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These are some great questions I’ve been asked about teaching children to read!
How do I teach my child to read 3 Letter Words?
Blending sounds to make words is a learning process. The first step for blending 3 letter Short Vowel words is to have your child break the word into 2 parts. For example the word, “Pig” will should be broken into the sounds: “P” and “ig.” With practice and over time...
How long does it take to teach my child with your program?
Every child learns at a different rate. Some children need additional practice with each lesson and others understand each lesson and can immediately apply the new knowledge by Reading the corresponding story. The curriculum is set up with many methods of additional...
What is the goal of teaching Grammar Exceptions?
The point of teaching Sound Exceptions are so that children can identify Letter/Sound Patterns and use these patterns to figure out unfamiliar words. For example, if a child sees the Y at the end of a word and the child knows that when the letter “Y” is at the end of...
What are Controlled R words?
Controlled R words are exactly that, words that are controlled by the letter R. What does that mean? Let me explain better through examples. Controlled Ar words are words like: “Bar, Car, Far, Hard, Lard, Tar, and Star.” In these words the “Ar” produces the sound of...
My child does not know all his/her Letter Sounds. Can my child move to the blending step yet?
I strongly believe that the Letter Sounds are the most important step of learning to read. If a child does not fluently know his/her letter sounds, he/she cannot sound out or blend sounds. Keep practicing with your child. Here are some ideas for you to further help...
What are Sight Words?
Sight Words are also called High Frequency Words or Memory Words. These words are the words that are commonly used in the written language. It is helpful for children to memorize Sight Words because they are used often in books and if children have these words...
What is Grammar?
Grammar are the rules for writen and oral langauge. Our program teaches Grammar rules so that children learn to recognize the rules of writen text. As the students read, they are learning how words come together to form sentences, about punctuations marks, about...
What is the point of teaching the Alphabet?
The Alphabet is the names of the letters that make up words. Children need to be able to identify and name the Uppercase and Lowercase letters in text before they learn the sounds that the letters make. The Traditional Alphabet song at a normal speed is quite fast for...
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What are some fun ways to practice Letters, Letter Sounds, Sight Words, and Phonics?
Here are some ideas of fun activities you can use to practice Letters, Letter Sounds, Sight Words, and Phonics? Memory Game Alphabet: Flash cards with Uppercase and Lowercase letters. Turn all Flashcards face down. Then, Parent and Child take turns turning 4-6...
How do you teach a child to read? What would be the 10 steps to teaching a child to read?
The 10 First Steps to Teaching a Child to Read: Letter Identification: Can identify the Uppercase and Lowercase letters of the Alphabet Letter Sounds: Knows the sounds of the Letters Sight Words: Memorizes the most common words in the English Language Letter Blending...
How can I easily see how my local preschool, elementary school, middle school, or high school compares to other schools in the country and find out if its is a good school?
There is a national non profit website called www.Greatschools.org that has graded 200,000 public and private schools in the country on a scale on 1 to 10 and a community rating based on 1-5 stars. 1 being the lowest score and 10 being the highest score and 1 star...
