1. Present a capitol and lower case O to your child. See if she knows the name of the letter and the sounds it makes. Explain that it’s a letter that sometimes makes the same sound as its name. Give examples of long o words such as ocean, only and oatmeal. See if she knows […]
The letter M is an extremely reliable letter. It only makes the mmmm sound as in mat. This makes it an easy letter to teach. The activities are organized from easiest to most difficult. Feel free to go only part way through the activities depending on the comfort level of the child!  1. Present […]
The letter K is a dependable letter. It usually makes the “kuh” sound as in kite. However, K is silent at the beginning of a word or syllable if it is followed by the letter “n” (as in knight).  1. Present a capitol and lower case K to your child. See if she knows the […]
1. Present a capital and lower case I to your child. Ask if he knows the name of the letter. Explain that I is one of the letters that makes different sounds in words. One is the same as the name of the letter (provide examples of the hard I sound, ice, idea, etc). See […]
The Letter G is an unreliable letter. It makes the “guh” (hard g – /g/ sound) as in garden or dog or the “juh” (soft g – /j/ sound) as in giraffe. When combined with the letter “d”, a grapheme is formed which sounds like /j/ (as in ledger) G is part of the ‘gh’ […]
The Letter D is a generally reliable letter. It usually makes the “duh” sound as in dog or sad.  D sometimes makes the /t/ sound (especially when it is the suffix “ed” as in kissed) When combined with another consonant, especially the letter “g”, a grapheme is formed which sounds like /j/ (as in ledger) […]
The Letter C is an unreliable, redundant letter. It either makes the /k/ sound as in cat or the /s/ sound as in celery. It is considered redundant because it doesn’t make a unique sound. The Letter C is part of the /ch/ digraph as in chicken When C is followed by ‘e’ or ‘i’ […]
The letter B is a dependable letter. It usually makes the “buh” sound as in bat. However, it is sometimes silent (as in doubt or lamb). The rule for remembering this is that when b comes BEFORE T or AFTER M in the same syllable, it is silent. This is too advanced for kindergarten students […]
