair4963]

Brilliant!!!!! Thank you!

[@rahneclark1902]

I agree with you. Our son reading under 18 months sounding out words Montessori using sounds

[@ronnib.7339]

I hope more people fing this channel. This is going to help a lot of people because the information is priceless ❤❤❤

[@CarleneMcLean-Roberts]

God bless you. Keep up the good work, and I pray that your child continues to excel in unfathomable ways as your reward for helping other families. ❤

[@elizabethlasseigne5361]

I can’t wait to try this with my granddaughter. Thank you!!!!

[@peachfountain]

Bro you're my hero, can't wait to try this!!

[@kenneilawatson2346]

Thank you so much for this I'm a kindergarten teacher and I struggle every day sometimes am locked and I don't understand what's going but this video gives me hope ❤❤❤❤❤

[@toddlerscanread]

I wish you and your students the best!

[@stephaniesmith91ss]

I dont remember learning how to read. And ive been trying to help my 5 yr old out. Imma try this. 😊 Thank you so much!

[@ilove2929]

Amen. Thanks for the tips and encouragment❤

[@moniquebobb7884]

I don't know how, but I'm so glad I found this page. I love these videos. Thanks so much!

[@bokidasa]

Any suggestions/tips for a multilingual household? We are sticking to one language per parent (English, Spanish). Would that approach also work for teaching our two year old to read?

[@Sunflower1399]

Same question

[@cheergurl512]

I never comment on videos, but man was this impressive. I wish I had been able to learn like this. I can’t wait to teach my 3 year old

[@euchariaifeoma6237]

Value gained.... Looking forward to helping my 4 year old read

[@jaclynmarti5318]

Love your videos!! Can we get more instructional videos on how to teach blending in a fun way? This has been a challenge for me coming up with fun ways to teach blending once my toddlers have mastered the letter sounds.

[@toddlerscanread]

This resource might help! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqfScn6PjcyYZrc

[@jaclynmarti5318]

@@toddlerscanread Thank you!!!

[@normamendez711]

Thank you so much for sharing these videos!!!! ❤

[@katlegoveronica8651]

I am inspired to help my kids learn letter sounds, which will be beneficial for me to know and pronounce them correctly.

[@toddlerscanread]

Here's a pronunciation video to help- kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHqxYXuwr7WKgLs

[@EstheticallyZhane]

Thankyou so much for the enlightenment!!

[@LBS2331]

Excellent . This is a great foundation for reading. Well done!!

[@anneportugal7510]

You’re an awesome teacher! Thank you for this video!

[@kathleendavis6122]

Do they have letter recognition first? (My grandson is learning letters right now so I’m concerned about confusing the sound the the letter.)

[@ekpebalogun7852]

Learning sounds first is better, because transitioning from letters to sound makes the process a little complicated for them....

[@toddlerscanread]

They don’t, I like to focus on sounds first but if they know a few names it won’t hurt.

[@irishmumof1]

Recognition, before sound not necessary. They can be done together but not necessary. However, do teach them the lower case letters before capitals.

[@Sharon-ru2be]

Do you suggest the same three letters for a specific amount of time…like a week? Or less time? Thank you, you make it look doable. 😊

[@toddlerscanread]

Honestly until they know them. You can make a ton of progress in a week or so with consistent time, but every kid is different. More info in my free workshop to help you get started www.toddlersread.com/pages/free-workshop

[@ruthndawa2208]

Thank you very much for the great tips.

[@shifapatel6855]

Thankyou so so sooo much ✨ This was sooo helpful 😍 You made it sound so positive and encouraging! 🙌 Thankyouu for your help 💯

[@mariamanase5429]

God bless you for your effective information. ❤❤❤God bless. Trust me am also learning .Keep up the good job and God bless you my brother

[@UrbNVision]

This was very helpful. Can’t wait to start with my 2 year old.

[@olaGpk]

Thank you for your videos...your methods work like magic!!

[@lama3451]

Thank you so much, I liked how you gave this information so credibly.

[@toddlerscanread]

You're welcome!

[@kyleegarcia5569]

Excellent teacher!

[@Baboonaq8]

Literally nine years old and I don’t know how to read😅😅 well I’m practicing from you❤❤❤ and I’m an Arab well from God he made me from this planet and thank you for him❤

[@tessawelch1610]

How do you incorporate review? Do you go over the cards from previous days?

[@SwannSays]

Love this! Thank you so much

[@lennetteruiz8928]

These videos are amazing and I truly believe that you are blessed in this area of the encouraging parent to know and believe they can teach and we are children’s first teachers in all actuality… I wonder if you have more of homeschooling based videos on teaching other subjects and what to teach at the different ages or “grade levels” I’m in dire need of a homeschooling community because not enough people or teachers are fully equipped or able to invest into our kids the way we as parents would like and hope for.. I have 5 kids ages 12, 11, 8, 6 and 3. I May say that my 4 older ones definitely have areas in which they are struggling and because I lack the structure and confidence to help them. If stresses me out and puts me in like a depressed state of mind battling myself in saying I know I can but can I really so it would be very helpful if you have or had homeschooling based videos…

[@toddlerscanread]

Hey there, I only have materials for reading, not other subject areas. For reading though, it's about STAGE vs. their AGE, so my online courses teach parents how to find their child's reading stage and take it to the next level. I hope you find what you're looking for in terms of a homeschooling community.

[@emdornblaser]

So a question about the research on reading.. have they ever done tests to see if teaching the capital letter and the lowercase letter together (like on your flashcards) is better than teaching just CAPITALS or just lowercase? I feel like kids are so literal they may think you need both letters to make the sound

[@vnessanunez320]

I was once to asking this question and I found my answer and for me it was yes it is or was confusing for my tots Aka little people. This gentleman’s lessons are brilliant designed and has helped my family out a lot. (Big Thanks to him for that ) Up until three months ago it was all bliss until I started working with showing them how to practice writing and they where writing the Capital letters and the Lowercase letters down mimicking what was on the flash cards for example if I said cat they would write Ccat so I immediately switched to the homemade index cards and made 2 separate sets one for Capital letters and one for lowercase and it has helped a lot so it all worked out. Toddlers are little sponges and they absorb a lot and pick up on things quickly now the little people are no longer writing the two letters down in a word. 😊My ages are 1,3,4 &5. Enjoy your little people 😊

[@AllThingsCD]

Thank you so much 😊

[@joycemartel6158]

Hello! I enjoy watching your videos and appreciate all the knowledge you share. I’m teaching transitional kindergarten this year and would love to get them started reading early. Do you have any suggestions for whole group or small group activities in a classroom?

[@toddlerscanread]

My resources are made for parents teaching 1 on 1 but many teachers take the tips from my free training and courses to inform their instruction. Here’s the link to my free workshop www.toddlersread.com/pages/free-workshop

[@swedtatiana9321]

Thanks, it''s really beneficial!

[@jessicavanschalkwyk5121]

Thank you I’m gonna do this in my classroom

[@ramatuabdulkareem2439]

Thank you so much.

[@thelmalazarus8332]

Thanks for these tips.

[@JessicaTothASL]

I would love to see a video of you teaching a kid who doesn’t know their letter sounds at all yet. I’m really struggling to solidify the first few letters with my almost 4 year old.

[@toddlerscanread]

I have tons of videos here for teaching letter sounds and also my Learning Sounds online course. Here's a preview if you're interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJnRpoCPg7F_qJYsi=rUb5pfT8jIDDpSmf

[@TariFamily-w8h]

My 2 yr old mastered letter sounds, I'm just trying to get her to put the sounds together into words 😊.

[@kingab7375]

I start home education for my 4,5yo son but the thing us we are from Poland who’s living in a UK (my kids are born here)so our kids gonna be teaching English but in Polish language is a little bit different with pronunciations , any advice how I can work with it? It’s gonna be a little bit hard .

[@Lalramhlimpuii-b2o]

Ohh.... This gonna help me.... Thank you

[@hodanabdi2607]

Thanks you very much

[@momowhatagwaan5970]

For children learning multiple languages at home (1 parent, 1 language) that aren't the ones they will be taught at school, I'm wondering if I should teach them to read in our native language or switch to the language they will be learning academically. Do you have any experience or advice on this? Thank you.

[@kristynyoung1895]

Help pleaseeeee 🙏🏻 my daughter just turned 4 and I made the mistake of letting her learn letter names first… how can I help her forget about their names and focus on their sounds? She’s also having so much trouble learning to blend. She’s a SUPER smart kid so I feel like the problem is on my end?? Any help or a direction you could point me in would be amazing. I will definitely be focusing on sounds first with my son (15m) as he gets older. Love your videos, super helpful! Thank you!! - signed a mom just trying to do better for her kids

[@Ciera3823]

We do a letter each morning followed by videos with that letter. Should I bump it up to 3 sounds or would using a 3 letters together to review what we already know?

[@StephenThiongo-j3v]

Am Hope full thanks I've been struggling, so let's try it out I trust you will help

[@courtneytrent3714]

Your videos are so encouraging 😊

[@WillyGoodDad]

Keep up the awesome work🙌🏽

[@RedGaming23]

@toddlerscanread any ideas on how to vary the lessons once you start blending 2 sounds together? Or will those all just be on a whiteboard until toddler can blend 3 sounds and start the first decodable book? We’ve done 35 lessons now following your course since my nearly 3 year old mastered all the sounds individually, he seems to be able to say the sounds and to stretch them but he never says it at normal speed afterwards or can figure out what the new sound is. I always have to tell him the answer (and then he’ll repeat it back to me). I reward trying again and he tries a couple of times but he can’t seem to grasp the concept that the reason we’re stretching them is to help us make one short sound.

[@toddlerscanread]

Hey there, please email this question to [e-mail] so we can better support you from there!

[@creativecharacters692]

I have a niece who really loves pirates and stuff so I got toy treasure chests of Amazon and made game out of it each chest needs a password to open. Started out as saying the sounds of the letters, and she would get a small prize out of the chest for getting it right. She found it fun.

[@princezzperez1640]

I'm having trouble teaching my daughter. Trying to be as patient as i can be and I know I have to work on a lot on myself. Is there any learning toy that can help with reading ? Shes 6 yr old super smart good with math but she tends to get frustrated quickly when she doesnt understand specially in reading, sometimes she even writes her letters backwards. I seen foashcard with picture but i know she will know what it says with the picture, I want her to know what the word actually says. Any tips would help thank you. I have watched a lot of your videos ans tried my best to impliment as well 😊

[@moniquemurphy4851]

I LOVE your vids. Where can we get those exact letter/sound cards please?

[@OgoneMosihe]

Thank you so much. I can't wait to try this!!

[@chidinmai9258]

Awesome video thanks

[@KarinaMontelongo-x8y]

Can you pleaseeee give advice on how to work with your child if the write numbers and letters backwards ? ... For example if i tell my daughter to write 15 she writes it correctly but starts with the 5 and then writes the 1 after. So then when it comes to reading her numbers she confuses 51 with 15 etc ... Also she writes her a's p's d's and b's even her numbers like 7 and 9 backwards ... How can i help her fix that ..

[@Baboonaq8]

Literally nine years old and I don’t know how to read😅😅 well I’m practicing from you❤❤❤

[@Rhys_1000]

1:09 some letters have multiple sounds, the letter C doesn't always sound like a "kuh" sound 2:04 you only teach toddlers most of the 3 letter words with that consonant-vowel-consonant syllable structure 4:00 If you're trying to teach the most easiest letters in the alphabet, you could start of with the letters that toddlers mostly make when they're borned like M or B Also, if you don't sound out words, you can recognize the words depending on the front and the last letter if all of the middle letters are jebmuld up

[@emilyxiong8422]

This is just a simplified, short explanation. He has other videos that address the other sounds/ issues you addressed.

[@Kid-o5l]

Thank you

[@luchiyasemyonova7900]

You are amazing 🤩

[@babatundeadeyemi3553]

My biggest challenge is getting them to blend the sounds together 😢

[@ashasaid7324]

I am not a kid and I listening to this lesson cos I am learning the English language like a kid 🎉

[@irishmumof1]

I was trying to teach my four year old site words with flash cards. In December 2023 I attended a seminar about letter sounds and blending. We only and still only do 5 minutes per day. Within two weeks she was blending two letter blends. I literally jumped out of my seat. She's now reading short books (I had to buy online digital (i print books) my local libray doesn't have cvc or cvce books. I also have to remind her regularly not to look at me for affirmation. She can't blend.of she's looking at me. I quietly- low whisper say try again if she gets it wrong.

[@rachelm8192]

Latina girl learning Phonics here from you. thank you.

[@sreesf497]

Hi Sir, Please let me know is there any online training sessions you are taking .. I want to join my daughter. Thanks in advance

[@okohchioma3443]

you just got your self a subscriber from Nigeria

[@yadiraleyvarodriguez9326]

You’re awesome !!

[@AlmostMileHighInUtah]

Where can we buy the letter flash cards?

[@mayfairagyei5997]

My almost 3 year old is bilingual . English and German she speaks both languages fluently and knows a few sounds from some songs and playtime we have. The main language we speak at home is English but my husband is German and speaks German with her and I speak English with her. I want to start teaching her how to read but my problem now is that some sounds are quite different in both languages for the same letter and some are same sounding for different letters. How do I teach her effectively without confusing her?

[@toddlerscanread]

Hi there, many familes in my courses are bilingual. Some focus on teaching reading in one language while speaking both/all, and some teach reading in both languages at the same time. Ultimately it's what is best for you and your family. I'm not bilingual myself, so I don't like to offer specific recommendations here.

[@Leo-pb6cf]

Hi Spencer. What an amazing and resourceful channel you have here. Congratulations. I'm a private ESL teacher. Usually my clients are adults and they're mainly interested in improving communication skills. However, I have recently taken on a 4 and 5 year old. I quickly realized that I'm out of my depth since there is no base to start from. I don't know where to start regarding phonics/teaching reading when it comes to non English speakers. Especially when they have very limited knowledge in the target language. Do these methods and approaches you recommend and implement apply to these types of learners? Any suggestions on where to start? This is a great topic for a video *wink wink*

[@shyam163]

i learnt reading at 2 years. i was considered gifted. i live with my parents at 40 years old . im still considered too intelligent by others , i have no idea how i survived till now

[@Who-i5l]

Are you maybe neurodivergent? Not a bad thing if yes!

[@shyam163]

@@Who-i5l yes, i am not diagnosed officially, i think i am , realising that helped me in a huge way , and there is a lot more left go . i wanted to reply but then i was held back by the guilt felt by the ccomment which i shouldnt have left here, it doesnt representt me or people like me. i was drunk when i commented that and now. BTW i didnt start with english , our language here was phonetic so it swas easier to assosiatte whats said with the symbols.

[@monaomarr]

I wish the Arabic letters can be easy like this 🤣

[@perpetuaduile]

This is great 👍

[@ashleetolleson4159]

Where can I find this?

[@shanitatravis3525]

New sub THANK YOU ❤

[@بكريفضل-ن9ب]

Thank you 10:12

[@Pr3tty-pearl03]

Hello... I really need help for my little sister she is 11. And only knows three letter words. Sometimes she forgets it too. The steps you talked about are okay. And she really wants to learn but I don't know if it's possible to have a meeting with you.

[@toddlerscanread]

my free workshop might help! www.toddlersread.com/pages/free-workshop

[@hephzibahfamily556]

I think you should do a app for mother like me to teach my kids. Because English is my 2nd language. And I don't really know the sounds of the alphabet .but I do read to them sometimes . I have 8 years daughter she hate reading and I have 4 years boy always crying when it's time to read and I have a toddler 17 months. I will try my best to teach them

[@patrickhamonet4633]

Do they need to memorize the letters or just the sounds??

[@UshnaShah-b2o]

Amazing tips ❤from Pakistan 🇵🇰

[@Col_249]

A new follower from Sudan