Finally, ask him to read it by himself twice. To, With, and By is a fabulous repeated reading technique that will catapult your child forward in reading skills. It will help him learn and apply sight words more quickly, helps him to practice fluent reading and improves his comprehension-all the important skills of reading. Phonics is used as a last resort when bumping into unknown words such as cruciate ligament. When reading you usually recognize words by sight.
Phonic skills are necessary to jump-start the process of learning to read.
But reading by using sight words is more efficient. My answer is, your child gets excellent practice when you do To, With, and By in a short selection. A little bit of good reading is a lot better than a whole lot of bad reading. Your child might not be thrilled at first. However, once she gets the hang of it, her attitude will improve and her reading skills will skyrocket.