There are 44 phonemes in English. A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound. “Shop” for example contains 3 phonemes: sh-o-p. If you are new to the subject of phonics, you can pretty much substitute the word “sound” for “phoneme” and still get the gist of this blog. In the following content, I will provide […]
What is Phonics?
Phonics is a method of teaching reading that focuses on sound/symbol correlations. Phonics advocates acknowledge that learning to read is not an “innate” skill that children acquire spontaneously. Instead, kids benefit tremendously from learning the code a bit at a time. Phonics instruction begins with a lesson that explicitly teaches the student a sound like […]
Homeschool Resources for Elementary Reading and Math
Homeschooling can provide parents with flexibility and the ability to curate the curriculum to meet their child’s needs. The most essential academic subjects are reading and math, because we need literacy and numeracy skills for almost every job and we use them in our daily lives. In this post, I’ll provide some recommendations for homeschool […]
New Consonant Digraph Books
Reading Elephant released 10 new consonant digraph books to our series. Kids usually learn consonant digraphs in kindergarten. Reading Elephant consonant digraph books systematically introduce the following sounds: sh as in wish th as in math th as in then ch as in chip _tch as in match _ck as in pack _ng as in […]
Silent e Holiday Worksheet
Kids usually learn the silent e sounds at the end of Kindergarten or beginning of first grade. Here is a silent e holiday worksheet that your student can read and color: Silent e Pdf Explicitly teach the difference between short vowels and silent e. Teach the difference between short vowels and silent e by presenting […]