Category Archives for "PHONICS, READING & SPELLING"

Maggie Cabrera We would like to introduce Maggie Cabrera, our remarkable Raising Robust Reader from Minnesota. For those who may have missed the expedition through the “reading code,” allow me to paint a vivid picture of the adventure. Our young reader, under the nurturing guidance of her mother, Becky, embarked on a daily quest to unravel […]

Definitions of Spoken and Written Language Terms

When I first became familiar with Raising Robust Readers, I was drawn to the multi-sensory approach of teaching phonograms.   Children learn songs and gestures, providing the auditory and kinesthetic modalities.  The brightly colored illustrations featuring Wordy himself provide attractive visuals as well. It reminds us that children learn through play, and we need to […]

Road Map for READing Sight Words Wow, you have distilled, into one easy-to-read-and-understand article, years of study on my part to figure out how best to teach high-frequency words… I got my master’s in reading so I could teach anyone to read. And here I am 14 years later, still learning… this is a fabulous […]

It is important to pronounce sounds correctly when singing and saying them to your children.  Listen to the correct  sound of /b/.  Be sure not to add the /uh/ at the end. Family Fun Activities with Letter BPlay baseball.Go for a bike ride.Blow bubbles.Walk backwards around the house.Make blueberry smoothies in the blenderLink to book.Read… Bats […]

Here is a fun spelling game from Michelle.Hello again!  I’ve been up late taping words to dart gun targets!  I have a sneaking suspicion that this game will quickly become a favorite with my boys!  For my 2 year old, I used several closed syllable 3 letter words, a few vowel buddy words (including one […]

Make CHristmas CHains and Learn Phonogram CH   December is the time for giving. How about giving the gift of learning to read with phonogram-specific instruction? We are dedicated to providing you with FUN and engaging activities for teaching phonics. Today we would like to share an idea for teaching the ‘ch’ phonogram by making CHristmas […]

Thanksgiving Phonogram Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to learn the phonogram ‘th’.  The Raising Robust Readers program has a specific sequence for teaching phonograms wherein children find success early on.  However, we believe that going out of sequence when a phonogram has importance and relevance to children is important and educationally sound, as well!Meaningful phonogram may […]

Helping Your Child with Reading ComprehensionWhile decoding, vocabulary and fluency skills are essential, it is COMPREHENSION skills that give us the quantum leap into actual reading!  There is eventually a shift from learning 1) how to read to 2) reading to learn.  Yet, comprehension is something that we can begin teaching children at a young […]

Spelling and Phonics Activities Even though we are getting back into school mode, we still need to focus on FUN.  Specific phonics instruction is of utmost importance in learning to read and write.  As a parent, you are the first and most influential teacher in your child’s life.  We are here to support you and to […]