I taught first grade before I had my twins. They are now in kindergarten. These are what I am using (and have used) to get them reading! Combined with reading them tons of books to help expand their vocabulary, they are really loving to learn to read...
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Fun sensory pad, helps to form letters! At this age their learn through play, so this is much more effective than a pencil and paper.
You can do so much with alphabet puzzles, first model the name and sound of letters until they catch on, then work on matching where the letters go and they can say the sounds. Hide the letters around the house or in a sensory bin and go for a letter...
Melissa & Doug® Ms. Rachel Wooden Phonics Alphabet Sound Puzzle with Light-Activated Sound Effects, 26-Piece: Educational Aid
Ages 4-5
Once we mastered letters and sound and were ready to start reading words, these have been great for us!
Bob Books - More Beginning Readers Box Set of 12 Paperbacks Decodable Phonics Books, Ages 4 and Up, Kindergarten (Stage 1: Starting to Read)
Great to keep focus on one word. Keeps things less overwhelming
We loved using reading phones in my classroom. They whisper into it and can hear themselves, but the whole room can’t hear. Very helpful for my boys right now as background noise can get in the way of them sounding out words. But young readers read o...
Hand2Mind Phoneme Phone: Language Skills, Kindergarten and 1st Grade Reading & Writing Educational Tool
Great for fine motor skills (foundation to writing!) and so many uses and games!
hand2mind Lowercase Alphabet Chips 156ct: Learn to Read & Letters Educational Kit for 1st Grade
Word builders are so great for building phonics skills!
hand2mind Beginning Word Builder: Educational Reading & Writing Kit for 3rd Grade
Build words to practice phonics skills. Then let them build words!
Hand2Mind Lowercase Phonics Chips
Start with a few and add slowly. These are a great warm up before picking up a book.
Hand2Mind 3D Sound And Phonics Cards: Language Skills for Preschool, Educational Reading & Writing Kit