Reading

Teaching reading is a balancing act indeed. Providing children varied experiences that develop varied skills is essential to their reading success.
Phonemic Awareness: to know sounds and manipulate sounds (all oral)
Phonics: the relationship between letters, sounds & words
Vocabulary: the meaning of words
Comprehension: to understand or make meaning of the text
Fluency: reading with accuracy, rate and expression

Explore my blog for experiences that address the above components of reading. The simplest thing to do now though is...
read TO your child
read WITH your child
let your child read BY THEMSELF (even if they are in early stages of book exploration)