03/02/2021
Shout out to my reading superstar, Addison, who transitioned into kindergarten today!
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When we first started play-based tutoring 6 months ago, Addison was familiar with sight words, while not yet reading full sentences.
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Together in our play-based tutoring lessons, she broke through the literary barrier.
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Now she breezes through multi-syllabic words with confidence.
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When she comes across large words that she is not familiar with, she sounds them out.
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If your child is new to reading: Make SURE they are sounding out every letter of any word they do not recognize.
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The practice of sounding out words is the cement that builds a foundation for a reader with healthy habits.
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Sounding out words ENSURES accuracy, rather than another tactic that many children easily fall prey to...
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GUESSING🤭 what the word is.
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Guessing takes up waaay too much mental energy and distracts a budding reader from comprehending the words they are reading before them.
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Bottom line: when your child is learning how to read, encourage them to sound out what they see aloud until it becomes automatic 😉
