Often we understand more of what we hear than read. In my 7-day reading series, 3 Important Skills Needed for Reading, I address specifically how to do this by playing with rhyming words, playing with syllables, and playing with phonemes to help them sound out these words, some words just need to be learned by sight. When we see new words that we have to sound out first, it doesnt take long to keep adding to our vocabulary. It can help to take a step back and remove the actual letters and just play with sounds, specifically blending sounds. Play with sounds in words. Even though kids may know their letter sounds, seeing the letters in print and attempting to make and blend the sounds all at the same time blows their mind. If you haven’t read them, go back and do it!ġ. Remember to keep in your mind my three warnings mentioned above. When your child/student struggles to sound out words, here are some tips to try. Be patient and don’t compare your child to another child. Some children really struggle with sounding out words. Keep teaching with a multi-sensory approach. Thirdly, sometimes you can try every trick in the book and your child still struggles to sound out words. Take a deep breath. But for the purpose of this article, we’re going to zone in on sounding out words.ģ. Also, some words are not so easy to sound out and we’ll address those in a minute. ![]() As kids progress in their word knowledge, we want them to use other strategies. Even though kids may know their letter sounds, seeing the letters in print and attempting to make and blend the sounds all at the same time blows their mind. Secondly, sounding out words isn’t the end-all-be-all for figuring out words. I have a post called How You Know Your Child is Ready to Read and The Measured Mom also has a great list of ways to know when your child is even ready to sound out words.Ģ. ![]() If kids aren’t developmentally ready, sounding out words will be nothing but frustrating for your child and for you. First and foremost, you want to make sure your child is developmentally ready to sound out words. This is key. What can be done to help kids learn how to sound out words? Before we decide to beat our head against a wall, let’s explore some ideas together!īefore I get too far, I want to share just three warnings, if you please.ġ. And this can be very frustrating for the adult and the child. For example, they may sound out the individual sounds in a word, like /l/ – /o/ – /g/ and then say something like, bat. Speak reads aloud only the text you select. Many times, it’s because kids struggle to blend together the sounds in the word. Speak is a built-in feature of Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and OneNote. I often receive emails asking how to help kids learn to sound out words.
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