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1 year ago Learning Reading through Phonics
Learning to read through phonics is like learning to play a game by understanding the controls. Instead of just memorising words as a whole, kids learn to read by breaking words into smaller parts, which are the sounds or "phonics" that letters make. Phonics is like a secret code that helps kids decode words. When they see the letters "c-a-t," they learn that "c" makes the "kuh" sound, "a" makes the "ah" sound, and "t" makes the "tuh" sound. So, they blend those sounds together and say "cat." It's like solving a puzzle!
Here a is helpful video Ines shared with me: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrUc1idgzbJ/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Here is their yt channel: https://www.youtube.com/@toddlerscanread/videos Useful for us adults to remember the sounds
Teaching Reading and Writing with Montessori: In Montessori, they use hands-on materials like sandpaper letters and moveable alphabets to help kids learn the sounds and shapes of letters. Montessori kids often learn to write before they dive into reading. Think of it like learning to walk before you run. When you learn to write, you're getting the hang of how letters look and how to make them. It's like doodling and having fun with shapes and lines. Once you're good at drawing letters, it's easier to recognise them when you see them in words. So, learning to write first helps you get comfortable with the alphabet, and then you can start connecting the dots to read words.
Montessori inspired ideas you can implement with A - some are more advanced than others.
- Sandpaper Letters: Montessori classrooms often use sandpaper letters to introduce letter shapes and sounds. This incorporates the sense of touch which reinforces learning. While the child learns the letter sound, they trace the letter with their fingers on a textured sandpaper inscription of the letter, learning the strokes used eventually to write that letter on paper. Show the child how to trace the letters while saying the corresponding sound (phoneme). For example, for the letter "s," say "/s/ /s/ /s/ like snake." Videos on how these work and how to properly introduce them to the child: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zv5PWqxdz4&pp=ygUcc2FuZHBhcGVyIGxldHRlciBtb250ZXNzb3JpIA%3D%3D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV84U8QhsNA&pp=ygUcc2FuZHBhcGVyIGxldHRlciBtb250ZXNzb3JpIA%3D%3D
- Outdoor Activities: Take phonics lessons outdoors by going on nature walks and identifying objects or animals with phonetic sounds. We can create Scavenger Hunt Nature Walk Worksheets for A1 using phonics he is learning.
- Phonetic Object Box: Prepare a "Phonetic Object Box" filled with small objects that start with the phonemes you're teaching. Allow the child to explore the objects and associate them with the correct phoneme sound. Video to illustrate (FYI, I didnāt listen to any of these videos Iām sharing here. I watched them on mute because A2 was in my arms.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLmwrcqvzoA&pp=ygUUUGhvbmV0aWMgT2JqZWN0IEJveDo%3D
- Moveable Alphabet/Phonetic Word Building: Once a child has mastered the sounds associated with each letter, Introduce the Montessori Moveable Alphabet, which consists of wooden or plastic letters the child can manipulate. Initially, focus on three-letter phonetic words (CVC words like "cat," "dog") and let the child spell these words using the moveable alphabet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4uMJTKwfP0&pp=ygUdbW9udGVzc29yaSBNb3ZlYWJsZSBBbHBoYWJldDo%3D
- Phonetic Word Cards: Create or provide Montessori phonetic word cards featuring pictures and simple words that match the phonemes you're teaching. Encourage the child to read these words using the moveable alphabet or by tracing the sandpaper letters.
This is a broad subject. Please let me know what you would like me to dive in within this subject. Also, I have wrote about this before in this issue: https://github.com/bmhco/private/issues/111 Having a dedicated space on his shelf for this before you start would be super helpful https://github.com/bmhco/private/issues/111#issuecomment-1211808109
how/which letters to introduce first: https://github.com/bmhco/private/issues/111#issuecomment-1210906525
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A has shown an interest in letters and already loves books.
To support this, I would like to be exposing him to letters and sounds in a more systematic way that doesn't depend on him just memorizing the ABC song š
I believe a great way to learn is phonics, rather than actual letters of the alphabet and I think this is what they do in schools now too.
As such I would like to:
[ ] Research what learning reading through phonics actually is
[ ] Write up an intro here on phonics
[ ] Research how kids are taught to read in the Montessori methodology (we have sandpaper letters for example)
[ ] Research phonics programs out there (there are probably hundreds out there) and see whether they are accessible (My MIL has suggested she doesn't like Jolly Phonics for example but loves Letterland, but both of these are aimed at schools so probably cost the earth)