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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]First teach upper case letters, then lower case letters, but (IMPORTANT) do not use the official name of each letter.  Instead, use the  sound each letter makes.  Both C and K are called “kuh”.  For vowels, use only the short vowel sound, not the long vowel sound.

Once they know the sounds, teach the basic Phonics sounds and also how to sound out simple phonetic words.  Lots of choices for materials, but we used the “Jolly Phonics” materials.  Others might also be good.

Then, go to the “Bob Books” series, doing each one in sequence.  These are simplified phonetic readers to teach decoding.  Have DC Read a little - 3-4 pages - each day for 7 days a week - out loud to you.

Then move to decodable readers.  We used the Jolly Phonics readers for this step.  Again, read a few pages every day out loud to you.

Of course, you also should be reading to DC every day.  We do it just before bed, but anytime can work, as long as it is every day.[/quote]

Don't add a schwa sound at the end of letter sounds. Don't say "kuh" because when kids spell they'll think they have to add a "u". Clip the consonant so you just hear the /k/ or make the /p/ sound like a small breath, not "puh"

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