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Phonics refers to the complex set of actions and background knowledge readers must call upon when sounding out words. The English language is tremendously complex. We have single letters that make more than one sound (‘C’ in cat and city), as well as letter combinations that make several sounds (‘Ch’ in chocolate, school and machine). We ask young children to learn all possible letters and letter combinations and match them with the sounds they make, while still trying to understand what is being read! Learning Ascent uses specific activities that have been developed around particular word analysis goals. These range from activities dealing with relatively simple, three letter words, to multi-syllable words with several affixes (beginning and ending sounds). Learning Ascent makes instruction individualized so that it is most efficient and effective. This is absolutely critical to your child's success. Here is What You Can Do It is important to pay attention to patterns in a child’s reading and/or writing that he/she is having trouble with. Here's how you can help. Once you know an area of particular trouble for your child, you can offer support and intervention. For example, you may notice that while reading and writing, your daughter has trouble pronouncing and spelling words that begin with th. She pronounces each letter separately, so that the word ‘then’ is pronounced ‘t-hen’. You can now focus on the th letter combination, and teach its use in spelling and reading. Of course, we would love to assist you in your child's growth! Call us at 630-945-0373 to discuss the options available to guiding your child along the path to a life-long love of reading.
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