Help Your Child to Read Better

[...] Learn About the English Alphabet and the Alphabetic Principle The Alphabet is the foremost invention of all time. It opened [...]

[...] made with the larynx, tongue and teeth. There are 44 sounds used in English words. The  English Alphabet A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t [...]

[...] . English can be regarded as hard language to learn to read and write especially when the English Alphabet Code is not understood and mastered. But when it is taught systematically most young [...]

[...] reading improved. The English reading and writing system is an alphabetic one. Because the English alphabet is twenty-six letters and the sounds forty-four, one, two, three or four letters can be used [...]

[...] By understanding vowel sounds and consonant sounds you can explain the Alphabetic Principle to your child. Many people lack this information [...]

[...] down 44 sounds that are used to make words. ŸYou can hear the vowel sounds and consonant sounds of English from a sound recording. It provides an exercise to check your understanding [...]

[...]  ( download here. You will not need to enter an email address ) You will learn the consonant sounds spelled with one letter and how to blend them. Ÿ You will use your knowledge to [...]

[...] . Use it on a laptop, desktop computer or tablet. It is perfect for teaching vowel and consonant sounds and alphabetical order. Click here to get it. Learning to recognise the letters of the [...]

[...] is the same? An example: road, boat, float, robe   Remember this is oral work. The same vowel sound can have different spellings. Activity Eight Three Letter Words Sound out the sounds in a [...]

[...] vowel sound. If a word has one vowel sound it is a one syllable word. If it has 2 vowel sounds it is a 2 syllable word and so on. Most [...]

[...] and writer needs to understand is that words and syllables (parts of words that contain a vowel sound) are comprised of a sequence of elementary speech sounds. This is called phonological (sound [...]

[...] (sound) awareness. They must understand that words and syllables (parts of words that contain a vowel sound) are a sequence of elementary speech sounds. This understanding is essential to learning to [...]

[...] have been drawn up between the two main approaches to the teaching of reading – phonics and whole language. A literacy review here in Australia was brought about by a significant number of [...]

[...] remember writing stories, using words in sentences and listening to stories read by teachers. Whole language! Although the publishing industry was not as prolific in the decade after the Second World [...]

[...] something to do with difficulty with reading and writing? Has your child learned to read the whole language way? The ability to read and write underpins learning. The first three years of primary or [...]

[...] born American and an authority on reading and writing. He was against the Look-Say Method of teaching reading currently in vogue because it ignored the teaching of phonics. The idea behind the theory [...]

[...] x also has two sounds ks. Teaching the English Alphabet to your child is the first stage for teaching reading and writing in an orderly, systematic and logical way. They will also learn to pronounce [...]

[...] you can help your child to read better. The truth is there is no simple single method of teaching reading and writing. Literacy teaching involves a response from the student, commitment and [...]

[...] they can hear the individual sounds that make up words and their understanding of letter sound relationships. You would be astounded how many children struggle with these two aspects of learning [...]

[...] Alphabet Code needs to be taught systematically. Phonics is the term used for the letter sound relationships. The word phonics comes from the Greek word ‘phone’ meaning voice or sound. THE GENERAL [...]

[...] . Consonants are hard to separate from vowels when speaking. This video explains the letter sound relationships of English vowel and consonant sounds.  This is to prepare you to teach your child. [...]

[...] into recognisable words. The simple thing to do is to systematically explain the letter sound relationships of English and introduce them in graded texts. I don’t mean artificial language [...]

[...] a child’s literacy development begins at birth. The reading techniques a child must master start developing from birth. [...]

[...] to develop throughout life. The years from birth to eight are the most important in literacy development. Do most children learn to read easily? Only 5% of children learn to read effortlessly. 20% [...]

[...] well as spoken language. Vocabulary, comprehension and thinking skills which are part of literacy development are higher order skills that hopefully develop throughout life. Like any skill reading and [...]

[...] how much research and searching for the answer. There is no single commercially produced reading program that will provide everything necessary to produce a confident, fluent reader. There is no [...]

[...] Marilyn. My Book If you understand how to decode words my book Phonics for Kids outlines a reading program for you to teach and also provides enjoyable stories for your child to read. You can give [...]

[...] is necessary Familiarity with the look of words is part of the process Words used in a reading program should be those familiar to the child Phonics exercises should be carefully graded These [...]

[...] The Early Learning Literacy Model – has been subjected to a huge amount of research because the ability to read and [...]

“Will you help me Miss? I still can’t read.” The look on the face of the teenager saying those words haunts me today. In the early eighties, I [...]

[...] of the brain. The most common of which is difficulty with language and reading. What is Dyslexia Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability which results in people having difficulties with [...]