Reading at home in Danish school years 0 to 2
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Read at home with your child
The school and you teach your child to read together. If you practise ten minutes a day together, and you also read aloud from a book, your child is well on the way to becoming a strong reader.
The words, the letters and the reading texts stay in Danish. That is what your child is learning to read. Everything else on this page is here to help you help.
Choose a step
Eight steps, from the first letters to a text with several paragraphs.
Step 1The letters (Bogstaverne)The names of the letters, one set at a time.6 sets
Step 2The first words (De første ord)Words spelled exactly as they sound.10 sets
Step 3Short sentences (Korte sætninger)Sentences of three to five words.9 sets
Step 4Little stories (Små historier)Five to eight sentences with a drawing.7 sets
Step 5Longer stories (Længere historier)More sentences and words like stranden.10 sets
Step 6Words that cheat (Ord, der snyder)Words you cannot sound out.7 sets
Step 7Text without a picture (Tekst uden billede)The text carries the story on its own.10 sets
Step 8Several paragraphs (Flere afsnit)A longer text split into paragraphs.8 sets
Not sure which step? Ask the teacher, or start at step 1 and move on as soon as it feels easy.
Texts for older readersThe star and the moon
For adults
What you may need along the way.
How to read together
What to do when the word will not come, and when to help.Reading passport and worksheets
A passport for the fridge, where your child colours a star for every day, and a worksheet for every step.Exercises
Small exercises with letters, sounds and words.The word box
Words for the reading aloud and for the talk during the day.Texts for older readers
Same reading level, different content: football, gaming, sharks and spiders.Library
Borrow books that match the step you are on right now.
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About this site
Ti minutter was made by Martin Hasbirk Brandt, a teacher in a Danish primary school. Through JumpAI.dk he runs AI courses for teaching staff and school leaders at independent and private schools.
