Kids learn to read consonant digraph words in kindergarten. First, beginners learn short vowels: a_ (as in words like hat, Pam), i_ (as in him, sit), o_ (as in hot, mop), u_ (as in run, bug), and …
Sounding Out Words and Why Kids Struggle
Your student is in Kindergarten. He knows letter sounds. Yet, when he tries to string letters together to form a word, he forgets the first or middle sound. “H-aaaa-t… um does that say hit?” he says. …
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How long should a Kindergartner read each day?
Kindergartners can begin reading phonics books after they know most letter sounds. They can string letter sounds together to read short a words like, "Sam, cat, tap, can, bat...etc." Kindergartners …
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Teaching a Beginning Reader
A beginning reader should read phonics stories in a certain way. Beginners need to learn that they're reading a breakable code and that this code can be blended together to create words. Let's say a …
Kindergarten Phonics Sounds
If you have a Kindergarten student, you might wonder what she's supposed to learn this year in reading. By the end of the year, what phonics sounds should your student know? In this post, I’ll outline …