Having trouble finding printable short vowel books? Here’s a common complaint I hear: “I cannot find books low enough for my child to read! I’ve checked out all the beginning readers at the …
5 Tips to Solve Reading Problems
Children with reading problems really want to know how to read. Before I could read, I remember wanting to know how. There was something strange and magical about silently staring at pages that …
Benefits of Phonemic Awareness Activities
Phonemic awareness (PA) is the ability to identify and manipulate or “play with” speech sounds. Phonemic awareness activities can be thought of as “sound training” that is linked to phonics. The …
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Phonics Lesson Plans & Phonics Games
Effective phonics lesson plans include phonemic awareness activities—these are activities that involve playing with sounds. They are phonics games without print. As soon as a student starts working on …
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Letter Sounds and Letter Shapes
Imagine being a beginning reader. Letters on the page are just scribbles, as if someone were doodling. Mom picks up a book and starts reading aloud, and you are amazed that these scribbles are a code. …