How to Read

Singing Enhances Phonemic Awareness

Singing Enhances Phonemic Awareness Singing songs help children improve their ability to hear and manipulate the individual sounds that make up a word (commonly referred to as phonemic awareness). Similar to reading nursery rhymes, singing songs assist a child in hearing rhymes. When coupled with dancing it provides an entertaining and educational exercise – making [...]

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Sequence of Phonics Instruction – Part IV

Sequence of Phonics Instruction – Part IV Phonics relies on letter-sound relationships to teach children to identify words. When teaching phonics begin with the easy relationships and then move along to the more complex letter-sound relationships. For more information about phonics, please visit our series of phonics posts noted below: Posts Concepts Part I Consonants, [...]

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Sequence of Phonics Instruction – Part III

Sequence of Phonics Instruction – Part III Phonics relies on letter-sound relationships to teach children to identify words. When teaching phonics a methodical and explicit approach is recommended, begin with the easier relationships and then gradually progress to the more complex letter-sound relationships. For more information about phonics, please see these two previous post: Sequence [...]

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Sequence of Phonics Instruction – Part II

Sequence of Phonics Instruction – Part II Phonics teaches children to identify relationships between letters and sounds which aids in indentifying words. When teaching phonics a methodical and explicit approach works best. Begin with the simple relationships – ones a child can easily understand and gradually move along the continuum to the more complex relationships. [...]

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Sequence of Phonics Instruction – Part I

Sequence of Phonics Instruction – Part I Phonics instruction uses sound-symbol relationships to help a child identify unknown words. The English language uses 26 letters to represent approximately forty-four sounds with over one hundred letter arrangements – ways to spell these sounds. It’s quite easy to see how a child could quickly become overwhelmed with [...]

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Ideal Timeline for Teaching Literacy

Ideal Timeline for Teaching Literacy By the end of third grade, a child should possess all the skills needed to read proficiently. The typical progression occurs over many years as a child obtains the various skills needed to read efficiently, ranging from recognizing a rhyme to applying the “fix-it” technique when encountering an unknown word. [...]

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