Hooked on Phonics I know many people use Hooked on Phonics. Some rave about it being the best reading program – while others haven’t got a good thing to say about it. I have not personally used this phonics curriculum (I am currently looking for a 2nd hand copy so I can review it myself)….
Free Phonics Printable Worksheets: Print them here: Printing Tip: To print, right click your mouse and click Save Target As into a file on your own computer. All the files are pdf documents and most computers will open these automatically. More worksheets coming soon! consonants & vowels short vowel sounds beginning consonant /b/…
Reading Lesson Plans – one mothers journey with her two boys… If you are following our reading lesson plans – there are some things you must be aware of… I am not a teacher – just a typical mother (is there such a thing?!) I am teaching two boys: My 6yr old & struggling 13yr…
“A” alliteration by kim do bin (iksan city, south korea) Alligators attacked and ate all animals.
Water Balloon Alphabet Fun by Miss Conni (Michigan) Outdoor activity: Fill a laundry basket with water balloons. Write one letter on each balloon, repeating letters often. I do a group of 8 children at once, so I only do 3 letters at a time to allow each child a chance to throw the same letter…
Printable Reading Games I currently sell a variety of printable reading, math, and geography games. Here are some favorites: Three Letter Words Game or Learning Center for Use with Magnetic Letters First Alphabet Lotto Fraction Dominoes Matching Game Homonym Dominoes Game or Learning Center Alphabet Sound Dominoes: Match Letter Sounds to Pictures Learning Center or…
Review – Phonics International What is Phonics International? Phonics International (P.I) is a comprehensive synthetic phonics programme produced in 12 progressive downloadable (printable) units. The step by step resources teach the 44 phonics phonemes/graphemes to teach reading, spelling and writing in the English language. (An extensive collection of worksheets, posters, games and other teacher guides…
Dancing Donkeys Alliteration by Kristi (Oklahoma) Daring Donkeys danced during Darla’s diet Dr. Pepper drinking dog display!
High Frequency Words – Amazing Facts! Sight Words [also referred as Dolch or High Frequency Words] are a list of words that readers are encouraged to recognize without having to “figure them out.” We have been told that these words cannot be sounded out because they do not follow decoding rules – BUT many of…
Free Printable Phonics Games Initial Blend Dominoes Rhyming Pairs Pre-Primer Sight Word Bingo 1. Pre-Primer Sight Word Bingo 2 Pre-Primer Sight Word Bingo 3 Pre-Primer Sight Word Bingo 4. Alphabet Sounds Lotto All Phonics Printables by AtoZPhonics Rhyming Pairs: This is a set of 36 pictures to play rhyming pairs. Delightful graphics help make…
Are you looking for a phonics definition or phonics term? Check out the linked referenced glossary below. alliteration: Alliteration is the repetition of the first letter sound in a phrase. alphabet: ordered set of letters of a language – our English language consists of 26 letters A – Z Analytic phonics: an approach to the teaching of reading…
Are you teaching phonics? Here is a growing list of arcticles and FAQ to inspire and help all the wonderful teachers and home educators around the globe! Quick Reference: Glossary of Phonics Terms phonograms blends alphabet phonemic awareness sight words 44 phonic sounds online games printables lesson plans Articles & FAQ: Do you need…
How to Have Kids That Read Most schools are very good at teaching children HOW to read but they have forgotten to teach them to WANT to read. Here are some ideas how to help turn our children into LIFETIME readers or Reading Kids The TOP tip is to read aloud to them! Research has shown that children who…
Phonics General& FAQ Sight Words Phonograms/Word Families Blends and more on Blends Consonants Vowels Schwa Phonic Sounds Phonemic Awareness 7 ideas to inspire love of reading What is your child’s learning style? What do all those squiggles mean? (diacritical & breve marks) What is synthetic phonics? Using Nursery Rhymes Key Stage 1 Guidelines Alphabet Toys Alphabet Crafts Alphabet…
Here is a growing list of phonics rules. There are some exceptions in our English Language when these rules will not work, but in the majority of cases the phonics rules will apply. I have tried where possible to give examples of a word using the phonics rule. Help them to check words to see…
‘What is one phonics resource you can’t do without?’ – I imagine we would all have a variety of different answers, maybe ranging from books to computers to reading software and the like. (In fact that has got me wondering – What is the one phonics resource you can’t do without? – Scroll down to see what others…
Before you embark on teaching the alphabet to your child…STOP! There are a few things to be aware of…. When asked “What is the first thing you should teach a child when they are learning to read?” Most people reply “the alphabet.” But there are in fact a few steps you can introduce to your…
Congratulations on helping your child learn to read! Follow the quick step by step guide to help you navigate through the site. What your child needs to know before the alphabet Which alphabet letters to teach first What to teach and when to teach it The best phonics teaching resource….and you already own it Phonics Rules –…
Children’s Learning styles are simply different approaches or ways of learning. By observing your child you should be able to determine which Learning Style best describes them and how to approach your phonics lessons. By so doing, you will better understand and assist them in skills they need to succeed in school or home if…
Here we look at the difference between the short and long vowel markings. Short Vowel: The diacritical mark ˘ above a short vowel is called a ‘breve’ (pronounced ‘breeve’). Breve means ‘short or brief’ in Latin, hence why it is used to indicate a short vowel! Examples of short vowels are: (notice how the vowel…