I must say that children are amazing little people because they often learn to read at a very young age. This is amazing because of everything that needs to be in place for them to do so. It has been determined that there are 9 aspects of reading that allow a person to read the words on the page and understand what is being said. These aspects or skills cover everything from being able to understand that we read from left to right to understanding that letters make different sounds in different words. Isn't it unbelievable that a five year old can figure all of this out? Well, let's start by looking at the two most basic aspects of reading that we need to consider when teaching someone to read. You'll note that they deal with vision, hearing and perception. I always make sure that a child has no vision or hearing difficulties prior to teaching them to read. I have found that some children needed glasses but it was not diagnosed and that was what was preventing them from
In school-language, onsets and rimes make up a big part of many words. Children are taught to use onsets and rimes as they begin to learn to read and write small words. Below you'll see what they are and just how simple they are to teach. If you are home schooling your children or just supplementing their kindergarten, first, or second grade instruction, you'll find these to be quite valuable. Check it out! Onsets and Rimes Working with onsets and rimes allows children to learn to break words apart and put them back together. It also shows them how to substitute different onsets and rimes to make new words. This is a great way to teach word families and help them to see patterns within words. For example, in the word “dog”, the consonant “d” is the onset and “og” is the rime. You can then make word tiles containing various onsets (consonants) and different rimes so that your children can learn to manipulate the sounds to form new words. Below is a list of some of the comm
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