We’ve already discussed Phonemic Awareness and Phonics in other posts, two areas that need to be addressed when teaching children to read. However, a child must also acquire reading…
read moreYesterday morning I was tickled to wake up and discover my 4-year-old making the alphabet out of pipe cleaners, and soon the whole family was in on the action….
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I was sitting at my dining room table, writing songs about letters and sounds.
I had fourteen to go.
My girls came to me and said, “Daddy, we have a song…
What is shared reading?
Shared reading is an interactive reading experience in which children join in reading a story or book, guided by an experienced reader. With Hooked on Phonics shared…
“What does a good early literacy program look like?”
That’s the question we asked ourselves over and over while designing the Hooked on Phonics Learn to Read Program. Well, we knew…
As you find yourself here on the Hooked on Phonics blog, you might be asking yourself, what is phonics?
Phonics is the association between the letters in our alphabet and…
I’m not sure if my 14-year-old son, Chris, is impressed or appalled that I’m blogging, but I do know that he’s intrigued. At breakfast this morning he asked if I…
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