13/07/2026
📖 “BUT TEACHER, MY CHILD KNOWS ALL THE LETTER SOUNDS. WHY IS READING STILL SO HARD?”
I recently conducted an oral reading exam with our Kinder students, and I noticed something important.
Some children knew their letter sounds—but still struggled to read.
🔄 Some confused b, d, and p.
🔍 Some read bat but missed the final t.
🔊 Some knew /b/ /a/ /t/ but could not blend them into bat.
📖 Others could read a word alone but struggled with the same word inside a sentence.
🤔 So what is happening?
🧠 Reading is more than knowing letter sounds.
The brain has to:
👁️ SEE and distinguish the letters accurately
➡️ PROCESS them in the correct order
👂 CONNECT letters with sounds
🧩 BLEND those sounds into a word
🧠 HOLD information in working memory
🎯 STAY FOCUSED long enough to complete the task
And all of these processes have to work together.
Through my years as an educator and my work with BrainFit, I have learned to look beyond WHAT a child gets wrong and ask:
🔎 WHY is the child finding this difficult?
Because when we understand where the reading process is breaking down, we can help more intentionally.
📖 Reading happens on the page.
🧠 But learning to read involves many processes working together in the brain.
Does your child struggle with any of these?
BRAINFIT can help.
