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Do you have a kindergartner that's learning to read? Kindergartners should read words slowly, elongating each continuous sound, so they can blend the word successfully. For example, a beginning …
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Kindergartners need to start off reading CVC word books. CVC stands for consonant-vowel-consonant words as in cat, sit, and bet. After kindergartners learn letter sounds and short vowels, they can …
Dyslexia is a common disability, affecting about 5-15% of the population. Dyslexia makes learning to read and spell difficult. Kids with reading difficulties need explicit, systematic phonics …
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Phonics lessons for kindergarten should give kids a strong decoding foundation. Decoding skills allow kids to sound out words. When a child can read words sound-by-sound, he can read a broad range of …
Beginning readers first learn to read cvc words (also called short vowel words). CVC words for kindergarten are consonant-vowel-consonant words like bag, fan, met, cup... etc. CVC words include short …
