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Rhyming is a great phonological awareness skill to work on with our little ones, but just remember it’s not a prerequisite for reading. Some students with Down syndrome may struggle with rhyming, but they can still learn to read.  The extended activities below are broken down into smaller steps to help learners better understand the process. […]

When I first became familiar with Raising Robust Readers, I was drawn to the multi-sensory approach of teaching phonograms.   Children learn songs and gestures, providing the auditory and kinesthetic modalities.  The brightly colored illustrations featuring Wordy himself provide attractive visuals as well. It reminds us that children learn through play, and we need to […]

Road Map for READing Sight Words Wow, you have distilled, into one easy-to-read-and-understand article, years of study on my part to figure out how best to teach high-frequency words… I got my master’s in reading so I could teach anyone to read. And here I am 14 years later, still learning… this is a fabulous […]

Click to listen to Wordy’s Phonogram Alphabet Song. Sound-Pronunciation Guide for 72 PhonogramsDownload Wordy’s two-page Sound-Pronunciation Guide to the 72 phonograms and Phonogram Sticker Book.   As you master each phonogram, place a sticker in your phonogram book.  Find phonograms all around in all the words you see..Phonogram Sticker Book

Click “play” to hear Wordy sing the sound of F. Family Fun Activities with Letter FDecorate a fan and fan your hot face.Go fishing.Finger paint.Make fingerprint frog art.Make footprints in the sand.Read Four Famished Foxes and Fosdyke.by Pamela Duncan EdwardsLink to book.Phonogram HuntsHunt for letter F in newspaper flyers and circle them.

Click “play” to hear Wordy sing the sound of D. Family Fun Activities with Letter DPlant daisies, daffodils, day lilies, dill..Make deviled eggs.Decorate donuts.Drink cocoa with a dollop of whipped cream.Read about dinosaurs and dragons.Link to book.Link to book.

Here is a fun spelling game from Michelle.Hello again!  I’ve been up late taping words to dart gun targets!  I have a sneaking suspicion that this game will quickly become a favorite with my boys!  For my 2 year old, I used several closed syllable 3 letter words, a few vowel buddy words (including one […]

​Wordy Worm is Raising Robust ReadersWhen we first developed Wordy Worm reading, we focused on families with preschool children to give them a fun-filled foundation for reading.  Due to requests, inquiries and pleas in the following years, our program has expanded to include a much wider audience.  We now have a broad base of families […]

​​​​​ This 4 minute video from The Children of the Code Project contains a couple of movie clips with American Indians.  It really demonstrates the magic of reading.  Children of the Code has over 70 videos and interviews from leaders in the  fields of neuroscience, cognitive psychology, linguistics, orthography and many other fields related to understanding the code.  Visit […]