How can you teach your 7yr old son to read?

Answer 1

Well what i would do is right down the alphabet and teach him one letter at a time, what sounds each letter makes and what it looks like capitalized and lower cased. After he knows what each letter looks like right down simmple words such as dog or cat. To teach him that reading is fun you could make up small games that are about reading.

Answer 2

Read to him, read lots, so that he's encouraged to want to read better

You also need to provide age-appropriate books that will interest the child, and reward him or her for reading (this can be a small reward, like a special dessert for every X number of books they've read, or a trip to a bookstore to buy a new book).

Help them with their vocabulary, too - a child with a larger vocabulary reads better than a child with a smaller one. Help them to learn common words - flash cards are a great way to do this! - and teach them a new word every day by using it in your conversations all day.

Answer 3

Read to the child every day. Emphasize teaching the sounds and names of letters. Teach writing and reading together to reinforce each other.