As a teacher, I regularly am asked by parents, “What can I do to help my child?” The answer to this question is very simple, but also pretty complex – phonemic awareness. On the complex side, phonemic … read more

According to author Jo Fitzpatrick, the path to phonemic awareness is sequential. It begins with an awareness of spoken words, then syllables (cat =1 syllable), followed by onsets and rimes (c-at) and … read more

Back in the day, my siblings and I would play the Alphabet game during every family trip. We’d find words in writing that began with each letter of the alphabet in ABC order. The first one to get all … read more

With all the learning happening at home within the last few months due to COVID-19, summer reading loss is an even more important issue. During a typical summer, students in kindergarten through third … read more

It’s pretty darn hard to read without the ability to associate letter sounds with the appropriate letter (grapheme). This game is a twist on the classic Memory game and can be played with two or more … read more

Anyone ready to laugh a little? Get in some exercise? Today’s Multisensory Monday requires participants to act out (yup, act!) the basic sounds of English! If your kid is working towards mastering bas … read more