Phonics
Step 6: Eary Phonics
Step 6: Eary Phonics
Now that your child has successfully learned three letter words, they are ready to advance to four letter words! This is an incredible milestone and their reading is going to really take off! There are so many phonics patterns that your young reader will encounter, and these phonics skills will help your young reader get started.
Now that your child has successfully learned three letter words, they are ready to advance to four letter words! This is an incredible milestone and their reading is going to really take off! There are so many phonics patterns that your young reader will encounter, and these phonics skills will help your young reader get started.
Blending Two Consonants
Blending Two Consonants
Consonants will often appear together in four letter words. The pair of consonants may appear at the beginning or end of a word. Learning to "blend" two consonants together is among the most important concepts you teach your beginner reader. They will use this skill to read many words in their early reader books as they encounter them often. They will even use this skill as they advance to multisyllabic words. Some children may already know some consonant blends without even being taught. Although the concept of blending two consonant sounds together is easy to learn, the skills required- auditory memory, sounding out/stretching words, and blending consonants is a lot for your child to do at the same time. So, be patient and provide plenty of practice to help your child become confident with this skill. Mastering consonant blends will lead to tremendous growth in reading and spelling!
Consonants will often appear together in four letter words. The pair of consonants may appear at the beginning or end of a word. Learning to "blend" two consonants together is among the most important concepts you teach your beginner reader. They will use this skill to read many words in their early reader books as they encounter them often. They will even use this skill as they advance to multisyllabic words. Some children may already know some consonant blends without even being taught. Although the concept of blending two consonant sounds together is easy to learn, the skills required- auditory memory, sounding out/stretching words, and blending consonants is a lot for your child to do at the same time. So, be patient and provide plenty of practice to help your child become confident with this skill. Mastering consonant blends will lead to tremendous growth in reading and spelling!
Sh, Th, and Ch
Sh, Th, and Ch
These two letters together to make a unique sound that can be sounded out. Beginner readers will struggle with these words as they appear often in books. Much like sight words in our previous module, these letter combinations must be memorized and your child should easily identify them when reading to avoid frustration. I have includes some helpful ways for you child to learn these sounds in a fun and engaging way!
These two letters together to make a unique sound that can be sounded out. Beginner readers will struggle with these words as they appear often in books. Much like sight words in our previous module, these letter combinations must be memorized and your child should easily identify them when reading to avoid frustration. I have includes some helpful ways for you child to learn these sounds in a fun and engaging way!
As you get started with these activities, first introduce the idea that some sounds have two letters. And when those two letters are together, they make a completely new sound. They can show up at the beginning or end of a word.
As you get started with these activities, first introduce the idea that some sounds have two letters. And when those two letters are together, they make a completely new sound. They can show up at the beginning or end of a word.
Words ending in -e
Words ending in -e
Learning vowel patterns it the most difficult part of the English language and is very challenging for our young readers. Vowels can make a short sound such as /a/ in cat or a long sound such as /a/ in cake. Readers must identify which sound the vowel is going to make. There are several ways that vowels make the long sound, and one of these is adding an e to the of a word. For example: bake, cake, rake, ripe, kit, and rope all end in -e. I call this the MAGIC E! The Magic E makes the vowel say its name. Teaching your child this rule is a helpful way for them to read a long vowel sound.
Learning vowel patterns it the most difficult part of the English language and is very challenging for our young readers. Vowels can make a short sound such as /a/ in cat or a long sound such as /a/ in cake. Readers must identify which sound the vowel is going to make. There are several ways that vowels make the long sound, and one of these is adding an e to the of a word. For example: bake, cake, rake, ripe, kit, and rope all end in -e. I call this the MAGIC E! The Magic E makes the vowel say its name. Teaching your child this rule is a helpful way for them to read a long vowel sound.
