Double O: The Halloween Phonogram

By Marilee Senior | PHONICS, READING & SPELLING

Halloween is a great time to introduce the concept of multi-letter phonograms. Teaching all three sounds of the’ double o’ phonogram may not currently be developmentally appropriate for your little one with Down syndrome. But you can begin by teaching just the visual skill of SEEING ‘oo’ in words. Brothers and sisters may well be ready for learning all three sounds. If so, go for it! (click title to read more)

Continue reading

A Day with Letter P

By Marilee Senior | PHONICS, READING & SPELLING

While babysitting my granddaughter Carley, I decided to incorporate letter ‘p’ into our day of activities. I emphasized the sound of ’p’ in words throughout the day to increase her phonemic awareness of the sound. We started the day singing the letter ‘p’ ditty while making chocolate chip pancakes. Next we put on our detective […]

Continue reading

VPK Workshop

By Marilee Senior | PHONICS, READING & SPELLING

What a wonderful time we had Friday at our VPK Teacher Workshop at Bright Beginnings Early School. A warm welcome to Molly, the new Stepping Stones teacher. Let me tell you I slept well last night after an energetic and fun morning with this group. Unlike most reading programs, our preschool program is not scripted […]

Continue reading