Teaching a child to read (a Second Language)?

[Wanna_Be_A_Good_Father]

We are an Indian couple currently living in UK. Our son is 3.5 years old. We talk our regional language (Marathi) at home and our son talks the same language. He goes to a pre-school where they talk in English. But our son doesn’t speak English yet (its just 6 months he is attending the school); he seems to understand it a bit (a very small bit?) though.

We often read him the English books (and he quite enjoys it; in fact listening to the stories is his most favourite thing). Now, I want my son to start learning reading. He can read and write the ABCD. Next step is that he reads small sentences from book. We want him to learn reading English and not our regional language (because of various reasons, which I won’t go into).

I think that making him read English (the language he doesn’t speak much as compared to our regional language) would be tougher on him. Am I right in my thinking? Or is it OK to start teaching him English reading? Any tips for me?

Frm: Wanna be a good father