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How Reading Works / Knowing the Sounds of Written Letters and Words / Phonics Help Part 3
HOW DO I SUPPORT MY CHILD WITH PHONICS?
PART 3
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Practice having your child read words made up of sounds they already know.
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Have your child practice reading decodable books that focus on sounds they already know.
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Try one of the letter and letter combination sound activities below.
SOUNDING OUT WORDS
Captions and Languages
TRY THESE ACTIVITIES
Read Words
Check the "What order should my child learn phonics skills in?" section and have your child practice reading words with the letter sounds they already know.
Read Short Phonics Based Books
Once you know what letter sounds your child knows, go to the decodables page and have your child practice reading phonics based books from that section. For example, if your child can read words from the Consonant Blends section, have them read stories from the Consonant Blends section on the decodables page.
Practice "Mapping Out" Words
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Tell your child a word - click here for sample word lists
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Have your child say the word
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Have your child count the sounds in the words one by one
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Have them move one penny or bean forward for each sound
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Have them write the letter or letter combination for each sound
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Have them read the word
