Many five, six and seven year olds read easily. This is probably because they were read to from an early age and as a result have developed a sound vocabulary.

Today, a lot is known about how the brain works and how children learn.

This development has made teaching, reading and spelling more informed.

It is clear that students who have trouble reading do not know how the English Alphabet Writing system works.

 Adults who are responsible for children must understand phonics to give positive support in the learning to read process.

Think of the Alphabet as a code. Early reading and spelling is learning to crack a code.

Phonics for kids is about teaching the relationship between letters and sounds in a systematic way. Phonics (letter sound relationships) must be mastered in the early school years for reading, writing and spelling success.

The four important skills of reading are:

1. Phonics -understanding the relationship between letters and sounds
2. Fluency – reading as if speaking so concentration is on what the text is about.
3. Continually developing a spoken and written vocabulary.
4. Developed text comprehension skills.

Your child will not want to practice reading if the words are too hard to work out. This is serious because, learning to read fluently involves regular practice.

When you know how the code works you can use picture stories with natural language and your child’s writing to teach the alphabet code. 

 You can use a computer in your home to teach phonics lessons in fun and engaging ways.

Let your child set the pace of learning and enjoy mastering each skill.

Reading and writing involves much more than hearing sounds in words and understanding letter sound relationships, but without this basic knowledge reading and writing are frustrating chores. 

The Fitzroy Reader program develops the above skills systematically and together step by step.

To learn more please visit

http://www.fitzprog.com.au/

This website is informative and an excellent resource for parents.

I highly recommend it.

Literacy is a lifetime development and one of the greatest gifts a child can receive.

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