If They Know The Sounds (BUT STILL CAN'T READ)

[@toddlerscanread]

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[@beckycastro3122]

I ordered his vehicle card set. They got delivered July 28th, it's been about a month now and my 4 year old knows 75% of his letters both sounds and names upper/lower case. I also got his courses and can't wait til my son is blending letters. His courses are honestly so well thought out, you can tell he really puts in a lot of passion. If anyone is reading and second guessing, do it. SPENCER thank you for believing in our kids!

[@toddlerscanread]

Thanks so much Becky and so glad you signed up for the courses! I'm happy to be able to support you and your 4 year old son in learning how to read!!

[@amnafarooq567]

@beckycastro3122 where can i get his complete course??

[@tararamdial3253]

Thank you so much for this clear explanation. My 5 year old went to school crying this morning because she is having problems blending and is afraid she’ll get her reading all wrong in class. I’ve been having sleepless nights and frustrating evenings trying to help her...I’m abit more confident with your help...bless you.

[@toddlerscanread]

I'm so sorry to hear that's been her experience. 😕 I hope my videos can continue to be helpful!

[@tararamdial3253]

They most definitely are, after this first week using your methods, I’ve seen much improvement and she’s become more confident in her reading. She got her first spelling test and was super excited because she only got one wrong. Thank you so much for sharing and helping us to help our kids.

[@lesliewarner9579]

My 6 year old is struggling in school and I am going to put these to use

[@katieburgess6839]

I wish teachers (I am one) were taught to teach reading this way. We have been subjected to so many different trends in teaching reading since I started teaching, and none have been as straightforward and useful at this method!

[@Bakisur]

❤

[@mariaharlen4377]

I am trying to help my 5 year old granddaughter to read. You are so right, because she has a problem pulling the sounds together. I really do appreciation you. I will sign up for your free class, because I would like to teach other little ones to read. Thanks again!

[@cyn124]

Glad I found this page . Going to start from Day one to see what she knows

[@bjones8698]

This is so awesome. I see I'm on the right track to help my son. Thanks for sharing your opinions on sight words. I've been saying similar things for so long... probably because my dad had a phonics course for me YEARS AGO...and sight words were NOT part of the units.

[@bb3ll07]

I started with a vowel and consonant blending chart! That helped my son start to understand blending This man knows what he’s talking about

[@margarita9644]

We are at the stage 5 in reading, but with some long words we have problems. I guess i need to start with blending etc. Thank you so much, you gave me some ideas now. 🙏🏻

[@kikienglish.khanhhoi]

So helpful it is. Thank you so much. I shared your series of 41 videos about Blending Words in a group of more than 3 hundred teachers and hope it would help them as it did to me.

[@JayJay-nk7eo]

Very helpful ☺️ I realized I have to go back to make sure my son knows his sounds for sure and start from there.

[@nandhiniassociates3016]

Hi, I have 7 year old son with speech delay. He is struggling so much with reading in English also in our regional Indian language. After watching your idea it really help me understand where he is facing difficulties. I am going to follow your ideas. Thank you

[@keniay.perezgutierrez4872]

English is my second language and I think your program will be helpful for me thank you 🙏

[@toddlerscanread]

Would love to have you sign up. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help you get started!

[@keniay.perezgutierrez4872]

How can I get to started please help me

[@uriah7887]

So I have a question (Forgive me if it has already been asked and answered, I have not looked through the entire thread). My child is 6 months and I am just preparing for the day to introduce reading. Seeing that there is more emphasis on the sound of a letter than the actual name of the letter, do you suggest skipping what the name of the letter is in its entirety and just go straight into the sound? And if so, when does the name of the letter get introduced? Thank you in advance.

[@adlozi]

This is so brilliant. I think I will apply this rule to my learning of Greek. Instead of memorizing words, I should better learn first to blend letters, so that I can read the words whether I understand them or not.

[@geleenmacapagal7097]

thank you for the help Spencer 🥰

[@toddlerscanread]

Any time!

[@yogeswariesamasibam8531]

Hi bro , This is Yogesh here from Malaysia. My 3 years Daughter started to read fluently after watch your videos Thank you so much May God bless you abundantly ✨😇✨✨,

[@GigiSher]

Thank you so much for your videos❤

[@lanasia47]

Appreciate your exceptional effort & content! How do you recommended teaching them the tricky other sounds? I always get overwhelmed of where to start

[@toddlerscanread]

I have a blogpost about tricky words/sight words here- www.google.com/url?q=www.toddlersread.com/blog/the-best-way-to-teach-sight-words?Dyoutube%26Dorganic%26Dblog&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1686691713936076&usg=AOvVaw2OU9e4N1AHkrBbuoGoJBDw

[@britneyeladner6874]

So helpful. Thank you.

[@JoylieC]

Thank you so much. ❤

[@sabihazain976]

Your videos are very very helpful as now a days I’m teaching my 5 year old son how to read and blend Thanks alot

[@cwcw2471]

Very helpful, thank you

[@toddlerscanread]

You're welcome!

[@toddlerscanread]

Hey there- if you're on IG could you send me a DM. Would like to share something with you!

[@cwcw2471]

@@toddlerscanread I’ve just sent you a DM on Instagram

[@elbes984]

Here after bedtime because I’m trying to help my son learn better. He’s so frustrated😢 so thank you for this

[@kishaungoodwin5665]

Thank you very much for these tips. I've been frustrated. Going to try.

[@cmurill]

Thank God I found you Great job

[@AmandaWanowskiTube]

So good, so helpful

[@sameerahkadhim3538]

Thank you so much

[@coralraeartandthings]

Awesome❤

[@manuelruiz6980]

Wow excellent video

[@stephaniecousin9451]

Very insightful

[@toddlerscanread]

Thank you!

[@marynielson1705]

I've been tutoring reading to elementary students for a good while now, and this is by far one of the best explanations of why kids can't read well.

[@hollymatthews8788]

B is For Baby C is For Color D is For Doll E is For ET F is For Fun G is For Gum H is For Hot I is For Ice Cream J is For Jello K is For Kite L is For Love M is For Math N is For Nap O is For On

[@TheLittleGameOfLearning]

Thanks!

[@user-ky2vx9yk2d]

This is so good! Especially when you told they are either trying to say the name or the sound. Bad thing about my kid’s school is they teach the letter names and not the sound, while I am trying to teach her sounds, she gets confused as crazy! What should I do in this scenario to help her read, instead of the school way of teaching? She is just 3 year old and I don’t want to confuse her or stress her at all. But I am sure she is developmentally ready to read, as she can communicate in full sentences and stitch stories etc.

[@rabidsamfan]

The letters are shapes like triangles or squares. The letter shapes have names, so that we can tell other people which shape to write down. But when we are reading those shapes tell us what sounds to say. (Letters don’t make sounds, people make sounds.) Instead of “what does this letter say” try “what does this shape tell you to say”.

[@joestevanvm]

Have you worked with anyone with an auditory processing disorder do you have any tips? My daughter is having trouble with sounds and blending

[@toddlerscanread]

Hey there! I honestly don't have a ton of experience with kids with auditory processing issues but would love to learn more about what y'all are doing/trying. Could you send me a DM on IG with more context?

[@lesliewarner9579]

My 6 year old will guess based on the picture or one letter sound. She does know all of the single letter sounds so now we are going to practice 2 letter sounds at home. We played a game today based on another video. I put the letter A and a bunch of consonants for her to jump on them and say the sounds to make a word and she blended them together really well.

[@lesliewarner9579]

Next I will use the white board truck and probably alternate activities so we learn the sounds and practice blending in a fun way. I told her I had a fun new word game we could play either starting today or tomorrow. She said she wanted to start today. That way I didn’t throw her off by disrupting her routine. I gave her the instructions by telling her the A always has to be in the middle for this time and we would be focusing on at and ap ending sounds. She followed directions. So then I let her play her way. She wanted to remove letters after making words with them but the A always stayed. It went really well. I hope we can make progress and I can boost her confidence. Thank you!

[@nanzaffer]

Repetition helps! I taught a student to read and it worked by using repetition

[@josefinamolina9055]

Everything u said I was like yeah my kid is that kid but my kid is in 3rd grade thanks for ur video will be applying all ur advice thanks

[@dianapaige15]

do you by chance have any suggestions on teaching how to read with dyslexia

[@toddlerscanread]

I wrote more about that here www.toddlersread.com/blogs/tcr-blog/do-my-courses-work-for-children-with-learning-differences

[@bridgethenwood]

My child is in first grade. Cannot read, it's so disappointing to witness that. She's frastrated too

[@margaretrosemakoni7096]

My nephew in his 20s struggles to read. Should I start from scratch to teach him to read? I'm a retired nurse, midwife, health visitor with an honour's degree in Psychology and now a Montessori Preschool Teacher. Zimbabwe

[@FaeConteh]

Wow!

[@monikam7333]

In my country, children who are used to their regional language,for them English reading is highly challenging even for 14 years old

[@khinkyawtkyawtsan27]

When we are introducing sounds to kids,should we tell them about letter names too? Is it okay for them not knowing letter names? Thanks!

[@toddlerscanread]

I like to start with sounds first and introduce names after, but that’s up to you!

[@janicewinsor4793]

How do you convince them not to fight against illogical English language?

[@morandror1865]

Hey When I teach my children the signs do I have to tell them what the name of the letter is For example, when teaching the letter s, do you also have to say its name? Or just her sound?? Best regards

[@bridgetbenade8177]

Just the sound and no ABC song yet

[@jemimaa2003]

Blending is king.

[@collinschukwuanu8190]

Please i need your help. English is my second language. And am finding it difficult to read and spell sometimes in school..

[@Ann-pn9or]

language learning disabilities: they have it one day and the next it's gone.

[@remedy-dl6dw]

where have you been all my life!?!?!?!?!?!?! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE SPENCER???!!!!!!

[@bayanalnoori1360]

how can I teach the difference between i and e they are sooo similar :/

[@gladyspetillo6139]

Hello👋I would come up with word/ words that give the sound for i such as igloo or iguana. Then ask my child what’s the beginning sound that he heard me say. I would do the same thing with e. For example I would say egg or elephant and ask for the beginning sound, also.The word/ words beginning letter give the sound of each ( i and e). This is how I work with my child and he gets it. It is patience and lots of creativity. You and your little one got this. I hope this helps. Remain blissful, always. Blessed be!

[@aandg3479]

This is especially difficult for kids who have learned another language first. Spanish and even Russian have conflicting sounds with those letters.

[@markassparklady]

My toddler can read all the sounds but dont still know how to blend two sounds. He knows his sounds well, i have tried to let him say them loud but still no way. I am tired 😢😮😮.

[@l.deniseheidelberg3686]

Is there a book that i can get?

[@jardieljardiel5738]

Could someone recommend a video or website that has the pronunciation that already teaches this step by step?

[@toddlerscanread]

I have 3 courses that teach parents how to teach reading step by step: www.toddlersread.com/pages/courses

[@elizabethjamajama9052]

My kid is 3 and knows the sounds can I start teaching him how to read

[@toddlerscanread]

Blending is the next step!

[@hollymatthews8788]

B is For Baby C is For Color D is For Doll E is For ET F is For Fun G is For Gum H is For Hot I is For Ice Cream J is For Jello K is For Kite L is For Love M is For Math N is For Nap O is For On

[@hollymatthews8788]

The Letter Is: A is For Apple Or Ace