The fact that the child can write, even before the hand is totally prepared with the moveable alphabet, sets this process in motion. What the child writes is linked to his experience in spoken language. It is a new way of exploring the world as he sees it, and expressing himself. The child who is helped to write first is given control over the written language and familiarity with it in an unthreatening way. When the child comes to reading, it is an extension to this exciting period of self-expression.
Reading follows naturally a few months after writing.
The reading activities build on his spoken experiences in the environment. The child explores the function of words in phrases and sentences, and the components of sentences. His reading progresses in Readi ng Analysis from words to definitions and stories. Everything that is presented challenges him to the meaning of what he reads since true reading means comprehension of an idea. As the child progresses in reading he will also gain new efficiency in his spoken and written language.