PHONICS FOR KIDS

Here’s An Easy Solution To Make Sure Your Child Has a Brighter Future Without Costing You a Fortune

Learning to read is the most important skill your child must master in the early years of schooling. Unfortunately, research indicates, that modern teaching methods let one quarter to one third of children down. They do not master the basic reading skills necessary in the early years of schooling.

There is evidence that suggests if a child struggles with learning to read in first grade, they will struggle for the rest of their life, without some intervention.

If your child is struggling it is time to search for answers now.

My experience has been that the phonics (letter sound relationships) component of learning to read has been spasmodically taught or not taught at all when a child is struggling with reading. They memorise and guess words in texts and over use the illustrations for support. We all need the skill to decode unfamiliar words quickly and easily and need the skill for spelling. These skills should develop in the early years of schooling. They are not difficult to learn!

With structured teaching, and the child’s co-operation and willingness to learn, most children, can to some degree, learn to read and write.

My name is Marilyn Martyn.

Thanks to a long, challenging and rewarding teaching career, and a love of reading and writing, I have had the privilege to support many children, as they learned to read and write.

A sixteen year old boy, was the catalyst for me, to dedicate my professional life, to literacy education. He courageously approached me and asked, “Will you help me Miss? I can’t read.” He knew there was little future for him as a result. Somehow the system had let him down. He had missed out on those precious years of literacy development and had not experienced the joy of reading.

I saw first hand what happens when a student misses out on developing the mechanics of reading in early reading lessons. His future was in jeopardy due to a limited vocabulary and general knowledge. I have seen hundreds of students in the same boat.

The school system cannot be entirely blamed for this. Without parental input there is only so much the school can do. Teachers on the whole, do their best, and often feel frustrated because they cannot give consistent individual help to their students.

A child who has his or her parents encouraging and supporting him, is more likely to find learning to read fun and stress free.
Parent involvement also notices any difficulties a child may have and can find the appropriate help and support as soon as possible.

Many people think learning phonics is the answer for struggling readers. It is not as clear cut as that. It is true that reading can be challenging without the knowledge of how the alphabet system works but learning to read involves much more than phonics. No matter when a person learns to read, and there is no time limit on this, plenty of practise is involved.

Learning to read, is like learning to play a musical instrument. Mastering this skill is sequential. New skills building on earlier skills. Some kids find it as easy as falling off a log. Many others need more time and practise. If your child needs more time and support
it is imperative they receive it.

‘Phonics for Kids’ is my contribution to the literacy development of children.

I provide parents with ideas and activities to make their task easier from this website.
I will also have a complete learn to read program available for downloading very shortly.
I am also available for individual tutoring and plan to produce free webinars.

I hope this supports you, to give the children in your life, the gift of literacy.

Phonics for Kids includes the Phonics for Kids Blog which presents ideas and up to date information about early childhood education.

Ideas and activities for you to share with your child as well as reviews of books for kids will support you to make your child’s road to literacy development straight forward and successful. They will be emailed to you regularly.

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