I'm Sher Marshall, @yourreadingteacher on Instagram. Follow me for tips on teaching your child to read.
The most common mistake is adding the "uh" sound, as in "B says Buh"
But if that was true "baby" would be pronounced "Buh-a-buh-y".
Which ones are the hardest for you?
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Do you read books to your kids? Not judging. Recognizing the realities of our crazy world.
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Not sure they're ready? Here's exactly what you need to do to find out on the first steps to take to get them reading their first word.
"WOW Sher! Liam is reading simple words now ... I didn't think it could work but it did, and I taught him myself!"
Comment TEACHTHEM for a link to the course and get your little one reading before school starts in the fall.
20/06/2026
💜Is your little one ready? Here are the signs that you can check and the first steps towards them reading their first word.
Comment TEACHTHEM for the link to From Sounds to Reading.
"WOW, Sher! Liam is reading simple words now. I didn't think it would work, but it did and I did it myself!" - Liam's mom
It's hard to believe, but some kids don't actually know what it means to sound out a word.
When you model it for them, you'll get a lot of information.
Do they remember every sound once they see it in a word or do they forget some?
Can they blend words with three letter letters? How about four?
If you're working with your little one on reading at home, hop on the waiting list for my new course! It's coming in June.
Send me a DM with the word "waitlist" and I will get you information on it the minute it's released.
If you're ready to teach your child to read at home. Send me a DM with the word "waitlist".
From Sounds to Reading is coming in June. It's for this phase, where kids are ready to move from the letter sounds to reading words. reading
Hands down, the most effective tip I have for helping their little one learn letter sounds.
😢I have a confession. I’ve been teaching early reading for 35 years and I genuinely cannot hear the difference between the short O sound and the AU/AW digraph.
Cot and caught sound identical to me. 🤷🏼♀️
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English has spelling patterns that don’t even exist in many American dialects, and if you’ve been avoiding teaching your child to read because you’re afraid you don’t know the rules well enough, you should know that
you don’t need to know all the rules. You need to know the right ones.
The sounds and patterns that unlock reading for a new reader are simple, consistent, and completely learnable. I built an entire method around exactly those patterns, and nothing else.
If your child knows their letter sounds and is ready to start reading words, that's the gap my program will close.
Message me the word WAITLIST so that you can be the first to grab it when it's available in June!
Just this little trick can make a real difference for some of our early readers.