by Stephen | Mar 23, 2021 | learning to read, phonics games
Why Games For Readers? The adult often reads for fun so why not use games for the child reader? Games increase focus and time on task. Both of these are well known to improve learning. In addition, the steps in learning to read are well known – phonemic...
by Stephen | Mar 5, 2021 | learning to read, phonics games
The Teaching of Reading Starts With The Heart The teaching of reading’s goal is the Happy Reader who associates reading with fun. Fun does three things. It creates a desire to engage. It lengthens time on task. And it increases focus. Rocket Phonics embeds...
by Stephen | Feb 19, 2021 | dyslexia, dyslexics, phonemic awareness
Dyslexia Dyslexia is caused by visually flipping letters within a word. But the truth is it’s the inability to hear the sounds within the words. I know this is news. For centuries it was thought to be a visual problem. In fact, a century ago Dr Orton, a...
by Stephen | Feb 8, 2021 | learning to read, phonics games
My Kid Can’t Read “My kid can’t read,” said Hal. Tony was 8 and he could only read his name. His father was told that he would never learn to read. In 3 months Tony was reading at third grade level. He was happy to read and ready to...
by Stephen | Oct 31, 2020 | dyslexia, dyslexics, learning to read, phonics games
Are Phonological Awareness Skills a Needed Bridge Are phonological awareness skills a path to reading? Phonological Awareness is the ability to hear rhymes. Usually rhymes are a 2 to 3 sound fragment at the end of each word. This skill may be a step to sound out new...
