Teach reading to small children

Hi everyone,

I teach German at a university in China. Now I have been asked to teach English one to one to a 7-year-old girl. Since I have no experience with teaching English nor with teaching young children, I could use some pointers.
The student has lived in the UK for one year and speaks English pretty well already. Her parents want me to focus on reading and writing. Basically I just want to ask how you usually go about teaching children to read and write. Do you do specific exercises on phonics? Or do you just have the students read a lot?
I should stress that my student already knows how to read to an extent. We won't need to start from scratch.

Thank you for any advice!

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emsr2d2 said:

Nick1, I have removed the links to commercial websites from your post. Please also correct your profile information. It says your current location is Finland. It is not.

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Ok, thanks emsr2d2,

I didn't notice that it will be considered as commercial.... I myself removed my post.

Nick1 said:

Ok, thanks emsr2d2,

I didn't notice that it will be considered as commercial.... I myself removed my post.

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Thank you. Please correct your current location too.

Do any of these sites help?
https://www.usingenglish.com/links/Reading_Skills/Phonics_And_Synthetic_Phonics/index.html

You can begin teaching your child to read at home with the right tools and tactics. Here are the link that will help you to how to teach your childrens. http://www.wikihow.com/Teach-Your-Child-to-Read