Many kids need step-by-step phonics instruction. The ai phonics book offered in this post, fits in with Reading Elephant systematic books. Kids learn ai words phonics typically in first grade. Usually, kids learn ai words phonics after they’ve learned short vowels, constant digraphs, silent e, and ee and ea phonics sounds. The book in this […]
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Phonics Definition and Examples
There are a lot of misconceptions about phonics. A teacher might focus a weekly lesson on one sound and parents conclude their child is learning phonics. However, phonics involves much more than is commonly known. For example, currently in many classrooms the teacher might teach the a_ as in apple sound by writing it on […]
ck Digraph Story- The Stuck Truck (FREE)
Is your kindergartner learning the ck digraph? Ck Is a consonant digraph, or two or more letters that make one sound. Consonant digraphs differ from consonant blends. For example, consonant blends are two or more letters that make two or more sounds like sp, dr, gr, spl, nd, nt…etc. In contrast, consonant digraphs make one […]
Th Words for Kids in Kindergarten (with FREE book)
Ron was in kindergarten. He knew letter sounds, but he was still behind. His classmates were reading at a higher level. They were able to read words like ship, that, back, sing. Ron was desperate to learn to read. The school expected him to “just get it.” The school thought that if you provide a […]
Signs of Dyslexia in Children
Ana was in first grade. She couldn’t read the books her peers were reading. In fact, she struggled to read simple cvc words like sad, ran and pet. At times, she drifted off into her imaginary world, where she could escape riding a horse through forests. Since she couldn’t read, she was bored. Her brown […]