Phonics reading tip: Make Books!

When I talk about “making books” with your child it may not be exactly what you’re thinking. I’m not suggesting that you write your own reading books , rather you should compile words together that your child commonly reads, staple covers on them, and have your child read them to friends and family to anchor their newfound knowledge.  For example, as your child finishes learning short vowel words you can make a separate list for each vowel “a, e, i, o, u”, compile those five pages together, and title it something like “Short Vowel Words by (insert child’s name here)”.

To add to your child’s anchoring of reading skills, have them write the words out all by themselves. This will be a major confidence boost when they can tell everyone they read the book to that they made it all themselves! Continue this trend as they move on from short vowels to long vowels and eventually diphthongs. For tips on what words to include in the word lists, please check back for information on an upcoming phonics book being released!

6 Comments

  1. Nancy October 3, 2011 at 4:14 pm #

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    Nancy.R

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      Victoria

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