Leading to Reading in the 21st Century

Make a photo personalized alphabet book for your class or for an individual child. You can print this document and then paste in photographs to create a unique book and effective learning aide. 26 pages with rhyming text are illustrated in colored pencil and ready to personalize with a photo. Both a keepsake AND a learning aide, this unique book uses the principles of current research showing that art and humor increase learning. Each illustration includes a character that begins with the target

24 early literacy games Learning to read does not require an expensive program or costly materials. You can use everyday objects and readily available materials. The games described in this document require little money and are easy to prepare. The games are centered on four of the five key elements of literacy instruction outlined by the National Reading Panel, phonemic awareness, phonics, reading comprehension, and fluency. The fifth element, vocabulary, is a natural result of a including a v

ALPHAGLUE: The Creativity Connection to Alphabetics The glue to make letter-sound connections stick! What is Alphaglue? Alphaglue is a multi-sensory method of teaching alphabetic and language arts principles to enable students to learn concepts in short periods of time and remember them better. Using principles of recent research in an information-rich environment, educators can teach more effectively and increase retention dramatically. Using art media and realia to bring letter-imbedded charac

Children will develop phonological awareness skills as they help Sunny the Sound Hound listen to various environmental sounds and then make the corresponding letter sounds (phonemes). This digital game is appropriate for 3- to 5-year-old children. Once the PowerPoint file has been downloaded and saved to a computer, tablet, or phone, children can play this self-checking game independently without an internet connection.

Download this alphabet song and let your children listen to it as they enjoy their I See Me and ABC books. This is an MP3 file that will play on most computers. You can also burn it to a CD and play it in your CD player.