Dyslexia, says Diana Vogel, who has a child with the syndrome and who has a program that supports children with it, defines it as a different way of processing information. Children with dyslexia, she says, process information differently. Their brain records, stores and retrieves information differently from the norm. Dyslexia is not a mental illness. To view [...]
Phonemic Awareness an understanding of the sound structure of spoken words. Phonetics - the study and classification of speech sounds. Phonemic Awareness and Teaching Kids to Read – Stage On This is the first in a number of articles that outlines the process of learning to read. This will help you to monitor your child’s reading [...]
Phonemic Awareness Activities to play with your child are oral not written activities. Phonemic awareness, also known as sound awareness is an absolutely fundamental building block for learning to read. Following are a number of simple activities you can do with your child to check their phonemic or sound awareness. If you notice any difficulty [...]
Phonemic awareness is fundamental. Without it your child will find reading and spelling difficult. Listen to an expert outline the sounds of English.
One of the most inspiring, informative and outstanding books on reading I have read recently is: Why Our Children Can’t Read and What We Can Do About It By Diane Mcguinness The publisher’s blurb follows “In America today, 43 percent of our children fall below grade level in reading. In her meticulously researched and groundbreaking [...]
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"How the English Alphabet System Works"
