by Stephen | Sep 6, 2020 | learning to read, phonics games, Reading Problems
Step 5 Reading with Fluency without Memorizing the Dolch Sight Words Many programs show the path to reading is through fluency. (They go on to give Dolch sight word lists for the students to memorize so that students can obtain fluency faster. It doesn’t work.)...
by Stephen | Sep 5, 2020 | learning to read, phonics games, Reading Problems
Reading Immersion or Reading To Children You would think reading immersion would be the last step, but no we are only halfway there. Many parents are actually reading to children at this point which is great motivation unless it is used as a crutch. Assuming you have...
by Stephen | Sep 3, 2020 | learning to read, phonics games
Step 3 Sounding Out Words Your phonics system gives you the key to sound out words, but you need to get the child to mash the sounds together. For example, hold the Apple Card and ask for the sound. The child will say “ah.” Now make the ah absurdly long...
by Stephen | Aug 30, 2020 | phonics games, phonics is
Step 2 Phonics System Most reading programs use a phonics system. Phonics is a system that links the sound to a letter. Phonics helps the child in sounding out words. Unfortunately, English’s biggest problem is that it has 13 vowels, but only 5 vowel letters....
by Stephen | Aug 29, 2020 | learning to read
Step 1 Phonemic Awareness “According to the National Reading Panel Report (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 2000), the level of phonemic awareness that children possess when first beginning reading instruction and their knowledge...
