Reading can be one of the most important things a child can learn these days. Starting out with an interest in reading can really boost a child’s performance in other subjects. Presenting children with activities that they enjoy while helping them learn to read is one technique parents and teachers alike will find benefits with.
My favorite reading game that I created for my own children and daycare is Flash Cards For Cash, which is played with fake bills like you might find in a regular board game. Flash cards are created with letters of the alphabet and words that match each letter. Each child is dealt five cards of each type, and the rest are put into two draw piles. The first player flashes a card with a letter, and players present cards with words that begin with that letter. Players that are able to match are paid “cash”, and each player draws from the appropriate deck to replenish their cards. If no one has a card that matches the letter, the player presenting the card gets paid “cash”. The goal is to have the most amount of cash at the end of the game. Children really love this game, and I have noticed a huge growth in word recognition.