As an expert reader, you’re brain rips words apart into smaller components so quickly, you’ve ceased to recognize phonics rules. You can’t recall what they are. Or how you learned them in the first place. You’ve become like an expert cellist who can no longer teach notes incrementally. How am I supposed to teach my […]
Printable Books For Kindergarten
abc Phonics Sounds for Kindergarten
You’re working with your Kindergartner on abc phonics sounds, and you realize you’re not sure what letter sounds to teach! This is normal. As we teach abc phonics sounds, we see that there are multiple sounds for each letter. For example, /a/ says “ay” as in vacation and it also says “a_” as in cat. […]
Best Way to Teach Alphabet Recognition
Daniel finished Kindergarten. His parents were shocked to discover that their son couldn’t recognize letter sounds. Not a single one. They worried that their son had dyslexia, a memory deficit or another learning disability. Why didn’t our child learn letter sounds, they wondered. What is the best way to teach alphabet recognition? If you’re a […]
What Should My Child Know Before First Grade?
First grade is one of the most important years of school. Traditionally, we think of Junior High or High School as the place where kids learn the real valuable stuff. However, a child’s performance in 11th grade can be traced back to his 1st grade reading skills. For example, we know that 1st grade word […]
igh Phonics Book (FREE)
The Reading Elephant long vowel phonics series will come out soon. I’m very excited to release a sample igh phonics story. This time, there will be a fluency bundle in each set. Thus, kids can read 1-page phonics stories to develop fluency (reading speed). Click the following link for the free igh phonics book: igh […]
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