ABC
Peek-a-boo! Your little toddler will love exploring every page filled with new vocabulary words and surprises found under each sturdy lift-a-flap, while reading an engaging story about animal friends going about their days. Explore new letters of the alphabet with every flip of the page and words that align with those letters. In Miss Baboon's class, the kids learn words that start with A, B, C, and D. In the community garden, Elephant shows Giraffe how he can use his nose to water the flowers, as we learn words that start with E, F, G, and H. From the grocery store to the pool and from A to Z, kids will love learning about the alphabet in this adorable ABC book. Collect more lift the flap books and more like this ABC board book from Cottage Door Press! Sturdy, thick board pages and durable flaps designed to withstand traditional wear and tear for curious little infants and toddlers.Lifting the interactive flaps encourages sensory exploration and helps support the development of fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination in developing children.Packed with new words and peek-a-boo surprises.Bright, cheerful illustrations and interesting facts in these sensory lift-a-flap books for babies and preschoolers keep them entertained and engaged.Perfect gift for birthdays, holidays, and curious toddlers! Collect all the books in the Peek-a-Flap series.
I Love to Help (Czech Children’s Book)
I Love to Help (Czech edition). Jimmy the little bunny goes to the beach with his family. There he learns about the importance of helping others. When Jimmy's sandcastle is destroyed by the wave, they work together to build the bigger and better one. Everything works out better when we help each other.
My Teacher is a Snake The Letter W
Join Professor Snake as he teaches the class words that start with the letter W using rhyme and colourful pictures. This series is a fun, educational way young children can learn the alphabet and words that different letters make.
Petta with a P
Petta is a beautiful girl, inside and out. She is filled with positive character traits and was created to inspire young children to desire these same traits. "Petta with a P" is a Christian based book. The character was inspired by a beautiful Pastor's wife. She was vibrant, a peace maker and loved the color purple. Petta is designed to encourage children to exemplify servitude, leadership and kindness; most importantly, to know they are loved by our heavenly Father. The author believes it is of upmost importance to teach these important character traits to children very early in their developmental years. The author deems it equally important for kids to learn their alphabet and have fun while learning. In this particular book the letter P is emphasized on each page for the reader to sound out. The letter P is a great place to start. This sound is simple for kids to make by pressing their lips together. What a great way for kids to learn a letter of the alphabet! Place this book in your classroom or church nursery and let the fun and learning begin. This is a level A book and great for beginning readers.
An Apple a Day
Do you know why an apple a day keeps the doctor away? Proverbs are a fun and playful way to learn simple life lessons! Join our farmer friends as they show us that eating healthy can be tasty and nutritious!
An Apple a Day
Do you know why an apple a day keeps the doctor away? Proverbs are a fun and playful way to learn simple life lessons! Join our farmer friends as they show us that eating healthy can be tasty and nutritious!
My Teacher is a Snake The Letter V
Join Professor Snake as he teaches the class words that start with the letter V using rhyme and colourful pictures. This series is great for children learning about the alphabet and new words that different letters make.
My Teacher is a Snake The Letter V
Join Professor Snake as he teaches the class words that start with the letter V using rhyme and colourful pictures. This series is great for children learning about the alphabet and new words that different letters make.
Finding D
Finding D: The Great Alphabet Hunt is an ABC book like no other! Finding D is fun and adventure and many wonderful D- words for the young reader to be read to and eventually they too can read the words made by the letters of the AlphAbet!. Come and join in with our AlphAbet treAsure hunt And find exciting and strAnge things in All kinds of plAces. There is such A lot to see And sAy. Learning the AlphAbet is as easy as A B see! This delightful little picture book about the letter D is told in rhyme and filled with colorful and engaging pictures. Paula Curtis-Taylorson is an educator and has had a dream of being a children's author for some time. She has brought her talents to this new book series about learning the AlphAbet and words made from each letter to make reading educational and fun!
My Teacher is a Snake The Letter U
Join Professor Snake as he teaches the class words that start with the letter U using rhyme and colourful pictures. This series is great for children learning about the alphabet and new words that different letters make.
My Teacher is a Snake The letter I
Join Professor Snake on another adventure as he teaches the class words that start with the letter I using rhymes and colourful pictures. My Teacher is a Snake series is a fun, educational way for toddlers to learn the alphabet.
My Teacher is a Snake The letter I
Join Professor Snake on another adventure as he teaches the class words that start with the letter I using rhymes and colourful pictures. My Teacher is a Snake series is a fun, educational way for toddlers to learn the alphabet.
My Teacher is a Snake The Letter M
Join Professor Snake as he teaches the class words that start with the letter M using rhyme and colourful pictures. This series is a fun, educational adventure perfect for children learning about the alphabet and new words that different letters make.
My Teacher is a Snake The Letter K
Join Professor Snake as he teacher the class words that rhyme with the letter K using rhyme and colourful pictures. This series is a fun, educational way young children can learn the alphabet and discover new words.
My Teacher is a Snake The Letter L
Join Professor Snake as he teaches the class words that start with the letter L using rhyme and colourful pictures. This book is a fun, educational adventure for young children learning the alphabet.
My Teacher is a Snake the Letter H
Join Professor snake as he teaches the class about words that start with the letter H using rhyme and colourful pictures. This series is a fun, educational adventure perfect for children who are learning the alphabet and new words that letters make.
Kuku Mnene Yuko Wapi - Where Is The Fat Chicken
Join the bilingual learning adventure with this simple and fun bilingual Swahili book. From 'takataka' (rubbish), haraka haraka (haste), bata (duck) to 'hakuna matata' (no problems) to find The Fat Chicken, it makes Swahili words fun with rhyme for little ones and encourages children to go out and play.This book's main message is, 'play is not frivolous; it is learning.' Children are natural players, right from the beginning. Babies learn words and concepts as they engage with things in their environment (tennis ball, yellow), spatial math concepts when they play with blocks (or pull the books off a bookshelf), getting motor skills as they climb and crawl and run.
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed the Alphabet
In this whimsical story, an old woman swallows items beginning with letters A through Z, including an ant, a feather, an iguana, noodles, a ukulele, and a zebra. Oh my! Follow along as the old lady makes a meal of the alphabet, one letter at a time.Children ages 18 months and older will love the rhymes and colorful illustrations.Thick, sturdy pages make this book easy to hold. Large board book - 10.75 x 10.75 inches.18 pages.What will the old lady swallow next? It starts with an ant but soon she's gobbling a goose and a llama.
Adventure in Alphabet Land -- US Edition
Take an exciting journey into learning as Kate and Jake enter Alphabet Land, where they are introduced to the names and sounds of all the letters. This unique book uses a variety of educational approaches, including cartoon images that show the shape of the mouth when saying the names of the letters and making their sounds. Children also meet diphthongs and upper and lowercase letters. Visually appealing and delightfully imaginative, Adventure in Alphabet Land will make a valuable addition to every home and school library.
Adventure in Alphabet Land -- US Edition
Take an exciting journey into learning as Kate and Jake enter Alphabet Land, where they are introduced to the names and sounds of all the letters. This unique book uses a variety of educational approaches, including cartoon images that show the shape of the mouth when saying the names of the letters and making their sounds. Children also meet diphthongs and upper and lowercase letters. Visually appealing and delightfully imaginative, Adventure in Alphabet Land will make a valuable addition to every home and school library....
My Teacher is a Snake The Letter P
Join Professor Snake as he teaches the class words that start with the letter P using rhyme and colourful pictures. This series is perfect for children learning the alphabet and new words that different letters make.
My Teacher is a Snake the Letter H
Join Professor snake as he teaches the class about words that start with the letter H using rhyme and colourful pictures. This series is a fun, educational adventure perfect for children who are learning the alphabet and new words that letters make.
Alphabet coloring book
Have fun while learning the alphabet with this stunning coloring book designed for boys and girls.There is a page left blank after each drawing so that the colour will not bleed through the pages, however, your child will be able to draw their own letters on the blank pages making it firt for purpose. Use it at home or in the car, it's the perfect activity for kids.This is an amazing gift for birthdays and Christmas.Please send your feedback and questions at: cristie.publishing@yahoo.com
My Teacher is a Snake The Letter R
Join Professor Snake as he teaches the class words that start with the letter R using rhyme and colourful pictures. This series is a fun, educational adventure for all children learning the alphabet and words that different letters make.
The Alphabeast Book
Come into the world of the Alphabeast Book, a colorful alphabet of offbeat beasts! These whimsical images and verses will introduce you to some animals you might not know, and a few you might not want to.
I Love to Keep My Room Clean (Czech Book for Kids)
I Love to Keep My Room Clean (Czech edition).This children's book will motivate the kids to take responsibility and keep their room organized. Follow along as little bunny Jimmy and his brothers learn their lesson in this picture book. They learn to work together, clean up their room, and organize their toys.
ABC Apple Pie
ABC Apple Pie is a book for elementary school children about the tale of an apple pie and how some town folks relate to it in various ways when wanting to taste it. Based on an 18th Century Rhyme with which kids can learn the alphabet and the use of some verbs in the past tense while reading, additionally, kids have the chance to learn Spanish.The Apple Pie ABC is an 18th Century children rhyme was meant to teach children the order of the alphabet. According to The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes (Oxford and New York, 2nd edition), pp. 53-4 by Peter & Iona Opie (1997). The earliest mention of the rhyme was in religious work in 1671 only using the letter A to G. The first printed version of the rhyme was in "Child's new plaything" in London 1742 and Boston 1750, this book was intended to make the learning process fun. After that, in London 1747 and Boston 1764, appear in "Tom Thumb's Playbook" for the early learning purpose. The more famous publication was A Apple Pie by Kate Greenaway in London 1886, which due to her wonderful illustration get to captivate a big public nationally and internationally. Up today have being reprinted many times in the U.S.At the 18th century the writing of the capital letters I and J, and of U and V, was not differentiated, which explains the absence of the two vowels in the early versions. Later versions added I and U with, "I inspected it" and "U upset it".
Albie’s Adventure Through the Alphabet
"Albie is a little pup who loves to learn and play; he would like to help you with the Alphabet today!" Albie's Adventure Through the Alphabet is an entertaining read for beginner-readers, preschoolers, and those in kindergarten. Young children will love to follow along as Albie, an adorable and loveable puppy, finds joy in the animals and bugs he encounters, the people he meets, and the places he visits on his daily adventures. Follow Albie as he explores the world around him while learning the Alphabet through colorful illustrations and rhyming verse.Fluffy Dog Publishing is happy to present first time author, Michelle C. Jackson's picture book in both a hardcover and eBook version for you and your family to enjoy.
My Favorite Book
This book is a scrapbook of your child, grandchild, niece, nephew, or any preschooler in your care. It is designed to encourage preschoolers to read. By making preschoolers the stars of the book, it will encourage preschoolers to read it, or have it read to them. This book is designed to teach preschoolers to recognize the alphabet, colors, the numbers 1- 20, rhyming words, food items, and animals. The book even has a section that teaches proper hand washing to prevent the spread of disease. The book cover is designed to teach phonics. Punctuation is demonstrated throughout the book, and definitions of the most common punctuation marks are in the back of the book for the parent to explain to the child as he or she develops.
My Teacheris a Snake The Letter O
Join Professor Snake as he teaches the class words that start with the letter O using rhyme and colourful pictures. This series is a fun, educational adventure for children learning the alphabet and new words that different letters make.
Letters to Live By
Each LETTERS TO LIVE BY story starts with an alphabet verse. The story that follows features little children from diverse backgrounds learning important life lessons.Entertaining and easy to understand, the verses and stories encourage discussions about kindness, love, friendship, truth, and other values that guide our lives.A free discussion and activity guide for LETTERS TO LIVE BY can be found at www.Margaret SuttonBooks.com.
Letters to Live By
Each LETTERS TO LIVE BY story starts with an alphabet verse. The story that follows features little children from diverse backgrounds learning important life lessons.Entertaining and easy to understand, the verses and stories encourage discussions about kindness, love, friendship, truth, and other values that guide our lives.A free discussion and activity guide for LETTERS TO LIVE BY can be found at www.Margaret SuttonBooks.com.
My Teacher is a Snake The Letter M
Join Professor Snake as he teaches the class words that start with the letter M using rhyme and colourful pictures. This series is a fun, educational adventure perfect for children learning about the alphabet and new words that different letters make.
G comme Ga禱l
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ABCs and 123s for Boys Coloring Book
A Fun and Easy Preschool Coloring BookJoin the ABC and 123 fun with Alex the Alligator to Zack the Zebra! This adorable coloring book is perfect for toddlers, homeschoolers, and preschoolers. It introduces the alphabet, counting, and letter sounds. Plus, playful animals, letters and number shapes. Fun dinosaurs, tigers, and hippos, plus, pirates, cowboys, and ninjas. What else could a toddler ask for? Grab your crayons and let's start drawing!LOOK INSIDE to see the cute coloring pages!Kids learn best while having fun. ABCs and 123s for Boys Coloring Book helps children age 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 learn and practice fundamental concepts like reading and counting through coloring. They'll love the fun pages and coloring for hours. Plus, practice the ABCs and numbers with them!It's perfect for travel, holidays, and rainy days. And it is a great birthday, baby shower, and Christmas gift for boys and girls.Learn early essentials with these fun animals, A-Z letters, and 1-10 numbers! This coloring book is perfect for creative learning at home or in school. Every page is big, fun, and easy to color - for kids ages 2-6.Fundamental letters, numbers, letter sounds, animals, and simple words.Big and bold alphabet letters, numbers and lines help build motor skills and teach letter and number shapes. Learn to draw A to Z letters and 1 to 10 numbers. Each letter comes to life with a different boy's name, fun character, and scene. Alex the alligatorBen the beeColin the cowboyDrew the dinosaurEd the elephant ...This is a great ABC book for toddlers and preschoolers. Add it to your cart!NOTE: This coloring book is a companion to ABCs and 123s for Boys, a beautifully illustrated rhyming alphabet and counting book! It's available at amazon.com/dp/B08BZXN9G4 and bookstores.Please write a review. We'd love to hear your thoughts about this ABC and numbers coloring book. Please share a review and sample coloring page on Amazon. Join the fun. Find additional ABC books at www.ABCsand123s.com. There's something magical about storytime with kids...Parents and grandparents: research shows you'll boost your child's educational success by reading with them every day for 15 minutes or more, from birth through preschool.You'll create precious memories with your child.They will learn reading and vocabulary skills that last a lifetime.Join a 21-day reading challenge at Readaloud.org.
Character Building ABCs
In today's world it is more important than ever for children to learn the importance of acceptable behavior and its impact on the future. Character Building ABCs provides information and illustrations for encouraging children to work on developing personality traits that will be essential to living positive and productive lives. These characteristics are also necessary in helping them grow into the best version of themselves. A healthy and successful society depends on it!
My Teacher is a Snake The Letter K
Join Professor Snake as he teacher the class words that rhyme with the letter K using rhyme and colourful pictures. This series is a fun, educational way young children can learn the alphabet and discover new words.
My Teacher is a Snake The Letter L
Join Professor Snake as he teaches the class words that start with the letter L using rhyme and colourful pictures. This book is a fun, educational adventure for young children learning the alphabet.
Wild Wacky Words
WORDS ARE SUPERB, BUT THEY CAN OFTEN CONFUSE US. Just what, exactly, is it to LOOM, BAWL, or be LUMINOUS? With these big words come colorful pictures, which show you how the word meets its meaning in these bright and colorful mixtures.While learning new words is usually a bore, learning with Wild Wacky Words makes sure it isn't a chore. So turn a page and find something new-all this book needs is an imagination and you! From the mind of Deborah Anne Z., Wild Wacky Words invites readers of all ages to reimagine how they experience words. By introducing how words can be combined with colors and images in order to highlight their meanings, words themselves become beautiful landscapes that readers will want to explore.
Kitties Don’t Wear Astronaut Costumes
Beans, a Polydactyl cat, teaches kids the differences between cats and dogs-with the chief one being that cats don't like to wear costumes. Beans gives examples of costumes cats won't wear from A (astronaut) to Z (zombie) in this humorous A-to-Z picture book illustrated by an 8-year-old. Beans also lets his class know that dressing up can be fun for kids, but that being themselves is the most important lesson of all. Well, that, and always feed their cats treats!
The Alphabet Pizza
Pepper Rony and her friend Andy Chovy learn their alphabet while helping the pizza chef, Poppa Rony, make the ultimate pizza with EVERYTHING on top. Children will enjoy learning their ABCs too in this fun and colorful book by cartoonist Daniel Roberts.
ABC's of People and Eaples
The ABC's of People and Eaples is a fun, doodle-esque book for children and adults to enjoy together. Each group of characters focuses on friendship, the alphabet, and food with simple text and charming illustrations.
The Adventures of the Alphabet
In the Kingdom of the Alphabet, ruled by the Kindly Queen Fun-to-Read, all the letters lived happily together as one large community. Everything seemed to be perfect, until one day a mean Prince from the far away Kingdom of Can't Read arrived.
Labyrinth: The ABC Storybook
Relive Jim Henson's classic film Labyrinth in a storybook that moves through the alphabet and is perfect for new and returning fans! B is for Baby Brother, lost in the labyrinth. G is for the Goblin King, whose castle lies at the maze's center. S is for Sarah, who must go on an incredible adventure to make it right. Only by journeying across the ABCs can our hero find her way through the labyrinth, with the help of fantastic creatures she meets along the way! Jim Henson, one of the greatest creative minds of our time, created a fantasy world unlike any other in Labyrinth. Now you can relive Sarah's adventure through the alphabet with letters for each of the film's unforgettable characters and many twists and turns. Featuring beautiful art by acclaimed illustrator Luke Flowers, this memorable retelling will delight fans of every age. An Imprint Book
The Adventures of Jelly Bean Slide
Learning the ABCs has never been so fun! Jelly Bean Slide takes her young readers on an adventure, teaching them the alphabet and exciting new words along the way. This comprehensive alphabet book was written by parents in tuned with sharing the fundamentals of reading to all children. "If we can teach our kids the love of reading, a whole new world opens up to them. Hopefully, Jelly Bean Slide can help in creating a fun and effective foundation of reading for kids everywhere!" - JBS "A super fun and interactive children's book to effectively learn the Alphabet. A must-have for any young child's book library...." - "Jelly Bean Slide" is a fun book to read for the adult as well as for the child. The colorful pictures and abundance of vocabulary words for each letter and sound are a fantastic way to support the literacy and language development of new readers as well as for English Language Learners. Myke Hitchcock...Teacher and School Administrator "Jelly Bean Slide is a delightful read for children who are just beginning a sense of phonemic awareness. It's bright pictures, highlighted letters, and extensive vocabulary create a fantastic building block for new or emerging readers. Add in some charming rhymes, and this book makes for an exciting read for classrooms nationwide!" Kristen Guerrero - Academic Dean - Jerusalem School Bethlehem
Diamonds in the Sky
Learn to spell naturally with stories! This engaging phonics story brings spelling to life and is full of Long I sound words, providing authentic context to make sense of phonics. Read about how Tyson Pirate helps to save a kite, and enjoy learning to spell 11 ways to spell the Long I sound at the same time! The story includes 92 Long I words plus spelling and story based learning activities, word list and spelling groups, tricky words, reading comprehension, homophones, homonyms and homographs and a grapheme chart. The Long I sound letters are printed in green making it easy to 'sound out' words. Clever Speller's unique story based learning approach to spelling helps students aged 4-10 to develop phonemic awareness, learn all the ways to spell sounds in words and improve grammar.Easily Learn to Spell with Clever Speller Phonics StoriesStage 1: Develop Phonemic Awareness, the ability to hear sounds in words. Listening to phonics stories full of words with a focus sound makes developing this skill easy and natural.Stage 2: Learn all the Ways to Spell Sounds in Words with phonics stories full of words showing the different ways to spell a focus sound.Stage 3: Perfecting Grammar, story based activities make learning to clearly communicate meaningful and connectedClever Speller Phonics Stories Make Phonics EasyRead the phonics story 'Diamonds in the Sky' and listen for words with a Long I soundBreak words into sounds, eg p-ie. This is often called 'sounding out'Spell the Long I sound words by saying each individual sound of the word and then the whole word, eg p-ie, pieLearn all the ways to spell the Long I sound in words Helping Students to Enjoy Learning to SpellFor students with Dyslexia and Learning Difficulties: spelling is confusing and doesn't make sensewords seem to run togetherreading is hard work and not funThis is because of difficulties with: hearing sounds in wordslearning letter sound associationsblending sounds togetheridentifying beginning, middle and end sounds in wordslearning tricky sight wordsreading fluencyretrieving words from vocabularyHow Clever Speller helps: phonics stories are full of words with a focus soundall the ways to spell the focus sound are in one placestories provide the context for phonics to make senseeasy to follow word family patternsfocus sound words are grouped in lists from simple to complextricky sight words are grouped into a focus soundrhyming stories help with predicting and memoryrecalling spelling is much easier from a story than from a spelling list
Joanna Goanna
Joanna Goanna is a phonics picture book story showing 9 ways that the Long O sound can be spelled. The Long O sound letters are printed in green, making it easy and clear to learn that sounds in words are spelled in many ways. No more confusion when 'sounding out' words! Includes 114 Long O sound words plus spelling and theme activities, word family lists, tricky words, reading comprehension, homophones, homonyms and homographs, grapheme chart and a coloring page.In this story Joanna wants to know where nowhere is. Read more about Joanna's whimsical journey and have fun learning how to spell at the same time.More About Clever SpellerBreathe life into spelling with Clever Speller, a unique story based approach that makes learning to spell easy and fun. Ten beautifully illustrated phonics picture books are full of words that highlight the many different ways a focus sound can be spelled, making the journey from hearing sounds in words, to knowing all the ways to spell them, clear and easy to understand.Clever Speller is different. No other spelling resource features full length picture books with all the ways to spell a focus sound in the same story. Whole language and phonics work together, with the magic of technology, to present a perfect mix of old and new that will gain, and keep, student's attention. For many students spelling is confusing and boring. Despite the best of intentions and concentrated efforts, too many students are at risk of becoming disengaged with spelling. Yes, English is a crazy language to learn to spell, but it's not rocket science and it doesn't have to be boring. There is a better way to learn to spell than with endless lists and dry, boring worksheets.Clever Speller cleverly uses the rigor of phonics, in the context of whole language, to make sense of crazy English spelling and bring it to life. Traditional picture book style stories showing all the ways to spell a focus sound enable a seamless progression from phonemic awareness to phonics knowledge. Colourful characters and interesting adventures engage and enthrall students so that learning to spell, and read, is an enjoyable experience for all.Simply: 1: Hear sounds in words.2: Learn all the ways to spell them and...Be Spellbound!Benefits: Develop phonemic awareness Provide context for phonics to make sense Provide rigor for whole language to be effective Easily learn grapheme phoneme correspondence Enhance retention and recall Save time with planning Cater for different learning styles Differentiate for learning variability Complement any spelling methodology Bridge the gap between leveled readers and authentic texts Engage students with connected and meaningful activities Integrate reading and spelling lessons Features 10 decodable sound phonics picture books 1 book for each short and long vowel sound 73 ways to spell 10 long and short vowel sounds Over 1000 focus sound spelling words Graphemes printed in different color for easy decoding Grapheme charts and word family lists Spelling and integrated cross curricular activities Literal and inferential reading comprehension Homophones, homonyms and homographs High frequency/sight words grouped by focus sounds iPad app and teaching videos Printable activities and resources Informative website
Poppy's Top Shop
Learn to spell naturally with stories! This engaging phonics story brings spelling to life and is full of Short O sound words, providing authentic context to make sense of phonics. Read about all the thing you can find at Poppy's Top Shop, and enjoy learning to spell the Short O sound at the same time! The story includes 90 Short O words plus spelling and story based learning activities, word list and spelling groups, tricky words, reading comprehension, homophones and homonyms and a grapheme chart. The Short O sound letters are printed in green making it easy to 'sound out' words. Clever Speller's unique story based learning approach to spelling helps students aged 4-10 to develop phonemic awareness, learn all the ways to spell sounds in words and improve grammar.Easily Learn to Spell with Clever Speller Phonics StoriesStage 1: Develop Phonemic Awareness, the ability to hear sounds in words. Listening to phonics stories full of words with a focus sound makes developing this skill easy and natural.Stage 2: Learn all the Ways to Spell Sounds in Words with phonics stories full of words showing the different ways to spell a focus sound.Stage 3: Perfecting Grammar, story based activities make learning to clearly communicate meaningful and connectedClever Speller Phonics Stories Make Phonics EasyRead the phonics story 'Poppy's Top Shop' and listen for words with a Short O soundBreak words into sounds, eg d-o-g. This is often called 'sounding out'Spell the Short I sound words by saying each individual sound of the word and then the whole word, eg d-o-g, dogLearn 4 ways to spell the Short O sound in wordsHelping Students to Enjoy Learning to SpellFor students with Dyslexia and Learning Difficulties: spelling is confusing and doesn't make sensewords seem to run togetherreading is hard work and not funThis is because of difficulties with: hearing sounds in wordslearning letter sound associationsblending sounds togetheridentifying beginning, middle and end sounds in wordslearning tricky sight wordsreading fluencyretrieving words from vocabularyHow Clever Speller helps: phonics stories are full of words with a focus soundall the ways to spell the focus sound are in one placestories provide the context for phonics to make senseeasy to follow word family patternsfocus sound words are grouped in lists from simple to complextricky sight words are grouped into a focus soundrhyming stories help with predicting and memoryrecalling spelling is much easier from a story than from a spelling list
