HOW TO TEACH YOUR CHILD LETTER SOUNDS
Parents often wonder how to teach letters and phonics to their children. It’s easy for you to teach letter sounds at home. You just need to know a few simple techniques based on Montessori principles.
LETTER SOUND GAMES WITH TODDLERS
There are many letter sound games you can play with toddlers and preschoolers. You can start with simple phonetic sound games with a toddler. The game can use any toy your child loves. In our video, my daughter, Christina, played a phonetic sound game with Zoey (my granddaughter and Christina’s niece at age 16 months ) using Beanie Babies.
INTRODUCING LETTER SOUNDS AND LETTERS
When your child is ready to be introduced to letter symbols, Montessori sandpaper letters are wonderful for first introducing letter sounds with letter symbols.
In the video, Christina also tells about some Montessori techniques for introducing phonetic sounds. Then she tells how to pronounce each letter sound. There are some variations among Montessorians, but the sounds Christina gives in the video are ones that should work well for most families.
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MONTESSORI PRINCIPLES FOR TEACHING LETTER SOUNDS
Some of the Montessori principles to consider when teaching letter sounds to your child: