Category Archives for "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)

Carley and Mino had fun recently learning the sounds of ow. I bow low.  Down I go.                                                               o-w- makes two sounds:       […]

Here is a fun way to teach phonogram tch. Fetch a velcro catcher’s mitt and play a game of pitch, catch or fetch. Write the phonogram ‘tch’ on the mitt so children see it. Emphasize the “ch” sound in the words pitch, catch and fetch to increase phonemic awareness.  Let them hear it. Have children […]

Here is a great way to practice the THanksgiving phonogram: th. Marilee had such fun with Sydney making cookies—-and memories. If you are pressed for time, maybe you could pass this recipe on to a grandma who would love to spend some THanksgiving time making them with your little ones. Just be sure “Grandma” learns […]

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 […]

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 […]

Just picked up a copy of the June issue of Lee County Family News. Two of Wordy’s star readers from Bright Beginnings VPK and Stepping Stones programs are featured on page 8. Students kept a log of books they read with their parents and grandparents. In all the students and families logged in 6,776 books. […]

We love getting pictures and descriptions from our “Wordy family” members.  Here is a picture and short note from one of our moms.  This note also shows how important grandparents are in the Wordy family.  Look closely, and in the picture, you will see that our little guy is perched on the fort steps, behind […]