Letters and Sounds

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Phonemic Awareness refers to the ability to identify and manipulate individual sounds in words.  It includes letter sounds, rhyming, syllables and other skills.  Having strong phonemic awareness skills is a predictor of future success in reading.  We use the "Heggerty" program to practice these skill daily.

Click here to watch a video that explains more about this program.

Daily videos will be posted for your child to use on remote learning days.  (You will not have to lead the lessons - your child will just need to complete the activities while watching the teacher in the video.)

Your child's ability to identify letters and sounds is extremely important in building the foundation for future reading and writing.  The following links below will help your child to practice these skills:

ABC Mouse Letter Songs are ones we love watching throughout the year!

This list has some great ideas for practicing letters and sounds with your child at home.

Reading to and with your child at home is so important!  Have your child point out and name letters (and eventually words) he/she knows.  Also, remember to talk about what you've read together and ask your child questions about the story.  It's a wonderful way to build your child's comprehension while reading!