Alphabet Awareness

 

In order for children to learn how to read, children must be aware of the sounds that the letters represent. To increase alphabet awareness, teachers and parents should increase child awareness of letters. 

*Point out the letter on a page when reading

*Use flashcards or word tiles to help the child recognize the letters

*Practice primary letter sounds, not just the letter names

 

Written words use symbols, the alphabet, to represent sound. In English, each letter can have multiple sounds. Understanding primary sounds of the letters is a first step in reading that even young learners can master. 

 

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Links of Interest: 

 McGuffey's Speller: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/15456/15456-pdf.pdf 

Flashcards and Letter Tiles: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Learn-to-Read-Level-1-Template-5923913

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New YouTube Phonics and Reading Series

Phonics is a foundational step to reading and speech. With an emphasis on sight words and reading early, phonics is sometimes neglected inadvertently or deliberately. 

I am teaching my five-year-old how to read. And, before I actually started - I was secretly terrified that I would fail him. But, after hours of research, I decided to use older books to teach him to read. 

After much debate and comparison of programs, I decided that the more simple my program for reading, the better. I wanted to make sure that he would be ready. I also wanted to make sure that my method of teaching would not be depended on a single methodology, book, or font. 

Many people will tell you that an app will teach your child to read. A program. A book. These might help, but I wager that reading is not a one-size fits all endeavor. Some children will learn faster than others. For some children, 100 Easy Lessons will be perfect. For other children, it might be a disaster. This new series will have step-by-step lessons designed to teach children and adults how to read using free materials and resources.

Phonics is an important foundational part of reading. In this video, I introduce Word Mastery by Florence Akin as an independent or supplementary phonics program. In subsequent videos, we will learn how to read using McGuffey's Readers and Akin's Word Mastery. 

 

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Links of Interest: Memoria Press: Reading and Phonics Set: https://www.memoriapress.com/curricul... Florence Akin's Word Mastery Course: https://play.google.com/books/reader?... 

McGuffey's Primer: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/14642... 

E. Louise Smythe's Primary Reader: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/... 

My Blog: https://atouchofbeautylife.blogspot.com/ 

My TpT Storefront: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/S...

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