Preschool phonics
Phonics is the art of learning how letters combine to make sounds and words. The main emphasis in Phonics curriculum is teaching letters then slowly and steadily creating a working knowledge of the alphabet. Children easily grab the sounds of each letter by associating it with the word that initiates with the sound of that word. There are many ways to enhance Phonics skills. The major activities for Phonics are reading activities thus toddlers learn to distinguish between vowels and consonants and understand letter combinations such as blends and digraphs.
Before children take a step for kindergarten if they are taught at pre school level it becomes quite easy for students to grab the things in a more effective manner. The burden of learning new things is eased as they are familiar with the words and little less, with reading activities. While a phonics curriculum, generally taught in schools is a critical step in learning to read, many parents don’t count phonemic and phonological awareness as path to success for Phonics Learning. The emphasis should be laid to make children aware with phonemic awareness at pre school level.
To teach phonics at pre school level following things should be kept in mind:
1) Start with showing your child the letters of the alphabet.
2) Teach children the common letters first. Don’t follow the standard way to teach.
3) To make them learn phonics with spelling their name and sound it out to them.
4) Encourage your preschooler child to pay attention to the sounds in words.
5) Making learning language a game can enhance the grasping skills of your pre school child.
If you want to read up on a lot of resources and information to help you jumpstart your child’s phonics skills, visit eLearningYellowPages.com.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Free learning information for pre-school kids
Free learning information for pre-school kids
Preschool learning is an answer to many parents who keeps on searching for a safe and easy to use program that will enhance learning with appropriate preschool learning games. It provides preschool learning games in a systematic manner that guides the children from one activity to the next by keeping track of their progress also. It is an easy-to-use program for young learners that feature animated activities with fun characters and sound effects. The characters keep on guiding the children through each step of the learning activities by making it simple and easy to learn for the prereaders to follow. There is a need to have a range of activities so computer-based learning can be started as soon as the children start handling the mouse effectively. Usually the children between three or four years of ages can spend upto an hour per day on the computer. There are many free resources available for free:
1)Funschool
There is a program on the internet that helps in providing the free learning information. It is Funschool. The program helps the parents to teach their kids at home with many preschool kids’ activities and the lesson plans. It also provides various free pre-school kids activities, kids preschool learning and many childhood development and early learning ideas and activities for the kids. Besides having the preschool learning activities there also have day-care lunch, preschool themes, child education, lesson plans for toddlers and toddler activities for teaching kids and toddlers at home.
2) Morning Star Academy
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An independent, private, online teacher-led school, the Morning Star Academy has programs for K-12 education. It has a lot of free resources on its site that any parent or student may find useful, such as printable materials on most subjects, guides for homeschooling, and listings of homeschooling organizations.
For more information and news, head for http://www.elearningyellowpages.com/K-12/HomeschoolCurriculum-160.html and check out the many options available on free resources for homeschoolers.
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Free learning information for pre-school kids
Preschool learning is an answer to many parents who keeps on searching for a safe and easy to use program that will enhance learning with appropriate preschool learning games. It provides preschool learning games in a systematic manner that guides the children from one activity to the next by keeping track of their progress also. It is an easy-to-use program for young learners that feature animated activities with fun characters and sound effects. The characters keep on guiding the children through each step of the learning activities by making it simple and easy to learn for the prereaders to follow. There is a need to have a range of activities so computer-based learning can be started as soon as the children start handling the mouse effectively. Usually the children between three or four years of ages can spend upto an hour per day on the computer. There are many free resources available for free:
1)Funschool
There is a program on the internet that helps in providing the free learning information. It is Funschool. The program helps the parents to teach their kids at home with many preschool kids’ activities and the lesson plans. It also provides various free pre-school kids activities, kids preschool learning and many childhood development and early learning ideas and activities for the kids. Besides having the preschool learning activities there also have day-care lunch, preschool themes, child education, lesson plans for toddlers and toddler activities for teaching kids and toddlers at home.
2) Morning Star Academy
.
An independent, private, online teacher-led school, the Morning Star Academy has programs for K-12 education. It has a lot of free resources on its site that any parent or student may find useful, such as printable materials on most subjects, guides for homeschooling, and listings of homeschooling organizations.
For more information and news, head for http://www.elearningyellowpages.com/K-12/HomeschoolCurriculum-160.html and check out the many options available on free resources for homeschoolers.
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Free learning information for pre-school kids
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Learning Activities for Kids (10 years and younger)
Learning Activities for Kids (10 years and younger)
Home schooling your kid is a tough challenge any day, but many a mom will tell you that the fun element in it makes the challenge worth its while. One mom, who wrote to me, mentioned in her mail, “…I had seen him stumbling across the room to get to his toys when he could barely talk. And that was just a couple of years back. Can’t believe he has grown so fast, and now I don’t know how to get started with schooling him. Of course, I would prefer schooling him from home anyway…”
This mom’s dilemma is not unique to her. Almost all mothers, even those who do not home school their kids; face this situation at some point of time. Well, I’ll give you guys and gals a clue, and I know that all of you can catch on to it even as soon as I mention it. The word is, ‘Play’. That’s right… play with your kid. That’s the best way to start the teaching process for them. Remember, when you were their age, you could relate to ‘games’ far better than you could relate to ‘studies’.
We’ve come a long way since then and have worked to turn the tide in favor of our children. So now, they can learn while they play. To begin with, you can try out some of the innovative home schooling products that are available in the market today. For example, you can definitely look at Hooked On Phonics —a reading program for children, developed by a father whose son found it difficult to learn how to read. The product today is the number one among the recognized names in teaching children how to read.(Learn more about it when you go to eLearningYellowPages.com)
Another similar product I found is Frontline Phonics dedicated to children between the age of 3 and 8. It is fun and effective, and the success rate is phenomenal. These products should solve your problem of teaching the child how to read. So what will you do once they have started reading?
If you’re like me, a literature person, and want your kid to love the novels that you found so amazing, you can get your kid hooked on to children’s books from Scholastic. The company is a well-known publisher of books for children of all ages. And as they say… it’s never to early to start reading.
Most people, however, face the toughest challenge while teaching their kid how to write and do math. If you are in such a dilemma, you can yourself develop incentive-based games to help your kid learn. For example, demonstrate a numerical activity to him using a candy or a toy, and encourage him to work out the result for himself. If he is successful, the candy/toy is his. There are numerous such games that you can come up with at leisure. However, if you do not have the time, you can always try to find a solution in the wonderful learning games made available by Funschool. They have a huge array of learning products for kids, and admittedly, the parents are spoilt for choice. I would also highly recommend learning games from Leapfrog who have their games categorized for children of various age groups (infant, toddler, pre-school etc). That should make it easier for you to pick and choose.
These little tidbits on home schooling your tiny one should get you started for now. I must tell you however, that you cannot leave everything to the toys and the books. At the end of the day, it has to be you, the parent who will guide the child towards becoming a clever, intelligent, and well-meaning human being. These are just your tools and aids, but your kid needs you to play an active role in his/her learning process. Perhaps that’s why the adage—start with the activities.
Did you find this post useful? C’mon and send me your comments. I will look forward to your responses.
Tags:
Learning Activities for Kids 10 years and younger
Home schooling your kid is a tough challenge any day, but many a mom will tell you that the fun element in it makes the challenge worth its while. One mom, who wrote to me, mentioned in her mail, “…I had seen him stumbling across the room to get to his toys when he could barely talk. And that was just a couple of years back. Can’t believe he has grown so fast, and now I don’t know how to get started with schooling him. Of course, I would prefer schooling him from home anyway…”
This mom’s dilemma is not unique to her. Almost all mothers, even those who do not home school their kids; face this situation at some point of time. Well, I’ll give you guys and gals a clue, and I know that all of you can catch on to it even as soon as I mention it. The word is, ‘Play’. That’s right… play with your kid. That’s the best way to start the teaching process for them. Remember, when you were their age, you could relate to ‘games’ far better than you could relate to ‘studies’.
We’ve come a long way since then and have worked to turn the tide in favor of our children. So now, they can learn while they play. To begin with, you can try out some of the innovative home schooling products that are available in the market today. For example, you can definitely look at Hooked On Phonics —a reading program for children, developed by a father whose son found it difficult to learn how to read. The product today is the number one among the recognized names in teaching children how to read.(Learn more about it when you go to eLearningYellowPages.com)
Another similar product I found is Frontline Phonics dedicated to children between the age of 3 and 8. It is fun and effective, and the success rate is phenomenal. These products should solve your problem of teaching the child how to read. So what will you do once they have started reading?
If you’re like me, a literature person, and want your kid to love the novels that you found so amazing, you can get your kid hooked on to children’s books from Scholastic. The company is a well-known publisher of books for children of all ages. And as they say… it’s never to early to start reading.
Most people, however, face the toughest challenge while teaching their kid how to write and do math. If you are in such a dilemma, you can yourself develop incentive-based games to help your kid learn. For example, demonstrate a numerical activity to him using a candy or a toy, and encourage him to work out the result for himself. If he is successful, the candy/toy is his. There are numerous such games that you can come up with at leisure. However, if you do not have the time, you can always try to find a solution in the wonderful learning games made available by Funschool. They have a huge array of learning products for kids, and admittedly, the parents are spoilt for choice. I would also highly recommend learning games from Leapfrog who have their games categorized for children of various age groups (infant, toddler, pre-school etc). That should make it easier for you to pick and choose.
These little tidbits on home schooling your tiny one should get you started for now. I must tell you however, that you cannot leave everything to the toys and the books. At the end of the day, it has to be you, the parent who will guide the child towards becoming a clever, intelligent, and well-meaning human being. These are just your tools and aids, but your kid needs you to play an active role in his/her learning process. Perhaps that’s why the adage—start with the activities.
Did you find this post useful? C’mon and send me your comments. I will look forward to your responses.
Tags:
Learning Activities for Kids 10 years and younger
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