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Those are known as "nonsense words." The purpose of asking a child to read those words is to make sure they're using phonics skills to decode words and not just memorizing them. A 5 or 6 year old who has been taught about consonants and short vowels will know how to read those words, even if they aren't real words on their own. Nonsense words might also be part of a multisyllabic word (for example, having a child read "sil" which is the first syllable of "silver.") Here's a video where I share more about this topic if you're interested: th-cam.com/video/NYe3vOw5XGE/w-d-xo.html

They're fake words. They have zero meaning and don't exist unless as acronyms. Even though they don't exist, it's possible to sound them out and turn them into meaningless/nonsense words. It exercises phonics skills and practice. People see words they've never heard before. Phonics helps to identify the pronounciation in most instances. It helps to identify the meaning when asking someone about it later.

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I'm so sorry you had such a difficult experience!

I'm so sorry that was your son's experience. I love that he could articulate to you why he didn't want to read those words. I hope you shared that with your son's teacher. The purpose of this reel is to remind parents that having kids memorize a list of sight words is not going to help them learn to read and spell. If your son was able to read and spell any word because he knew his phonics skills, that's amazing! But that's not the case for many kids. That's why we need to break the habit of memorizing sight words and instead focus on the phonics skills behind them. Nonsense words can be helpful because they might be a syllable in a multisyllabic word (such as having a child read "sil" which is the first part of "silver.") They have their place. I also understand your frustration with schools trying to force kids to learn in a particular way, but research shows that systematic, explicit phonics instruction is the best way to teach all kids. Of course some kids will learn more easily. But since we as teachers don't know who those kids are, we use systematic explicit instruction for everyone. There are many subjects where discovery learning (where kids get to the answers in their own way) is amazing & encouraged, but reading is not one of them.

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Can you tell me more about what you're seeing? I'm happy to clarify any part that's confusing. But what I share in the video is the correct way to from lowercase b and lowercase d.

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Oh my goodness, that's a lot going on. I'd be happy to help you! I also have a free training on Thursday if you'd like to come. I can teach you exactly how to teach your daughter at home and answer all of your questions! You can register here: littleslovelearning.lpages.co/3-secrets-training/ You can also email me: erin@littleslovelearning.com. You've got this!!

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Thank you! Great question. I focus on short vowels first. I start introducing long vowels when I teach open syllable words like go, she, & hi. But that's after I've introduced all the short vowels and my students can read and spell words with short vowels. I hope that helps!

Great question! Here's a video I did where I shared my favorite order: th-cam.com/video/NuKg7C7ynNU/w-d-xo.html For pre-k, I would just eliminate the digraphs. But other than that, I follow the same order for introducing the consonants and short vowels. If you're looking for a phonics curriculum for pre-k, I did create one that follows my letter order. Let me know if you need the link!

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I'm so sorry that was your experience 💔 My husband has a similar story. He still couldn't read at the end of 2nd grade, which is when he was finally diagnosed with his learning disability, and those experiences still impact him as an adult. One of the benefits of working with kids on their reading skills early is that we can start seeing red flags for things like dyslexia even as young as preschool. We want to get kids early intervention as soon as possible so they don't get a late diagnosis like you did. And yes, we definitely don't force it on them. We keep it fun, playful, and based on brain research for how to teach reading appropriately.

I love this comment SO much! Thank you for sharing! I agree with you, we can keep things age-appropriate and joyful and kids LOVE it! 🎉

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Thank you! I need to make a new video soon with more suggestions. There are so many good ones!

I recorded this video last year with some recommendations! I need to record a new one since there are SO many more good series to share! th-cam.com/video/1xSdliZ65_s/w-d-xo.html

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In rain, letter r is spelling the /r/ sound when I say it (although I know we all have different accents). But I don't say "er-ai-n." Think about a word like "earthquake." That word has /er/ at the beginning of the word. Earthquake and Rain have different beginning sounds. Hopefully that makes sense! I know it's tricky to only use writing to talk about sounds. I go over all the letter sounds in this video: th-cam.com/users/shortsK4f27PCS7-k

I like to think of the word "red." I say "red," but I don't say "ed." That's how my mouth should be positioned for the /r/ sound. I go over all the letter sounds in this video: th-cam.com/users/shortsK4f27PCS7-k

Actually there's plenty of time to play! Your child can have free, independent play AND learn literacy skills (also through play!) We don't have to pick academics or play, we can incorporate both for our little ones.

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Yes! I like to have them blend syllables, segment syllables, add syllables, delete syllables, and substitute syllables, just like I do with phonemes. You can see examples of each level of syllable activity in this post: littleslovelearning.com/syllable-awareness/

You're so welcome, thank you for watching! Erin is truly a gift to families to help us better understand giftedness and neurodivergence in this way. I wish I had met her 6 years ago when my daughter was first identified because I had no idea what giftedness was back then! It's definitely not what I thought it was when I was growing up in school.

Thanks for reaching out! Here's the link to see my video reviewing 3 different sets of decodable readers: th-cam.com/video/Z6C4-Mgqj6o/w-d-xo.html

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