Record your child reading one of his favorite books, sounding out the words as he goes, or even asking you for help when he doesn't quite recognize a word.
Repeat this process often, about once or twice a week, to chart your child's progress.
Let your little one hear the recordings, especially after he makes significant progress pronouncing words to show him how much he's improved his reading. This will encourage him to read more.
Set an oven timer each time your little girl sits down to read to determine how long it takes her to read her favorite book from cover to cover. Record the time after your kindergartener has completed her reading.
Repeat this each day, recording your child's reading time. Show her how her times have gotten shorter, indicating that she is able to read quicker, which will encourage her to continue reading and take on books that are slightly longer or have more complicated words.
Read to your child each day or evening. After reading a line in the book, ask your kindergartener to repeat the passage back to you. The Education.com website recommends letting your little one hold the book during reading time, as some children learn to read better when they are manipulating an object.
Increase the difficulty level or length of the books as your child's masters the passages in the previous books. It's also a good idea to encourage you and your kindergartener reading together to accurately chart her progress, and create meaningful memories for the two of you.
Give your child a short poem or passage to memorize, and work with him each day on retaining the words. This will help to improve reading expression, and will teach your child the natural rhythm he should develop when reading. Add a few dances or body movements to make the memorized passage come alive. Show your child the words of the poem during the memorization process so he'll truly begin to feel as though he's reading, and will be excited to read and memorize more.
Give kindergarteners markers and construction paper, or stencils for tracing their favorite shapes.
Ask the student to describe his drawing, and write a word or two on the bottom of the artwork to label each section of the drawing.
Help the student sound the words out. The visual aid that the kindergartener has created will help with word association, and assist him in assigning words to the pictures.
Help the student write the word you've written, like "cat," "house" or "tree" underneath the picture as well to enhance writing skills and increase word familiarity.
Repeat this activity weekly, or as often as you introduce new words or reading concepts to the class.