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CVC Puzzles Short Vowel O

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  3 Types of readers in children Whether you are a parent or teacher, working with children and helping them learn to read is rewarding. I had the opportunity to teach 6 year olds this past year and I have observed that there are three types of students: strong readers, emerging readers and weak readers. Strong readers  have good phonemic awareness and are excellent decoders. (Please refer to my introduction to phonemic awareness and decoding words) Emerging readers  are on the way and are expanding their knowledge of phonics sounds and applying it to decode familiar and unfamiliar words. Weak readers  need frequent prompts for segmenting and blending the sounds together. In severe cases, they may even struggle to remember letters and consonant sounds. HOW DOES THE BRAIN PROCESS WORDS? ·           Through Phonological awareness (i.e learning the sounds of words) and orthography (spelling of words). Skilled readers were able to process the word by seeing the letters “chair” faster compa
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Letter Sound Games & More!

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I have recently embarked on a mission to provide parents of my students (6-year-olds) with some phonics materials to help supplement their child's learning over the term break. Phonics is one approach to learning to read. I hope both parent and teacher can use these fun activities to help their child to develop this skill. Why teach phonics? Phonics is one approach to reading instruction that teaches students the principles of letter-sound relationships, how to sound out words. When children learn reading through phonics they can use their knowledge of these sounds to decode words. Decoding is the ability to apply your knowledge of letter-sound relationships, including knowledge of letter patterns, to correctly pronounce written words. Studies have shown that children that have proper phonics instruction are more likely to pick up reading faster and with success. As a preschool teacher to 6-year-olds (in Kindergarten), I have noticed that the weak readers usually have the following
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How To Develop Print Awareness

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Reading. An important skill to develop in early learners. Some children pick it up faster, while others may take a longer time or even struggle to read. If you want your child to have a head start at reading, it is important to instil the love of books and stories from the start. Read to your child and cultivate the love of books at a young age. I cannot stress this enough (that even a baby is not too young to read). A baby learning to read? Well, not literally. But when he hears your voice, a lot of things are taking place. The baby learns to decipher the tones in your voice. They also piece the words they hear and the pictures together thereby acquiring vocabulary used in speech as they grow. Introducing books to your child from the beginning helps him develop Print Awareness. Print Awareness 1. It is the knowledge of how to handle a book. For example, text is read from left to right and top to bottom. 2. To identify the front and back cover as well as the spine of the book. 3. To id
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