Reading Bear Reading Program

For those of you who have young children in the beginning stages of reading, you may want to check out Reading Bear. The site is nonprofit and free to join. It is helpful because the videos show the person's mouth as they are enunciating the sounds. It teaches 1200 various vocabulary words and has quizzes for them to take. I don't think it is as flashy as Starfall, but it is a good supplement! See if you think so. Here is the Getting Started page here. You can get flashcards on Larry Sanger's blog who successfully taught his toddler to read.

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Posted in alphabet, Early Childhood, phonemic awareness, phonics, Reading, sounds

Animal Alphabet AR Flashcards

I created a step by step document that explains how to engage young children with the alphabet. Each letter pulls up an animal that starts with that  beginning sound. The animal pops up in 3-D! We have come a long way since I learned my ABC's with Dick and Jane LOL. I promise you that the time is worth seeing and hearing the kids react to the fun!
So sorry, discovered today that it is requiring you to ask for permission to this document. I will attempt to embed it in here so you can view it now:

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Posted in abc's, alphabet, AR, Augmented reality, Early Childhood, how to, primary