Jj is for Jottings 78. Sound Blending – “Look, Mummy, I Can Do It By Myself”.
Another Sound Blending Game.
Following on from the previous article on sound blending (see here), here’s another simple way to help your child blend sounds spoken by other people: Continue reading
Jj is for Jottings 77. Blending Sounds: A Simple Game For Everyday Life.
What is Blending?
Blending is “pushing” individual sounds or syllables together to make a word. In early stages of reading the child will be blending sounds, but as they progress and begin to recognise chunks of words, they will also be blending syllables. Continue reading
Jj is for Jottings 74. Understanding Unclear Speech.
When a child’s speech is unclear, it could range from a single sound substitution such as a lisp (which is, in effect, saying /th/ instead of /s/ and which, although not perfectly clear, is perfectly intelligible) right through the continuum to multiple substitutions, omission of sounds and syllables, addition of sounds, and distortion of sounds – the result of which is likely to be largely or completely unintelligible. Continue reading
Jj is for Jottings 72. Single Words Versus Connected Speech.
Following on from the discussion about the end of a word not always really being the end (here), we find that, as a result of running our words together to get a smooth flow which is easier for the listener to follow, we can end up with strings of consonants together, as in, “He mends trucks.” Continue reading
Jj is for Jottings 71. 4 Signs of Weak Spellers.
This is just a quick post a week after the last one, so I can get back into sync with my working days.
The 4 tell-tale symptoms of weak spellers are: Continue reading
Jj is for Jottings 67. Reading Comprehension – Is Your Child Barking at Print?
When your child is reading to you, are you sure they (I’m using “they” to cover both boys and girls) are actually understanding what they are reading, or are they just barking at print? i.e. Reading the words correctly but not actually decoding them, so they really have no idea what they are reading. Continue reading
Jj is for Jottings 66. 7 Tips for Reluctant Readers.
Some early readers find large blocks of print rather daunting and are therefore reluctant to read. Here are some tips for getting around this: Continue reading
Jj is for Jottings 65. What Is Synthetic Phonics?
We’re just taking a break from the series on How to Raise a Reader – we’ll finish it next time.
Synthetic phonics means “building words from individual sounds”. For example, even if you had never seen it before, you could spell the word “step” Continue reading
Jj is for Jottings 64. Raising a Reader Part 4: Early Readers.
Continuing from
https://educatingalpacas.com/raising-a-reader-part-1-the-baby/
https://educatingalpacas.com/raising-a-reader-part-2-toddlers/ and
https://educatingalpacas.com/raising-a-reader-part-3-emerging-readers/, your child has now begun to read Continue reading
Jj is for Jottings 63. Raising a Reader Part 3: Emerging Readers.
Continuing from the two previous articles
https://educatingalpacas.com/raising-a-reader-part-1-the-baby/ and https://educatingalpacas.com/raising-a-reader-part-2-toddlers/,
this next stage is the magical time when your child starts to take an interest in letters and words and begins to make out words for himself, in books or real life such as street signs. Continue reading
