
A quick discussion of the time it takes to practice the phonograms with your child each week. Take your time and don't rush the process. The end result is your child reading well!
Read the blog about Ella learning to read, from the time she was in the womb until she became an excellent reader five years later. All by learning the phonograms and working very hard at reading.
WinFlash is nice, but for those who want to use traditional flashcards, this lecture has what you need to study the phonograms in a more traditional way.
Here are some additional downloads that will be very helpful during the phonograms course.
Lesson One of the phonograms, covering a, c, d and f. The journey begins!!!!
It is ABSOLUTELY crucial that you practice the phonograms regularly. Knowing them very well makes the blending process much easier (and therefore your life much easier!). This video goes over ways to practice the phonograms.
Lesson Two of the phonograms, covering g, o, s and qu.
This lecture covers the need of motivation for your reader as well as some strategies that can be used to motivate.
Lesson Three of the phonograms, covering b, e, h and i.
Lesson Four of the phonograms, covering j, k, l and m.
One of my favorite parts of this course; the five rules of silent final e. I thought there was really only one!
Lesson Five of the phonograms, covering n, p, r and t.
Lesson Six of the phonograms, covering u, v, w and x.
Book Adventure is a great way to check your child's understanding and comprehension of what has been read. It is also a great way to motivate your reader.
Lesson Seven of the phonograms, covering y and z. First part done!
Lesson Eight of the phonograms, covering the er sounds, of which there are five. Her first nurse works early!
Lesson Nine of the phonograms, covering sh, ee and th. Students will find that sh is much more complicated than they ever knew.
Lesson Ten of the phonograms, covering ay, ai, ow and ou. The first of many paired phonograms.
Lesson Eleven of the phonograms, covering aw, au, ew and ui.
After this lecture, parents will be able to download and install WinFlash, an excellent electronic flashcard application. Parents will also download files for all the sounds and WinFlash decks for studying all the phonograms.
The decks created by the instructor are nice, but once a reader starts learning the phonograms, some in each lesson will be more difficult than others. This lecture will teach how to create new decks from provided decks to study only the phonograms not yet learned.
This course is for parents with a desire to take the initiative in helping a child learn to read. There are no pretty pictures or fun games here. You must work hard and expect your child to work hard. The rewards are immeasurable as you watch your child learn to read!
Children will learn 70 phonograms and associated sounds over 18 lessons. They will understand that words are made up of parts that are easily sounded out once known. As the reader continues to practice, fluency will increase.
Supplemental materials include
·A checklist to track learned phonograms
·Phonogram flash cards
·Phonograms in mp3 format
·Practice files for use with WinFlash
·Suggested resources to be used for practice
·Phonogram Master certificate
·ZIP file of the CD that led to this course
As mentioned, the course will include 18 lessons. Each lesson typically includes:
·4 new phonograms with associated sounds
·Sample words sounded out using the phonograms learned so far
·A list of phonograms learned so far
·Suggested activities
There will also be lessons on sounding out words, reading strategies and the FIVE reasons for silent final e. The latter is one of my favorites.
After using the phonograms to teach 1st Grade, teach my own children and tutor third graders, I’m convinced all children should know the phonograms in order to understand our language more fully. This course is an excellent way for parents to help their children do this. Children who know the phonograms learn to read, think, spell and experience success. And you get to be part of that wonderful journey!