Educating Children With Phonics Books
Teaching a child how to read can be as enjoyable as it is challenging.To ensure the learning journey is as simple and effective as possible there are a number of steps you will need to follow.
Phonics is now one of the most widely recognised methods of teaching.In quick summary, phonics focuses on the sound a letter makes on its own and when combined with other letters to form a word.As the child becomes more confident about single letters they can start to put the letters together to form short words. Despite sounding easy this process can actually be tricky for a child.Despite there being 26 letters in the alphabet the sounds they make total 44.For many children this is where the confusion starts.
Learning Phonics
The first step in the learning journey is understanding the sound made by an individual letter.For example, recognising the sound the letter c makes when used in the word cat.
As the child progresses they are shown how the sounds can change when letters are paired together.So for example, the letter c makes a specific sound when used alone, but when used as “ch” makes a completely different sound.Ultimately, the child will begin to understand how the letters work with each other and will be able to form the correct pronunciation of the word.
For many children, learning to read with phonics starts at school age You can start the learning process at home if you feel your child is ready so don’t feel that you have to wait.There are plenty of fun phonics books available to buy so you can start teaching your child how to read at home.Colourful alphabet phonics books are ideal for those starting out on the learning journey so look out for these in particular.Schools give a lot of time over to learning to read, so do not rush your child through the process at home.
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