Phonics Resources
Phonics Resources
The co-author of Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons, Dr. Phyllis Haddox, demonstrates and trains a parent how to teach the six exercises in Lessons 1 by following the book's script.
Learn about the 18 vowel sounds in the English language with this video about Sound Walls and Phonemes.
Keep in mind these components of a systematic approach to teaching phonics:
Teach short vowel sounds before long vowel sounds.
Teach consonants and short vowels in combination so words can be read as early as possible.
The first types of consonants that should be taught are /f/, /l/, /m/, /n/, /r/, and /s/.
Start with simple sound-spellings before moving to more complex sound-spellings.
Clearly explain the letters that are easily confused: m/n, e/i, b/d.
Teach the types of syllables in the order presented below.
Teaching syllables will help your child transition from reading single-syllable words to multi-syllabic words. A syllable is a unit of pronunciation that has one vowel sound. There are six types of syllables.
An open syllable ends in a vowel and long vowel sound. Examples: hi, she, go.
A closed syllable has one short vowel followed by one or more consonants. Examples: hop, kick, fast.
A vowel-consonant-e syllable has a long vowel followed by a consonant and then a silent e. Examples: rope, tame, like, bake.
An r-controlled syllable has one vowel followed by an r. The vowel is neither long nor short because the r distorts the sound. This is sometimes referred to as "bossy r." Examples: number, stir, start, fur, nor.
A vowel team syllable has a vowel with another letter (or letters) that make one vowel sound. Examples:
ee oo, ie, au
ou, ow, oi, oy
igh, aigh, auth, eigh, ough
A consonant -le is a syllable that has one vowel, followed by a consonant +le. Examples: bugle, rumble, ankle, noble, able, puzzle. Another term is "final stable syllable." This syllable is always at the end of a word. Examples: -tion as in nation, -ure as in architecture, -ious as in precious.
Sight words are recognized instantly and effortlessly, whether it is spelled regularly or irregularly. Teach your child sight words by forming the letter-sound connections of the words, not just memorizing them. Watch this video about Orthographic Mapping to learn more.
Fry's First 100 Sight Words were developed by Dr. Edward Fry to teach sight words that prioritize the most common words in the English language. The first 100 words make up approximately 50% of all text.
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about
all
am
an
and
are
as
at
be
been
but
by
called
can
come
could
day
did
do
down
each
find
first
for
from
get
go
had
has
have
he
her
him
his
how
I
if
in
into
is
it
its
like
long
look
made
make
many
may
more
my
no
not
now
number
of
on
one
or
other
out
part
people
said
see
she
so
some
than
that
the
their
them
then
there
these
they
this
time
to
two
up
use
was
water
way
we
were
what
when
which
who
will
with
words
would
write
you
your
Excerpted from Alaska's Reading Playbook