Letters and Sounds

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What is Phonemic Awareness and the Heggerty program?

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 skills 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. Your child will just have to complete the activities while watching the teacher in the video.

Letter Names and Sounds

Knowing the letters and sounds of the alphabet is probably the most important predictor of future success in reading. Below are some links to help practice this skill.

Practice all letter names and sounds using these links:

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! While you are reading with your child, have him/her point out and name letters (and eventually words) he/she knows.