Phonological Awareness: Blending

Phonological Awareness: Blending

Written by Jaimi Bird, M.A., CCC-SLP As shared in my two previous posts, phonological awareness is a term that refers to a group of pre-reading skills that are important for literacy and language development. Phonological awareness is the ability to hear sounds that...
Learning Rules of Decoding

Learning Rules of Decoding

Help your child become a successful reader by teaching them these simple rules! A lot of words follow the same pattern. If your child is able to recognize these patterns they will become faster and more accurate at sounding words out while reading! Final...
Phonological Awareness: Segmenting

Phonological Awareness: Segmenting

Jaimi Bird, M.A., CCC-SLP As shared in my previous post, phonological awareness is a term that refers to a group of pre-reading skills that are important for literacy and language development. Phonological awareness is the ability to hear sounds that makeup words in...
The Power of Names

The Power of Names

Between 3 and 4 years of age, children begin to recognize letters and start to make some letter-sound associations. Knowledge of letter names and the sounds letters make is a very important pre-literacy skill and builds a strong foundation for reading. This knowledge...