Almost all parents are familiar with Zaitsev's cubes, they were very common in Soviet times, and in modern kindergartens they serve as part of the educational program. Cubes are a great help, thanks to which small children quickly acquire reading skills.
Specialized cubes were invented and released in 1989 by Nikolai Aleksandrovich Zaitsev. Cubes are a large number of multi-colored cardboard or plastic cubes, on each face of which letters, warehouses, as well as dots and commas are drawn.
Cubes have been used by parents as well as educators for over two decades. The method of application consists in the fact that not only individual letters, but syllables are drawn on each face of the cube. The developer believes that it is with the help of syllables that children learn to read faster than by studying the letter row. And indeed it is. The learning experience has shown that the reading skill is formed much faster when building and singing a word by syllable, or rather by warehouse. This technique was followed by the Russian writer L. N. Tolstoy teaching schoolchildren to read and write.
Basis of training
The method of reading in warehouses is based on combining consonant and vowel sounds. In order for the use of cubes to be aimed specifically at high-quality and quick mastering of reading skills, parents need to work with their child. The child should understand that the cube is not a toy, and therefore you need to work with it. If nothing is explained to the kid, then he will perceive these cubes as another type of toys.
It is recommended, together with the child, to pronounce aloud the warehouses and letters shown on the cube. The main thing is to pronounce the warehouses clearly and correctly, so that the pronounced sound in the baby is printed correctly in the memory. It is very effective to pronounce folds and letters, humming them at ease. The humming technique helps you to quickly master the basics of reading.
From simple to complex
After your child learns to recognize letters and warehouses, you can try to add different words from cubes. Of course, it is advisable to first build the most elementary of them. For example, you can add words like "home", "food", "mom", "dad" and many others. In this case, it is important that the child not only automatically adds words, but also pronounces and hums them. Only in this case will he be aware of his actions.
After the baby learns to add simple words, you can try more complex ones, as well as start developing writing skills.
ON THE. Zaitsev assures that by practicing with blocks at least a couple of times a week, six-year-old children can develop not only reading skills, but the ability to easily master the elementary school curriculum.
