Yes buy the Letterland resources mentioned. I bought the snap matching cards, the tracing cards, the magnetic cartoon character letters, uppercase flashcards, and the magnetic rainbow. They are working fantastically! with two children with learning difficulties, one with dyslexia. Go to the letterland website.
All the apps mentioned are for phonics. The jollyphonics app teaches 3 letters at a time until all the alphabet is learned. Pay for the full download. It’s better than any book.
Download the full paid app: ‘Dyslexia Quest’ it is for helping children with dyslexia develop memory, auditory, visual and sequencing skills. Probably the best dyslexia app out there. Fantastic. These apps are also very cool so the children have fun while learning . Has worked wonders on a student I know.
These apps teach the children. But you would have to sit with the child and ensure they have learned the level by heart, before letting them go to the next level.
Another app ‘site words’ asks the child to find site vocabulary. Like bingo. But they need to know ther letters first.
Did you know you can pay to have your child assessed privately straight away instead if you choose?
Have you heard of PM levelled readers? If these are available in your local library, start your child on level one (4 yr old level), and when the level one books become too easy move up to level 2 books, etc…
After they know their alphabet. Help the child write their news on a blank copy (no lines) each day (3 sentences), with you writing what they can’t write.
I did a course. They need to say words in slow motion and then write them. So you model how to say ‘cat’ in slow motion. Then draw three boxes, they say the word slowly and run their finger under the boxes and write the letters c a t in the correct boxes. What do you hear first? What do you hear next? What do you hear at the end?
For longer words, like Grandad, the child should practice clapping syllables of three words each day, starting with their name, friends names, and places or things they like. Clap how many parts in the word Mammy. How many claps? 2. Mamm-y. What’s the first part? Mamm. What’s the second part? -y. If they can clap syllables in words they can write words in parts, eg: to-day, jump-er,
This only works for phonetic words.
Then there are site words that cannot be sounded out like ‘the’ ‘bought’ etc… If their sentence has any site words they look (you write the word), cover , they write the word three times to learn the word, and they check are they right .
After they are finished their three sentences each day. Write one sentence on a blank strip of paper and they read it as you cut out the words . Cut one sound out word into letters eg c-a-t. The child must then reassemble the scrambled sentence independently and glue it into their copy.
This works wonders.
Learn all the alphabet sounds first and how to write them.
Then:
Reading strengthens their writing.
And writing strengthens their reading .
Must do both.
Amazing!! Do you have any apps for a dyselxic 7 year old? My daughter seems to be dyslexic as I am also dyslexic. Her school has noticed and wants to test her, but the waiting list is like a year long!! I am taking upon myself to help her in the mean time.
She’s not behind in school b/c I have been tutoring her like crazy and have done all kinds of research.
What I am looking for is apps for Phonogram sounds and such.
Thanks so much!!!
.) And this shows them that reading is a stimulation. I also read scripture during adoration and the kids all read saint books and then we talk about what we read. On the way home I tell them a story about the Bible and they tell me a story of a saint.