by Stephen | Apr 20, 2021 | learning to read, phonics games, Reading Problems
The Teaching of Reading The #1 Most Fatal Flaw In the teaching of reading is letting 1 letter stand for multiple sounds. This flaw fails 25 million students every year. It worsens the dyslexia of the 10 million other children that are dyslexic. The little girl above...
by Stephen | Apr 10, 2021 | learning to read, phonics games, Reading Problems
Reading For Children Be sure it’s fun. Reading is a lifelong task. If the child doesn’t have fun he’ll lose the skills you teach him. David, the child with the big smile in the picture has just read a series of clues and found a ball of silly putty...
by Stephen | Mar 26, 2021 | phonemic awareness, phonics games, VPK - school readiness
Preschool Literacy Activities “Schools teach curriculum; preschools teach children.” Teaching 4-year-olds and 5-year-olds is like teaching college freshmen with college graduate students. So you need a “curriculum” that is more like a medical bag. Tools...
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 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...
