Phonics

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Phonics

Phonics an instructional approach where emerging readers “sound out” words. The new readers learn to associate letters or letter groups with the sounds they represent, and pronounce the word these sounds create, essentially building a word using sounds.  Listening has always been an integral part of learning to read, and Tales2Go storytellers speak those letter sounds on all grade levels.  The catalog includes titles for those reading and listening at a preschool level, up to a high school level of instruction, and even audio books for parents or teachers. Hearing those sounds that make up words pronounced appropriately and clearly simplifies the process of learning those letter sounds. The emerging reader is then using phonics to build a variety of new words, deepening their understanding of language, literature, and text.

Below you will find activities for teachers and parents looking to use Tales2Go to help students learn with phonics:

Meet the (Word) Family
Help kindergartners, first and second graders understand that if word endings sound alike, they can also look alike. This activity provides an opportunity to introduce rimes or word families, lets kids explore how to make new words by changing beginning sounds or letters, and encourages application of knowledge of word families to decoding new words.
What You Didn't Hear
As children’s phonics skills advance, they will begin to notice that there are many exceptions to the standard rules, such as words with silent letters. This activity will help introduce the concept of how silent letters impact the pronunciation and spelling of words.