Learning to read requires the visual system. There’s a reason neuroscientist Dehaene dubbed the decoding area of our brains the VisualWord Form Area. When kids learn to read, they … See more

If you’re using Reading Elephant books, here’s the sound cards a child currently working on ea and ee words phonics would use: a_, e_, i_, o_, u_, sh, th, ch, tch, ck, ing, ng, an… See more

Also, in every lesson a child should read a decontextualized mixed list of words. This is a list with a variety of sound units the child has learned. Contrary to what’s popular on … See more

Teaching kids to write the sound units in real words can facilitate learning. As kids write, they can store the visual image of the letter units. In the sound card activity, kids begin to an… See more