1. Why
1.1. Opens the world up
1.2. Letters and numbers
2. Theory
2.1. Vocabulary development
2.1.1. Character names
2.1.2. Important nouns
2.1.3. Repetitive phrases
2.1.4. Verbs
2.1.5. Modifiers
2.1.6. Sparkly red and blue bouncy ball that I will throw to you
2.2. Music teaches Left to Right Eye Motion
2.2.1. Use finger under words
3. Starts
3.1. Read to them from day one.
3.1.1. See you read
3.2. Alphabet
3.2.1. Avoid Elemmenopee!
3.3. Sesame Street
3.4. Being the Dummy
3.4.1. What letter does MMMMMMilk start with?
3.4.2. What cereal should I buy? What letter does it start with?
4. Reading to Four Year Old
4.1. Demonstrate how you learned to read
4.2. Read like a six year old
4.2.1. Finger under Words
4.2.2. Sound out unfamiliar words
4.2.3. Correct yourself
4.3. After a couple of weeks, forget how to read a word
4.3.1. With your finger under a Character name, pretend you do not know what it says.
4.3.1.1. If child does not respond, sound out the name and continue.
4.3.1.1.1. Try again in a couple of days or weeks
4.3.1.2. Child may get impatient and shout out the name
4.3.1.2.1. If the answer is correct, ask if the read that word.
4.3.1.2.2. Create a signal that you give when it is their turn to read the word you are pointing to.
4.3.1.2.3. Following the order that they learned words vocally, start signalling them to read these ones first.
4.3.1.2.4. The child starts to read 10% of a book, then 20%, then 50% and will soon read 100% of a book