About Sounds to Stories
From Sounds to Stories is a comprehensive manual for teaching your child to read with straightforward lessons grounded in the Science of Reading. In this manual, you will find:
Introduction
A comprehensive introduction for parents gives research-backed guidance with practical tips for application..
Let's Re-read
Re-reading is foundational to fluency. Fluency is a combination of many skills, including accuracy, speed, and expression.
Let's Play with Sounds
This exercise builds phonemic awareness, an important pillar for decoding. This multi sensory activity builds flexibility in working with sounds.
Let's Read Together
With the parent as coach, children decode new sounds and learn new high-frequency words.
Let's Talk About It
Without comprehension, reading is meaningless. Reading comprehension questions help parents assess their child's understanding.
Let's Write
Writing provides another opportunity to kinaesthetically reinforce the sound-meaning connection.
Make learning meaningful!
Studies have shown that children learn best when they are confident their teacher cares about them. This gives the home educator a distinct advantage when delivering instruction..