In my first post on teaching reading, I provided a video to get you started with short vowel words – mainly words with three letters.
In my next video, I will show you how you can introduce long vowels to your child. You will not want to do this until your child has had a lot of practice with short vowels and is comfortable reading sentences with short vowel words.
I am listing some resources below that may come in handy for you and your child as you begin this adventure. They are all resources that I have used, both in a homeschool setting and in the classroom, and recommend highly.
Disclaimer: I have used all of the resources on this page and recommend them highly. I have used some of them in a homeschool setting and others in a classroom, and some in both. It is my desire to steer you towards high quality resources that will benefit you and make the task of teaching your child to read a pleasure, and that is my overarching purpose in listing these resources. However, please be advised that I do earn a small commission on any items that you purchase through the links on this page.
Classical Phonics, by Cheryl Lowe – This is an excellent resource which provides lists of words as explained in the video. (The book does not include sentences or stories.) This book is sold by Memoria Press, an excellent classical education publishing house.
Alphaphonics, by Samuel Blumenfeld – This book uses the same simple method, although it may progress a little quickly for young students. It has lists of words as well as many practice sentences. You can pick and choose which ones or how many you want to use. It is a classic, in my opinion.
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Explode the Code is an outstanding resource which includes a number of techniques to help your child learn to read, including visual discrimination, phonological awareness, and even handwriting and spelling.
The following three books are pre-reading resources in the Explode the Code series and will help prepare your child for reading: Get Ready for The Code A, Get Set for The Code B, Go for the Code C
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Explode the Code Books 1 and 2 are for learners who are ready to begin the reading process.
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Beginning Readers: The following books are for beginning readers who are ready to read stories. They include stories composed mainly of short vowel words (CVC-consonant/vowel/consonant).
Fun in the Sun (sold by Memoria Press)
Scamp and Tramp (second book in the same beginning reading series, sold by Memoria Press)
In my next video, I will show you how you can introduce long vowels to your child. You will not want to do this until your child has had a lot of practice with short vowels and is comfortable reading sentences with short vowel words. Please enjoy the resources above until then!
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