Learning to Read

While some children know intuitively how sounds and letters fit together, most do not. Young, science-minded children desire patterns so they can confidently build their reading abilities. And the artistic ones enjoy a colorful, relational framework for developing their reading abilities. For these

First, a quick review of A. Hearing the Sounds: If children are unsure of the sounds in a word, they will mentally hesitate. This may lower their confidence and slow their fluency. Since English comprises 26 letters and 44 sounds, many letters do double duty. Also, others change their sounds in cer

With every word a child reads they decide if they know it. Part C is about the value of comprehension. On the track near "What's the meaning?" the orange cart carries the puzzle pieces 'b-o-l.' Its reader knows the three sounds for “ball.” But since the letters and sounds do not match, this doesn

For a few language-gifted children, learning to read appears to be as easy as “A-B-C.” They read without requiring hardly any assistance. Yet, most children will need precise instruction for learning how letters and sounds fit together. In Alphabet Harbor, learning to read contains three intricatel