rachelpants Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 I'm getting a hunch that our reading/spelling lessons (Spalding) would be MUCH more efficient if I took a couple of weeks (or however long it takes) and SERIOUSLY work on "Phonemic Awareness"....(phoneme manipulation, blending, segmenting, initial, medial and final sounds, rhyming etc.) I know that I could probably put something together with the Ayres list words, but I'm wondering if there is something else out there already put together that really drills these particular skills? Any ideas??? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 We loved Marilyn Adams, Phonemic Awareness in Young Children (about $25 @ Amazon). Although it is designed for classrooms, it was easy to implement (didn't have to tweak, if I remember correctly) at home. I *think* I heard of it through Core Knowledge, and their recommendations are solid, IMO. Other good things to do include lots of simple verse (like Mother Goose) and rhyming games (You can make up your own or get packaged ones fro Lakeshore or other education vendors). Recordings of verse also work well. Here is a source of great free downloadable recordings. I like this site because most of the recordings are done professionally by excellent actors/narrators: http://www.artsreformation.com/records/ Another fantastic book is Peggy Kaye, Games for Reading. Not specifically phonemic awareness, but could be a big help. BTW, Peggy Kaye has a number of early learning books, all wonderful. Oh, I wanted to add that I think it is GREAT that you are recognizing phonemic awareness as important -- I wish more people did! Reading will be so much easier when kids can really hear and remember the sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandylubug Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Phonics Pathways is great for that. There are several games provided for learning to blend, etc. My girls still beg to do these games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandylubug Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 If you dont want to use the entire program, check with your library. Also, my kiddos all learned a ton from the leapfrog videos Letter Factory and Word Factory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerryAtHope Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 All About Reading has a pre-reading program that specifically focuses on Phonemic Awareness. Here's a checklist that shows what it covers and can help you decide if your son needs more work on those things or if he'd be ready for a higher level. They continue rhyming activities in their level 1 & the spelling program teaches segmenting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I want to second the recommendation of Peggy Kaye's books. There are games to build phonemic awareness in "Games for Learning". I borrowed it from the library and liked it so much that I ordered it for myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachelpants Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 Thank you everyone! There are such great ideas here! I feel like I've been researching all day..lol. I've found quite a bit here and even ideas to start with my almost 4-year old DD. Thanks again!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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