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.

2

Have your child practice reading decodable books that focus on sounds they already know.

3

Try one of the letter and letter combination sound activities below.

SOUNDING OUT WORDS

Phonics Videos

Tap It, Map It, Graph It

Say it, Move it, Spell it, Write it

When Your Child is Stuck: Should I Tell Them the Word?

Show Your Child How to Read Short Words

Mastering Short Vowels and Reading Whole Words with Calista, First Grader

Mastering ‘Silent e’ and Becoming More Fluent with Michael, Third Grader

Does your kindergartner "decode" like this? - Milestones from GreatSchools

Does your 1st grader sound out words like this? - Milestones from GreatSchools

Captions and Languages

To watch videos with subtitles: Click the settings icon in the lower righthand corner, next click “subtitles,” and then “English.”

To see subtitles in another language, after selecting English, next click “auto-translate” and then select the language of your choice.

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

Tell your child a word - click here for sample word lists
Have your child say the word
Have your child count the sounds in the words one by one
Have them move one penny or bean forward for each sound
Have them write the letter or letter combination for each sound
Have them read the word

PHONICS SOUND SPELLINGS

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Short Vowel Sounds

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Long Vowel Sounds

HOW DO I SUPPORT MY CHILD WITH PHONICS?

PART 3