Beginning readers and writers often have a number of confusions to work out. One of the most fundamental and easily missed is knowing the difference between letters and words. Here are some tried and true strategies from the Reading Recovery world that work! #letters #words #earlylearning #teaching #readingrecovery
ABCya’s early literacy games and apps
That Fun Reading Teacher’s has selected some popular (and, of course, effective!) games and apps from ABCya.com, a popular website used in schools, to share with you today that focus on early literacy development and fun! Enjoy!
Celebrate Canada with Canadian Childrenās Authors! Robert Munsch
As we prepare to celebrate Canada Day, do you know which best-loved childrenās authors are Canadians? I’m sure you recognize this first one…
Online letter learning games and apps for kids
What child doesn’t love playing on the computer these days? (And what parent isn’t happy for a bit of time to make dinner?) Interactive computer games can add some fun variety and independence to literacy learning, and have the added bonus of modeling the proper pronunciation of letter sounds for those who may be learning English as a second language.
Links to fun Sesame Street videos for Letters Jj to Rr!
The links below take kids on a letter learning adventure, whether they are mining for Jj words, watching a commercial for Super K cereal, singing an Ll song with Bert and Ernie or solving the mystery of the missing Mm with the Special Letter Unit. Fan of Law and Order? The music may Read More…
Links to Sesame Street letter songs and podcasts on YouTube – Letters Aa-Ii!
Do you want your kids to learn individual letters the way you did? Here are links to some classic Sesame Street letter songs with the Sesame Street gang. Continuing in true Jim Henson humor, parents may treasure the classics or some spoofs of modern day T.V. with ‘A’s Anatomy, ‘G’ee (Glee), Law and Order, Special Letters’ Unit, to name a few!
St. Patrick’s Day Stories!
Hello lads and lassies! That Fun Reading teacher is ready to say goodbye to this long winter and think ahead to St. Patrick’s day! Here a few of her favorite St. Paddy’s day stories from author / illustrator Tomie dePaola and a list of St. Patrick’s day Read-Alouds for the kids to enjoy! Think green!
The top three reading prompts for emergent readers
That Fun Reading Teacher shares the top three reading prompts and offers a free giveaway to help early readers.
Children’s Christmas story read-alouds (and quiet time)
Three YouTube videos of Christmas story readings starring Franklin, Arthur and the Berenstain Bears – because at such a busy time of year, everyone needs a little quiet time.
Halloween videos, poems, and left to right sequencing!
Mini left-to-right picture maps of how kids can navigate That Fun Reading Teacher’s site reinforce left-to-right sequencing while leading straight to Halloween poems and videos! Happy Halloween from That Fun Reading Teacher!