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Pip Phonics – Sounds of the Alphabet

Posted on 13th November 201116th September 2016 in Learning to Read, Reading Resources and tagged alphabet sounds for kids, phonic code for kids, phonic sounds for kids, Pip phonics, precise pronunciation of letter sounds, pure sounds, sounds of letters, sounds of the alphabet, synthetic phonic soundsLeave a Comment

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pip+phonics&aq=f]Phonicbooks have just made a free video clip of Pip, the ant, demonstrating the sounds of the alphabet. We thought it would be a good idea to use the characters in Dandelion Books to enthuse our young readers. This is free for teachers and parents; a great way to practise precise pronunciation or ‘pure sounds’ […]

Why the ‘A, B, C’ song is not helpful to beginner readers

Posted on 27th March 201116th September 2016 in Learning to Read, Synthetic Phonics and tagged A B C song, automatic recall of letter sounds, beginner readers, blending, blending letter sounds, learning alphabetic order, letter names, letter names and letter sounds, letter sounds, Phonics, sounds of the alphabet, synthetic phonics reading books1 Comment

Many young children learn to sing the ‘A, B, C’ song in nursery or at home. This song teaches them the names and the order of the letters of the alphabet. This is a great way to store the alphabetic order of letters in our long-term memory. I still use the alphabet song when using […]