Point reading is very important for first grade students

The younger the students are, the worse their concentration is. Their heads are swaying, their bodies are swaying, their hands are touching this and holding that, and their glasses are looking here and there. Any slightest movement can attract their attention. To be honest, this is completely a normal state for children. Children of this age are like this and it is in line with their characteristics. But again, let’s be honest, this state is disastrous for learning, and without focus, learning can’t happen. From this perspective, learning is indeed something that goes against human nature. Now that you have reached the legal age, you have to enter the school, enter the classroom, and start the path of learning. What teachers have to do is to focus students\’ scattered attention and create basic conditions for carrying out teaching activities. There are many ways to get students to focus. Here we only talk about one of them – finger reading. Pointing reading is a reading method. When reading aloud, you put your fingers on the reading content, point at it, look at it, and read at the same time, so that you can hear it with your heart, eyes, and mouth. Point reading is important for younger students. 1. Helping with literacy 1. Accurate reading: Lower grade students have limited literacy, and finger reading can help them match the word shape with pronunciation, read each word accurately, and reduce misreading and missed reading. 2. Strengthen memory: During the finger-reading process, the eyes see the character shape, the fingers point to the position of the character, and the mouth reads the pronunciation. The synergy of multiple senses helps to strengthen the memory of new characters. 2. Cultivate concentration 1. Concentrate: Lower grade students are easily distracted. Finger reading requires them to focus on the text and follow the movement of their fingers to read word by word, which helps to cultivate concentration. 2. Reduce interference: Point reading can reduce external interference, allowing students to focus more on the reading content and improve reading efficiency. 3. Improve reading fluency 1. Establish a sense of language: Through finger reading, students can become familiar with the rhythm and rhythm of the language, build a sense of language, and lay the foundation for fluent reading in the future. 2. Correct reading habits: For some students with bad reading habits, such as skipping and missing reading, finger reading can help them correct these habits and improve their reading accuracy and fluency. There are two things to pay attention to when reading by pointing: one is the speed of pointing. In the process of finger reading, the speed of the fingers is used as the baton, and the eyes and mouth cooperate with the hands. Wherever the fingers go, the eyes see and the mouth reads. If, on the other hand, you point after reading and the pointing is slower than the reading, then the pointing and reading will become a burden. For students who read aloud relatively fluently and whose additions and omissions are not serious, you can use the stroke method and slide your fingers under the words. For students who have little literacy and are prone to adding and missing words, we use the form of reading word by word. We do not seek fast speed but accurate reading. The second is the position of the fingers. Through observation in class, we found that usually the index finger of the right hand is used more often, but other fingers are also used, and even the left hand is used. For finger reading, the index finger of the right hand is the most convenient and suitable. When pointing, it usually means placing it on the lower right side of the word, so as to ensure smoothness to the greatest extent and without obstruction. However, through observation, we found that some students did press the pad of their index finger on whichever word they were reading, and the word was completely invisible. rightFor first-year students, there are details everywhere. Failure to think comprehensively about one area may lead to problems. Point reading is not suitable for all situations. After students have mastered a certain amount of literacy and reading skills, as the grade increases, usually after three years, point reading can be gradually reduced and the ability to read silently can be cultivated. But for first-year students, finger reading is very necessary.