Posts Tagged ‘#TeachingReading’
Sunrise Readers Book 1 – Friends – More Word Games – Go Fishing!
All learners learn best when they are having fun! That’s especially true for young learners. Here is yet another game for teachers and parents to use when teaching sight words. These free downloadable resources apply to the Sunrise Readers Book 1 Friends vocabulary/ word list – but there are blank templates included that may be…
Read MorePhonics – Blend Ladders
How to use the phonics blend ladders Initially, children learn to recognise and say the names of the letters of the alphabet. (Ay, Bee, Cee) More importantly, they learn to associate the visual shape of the letters with the sounds those letters represent. (/a/ in apple – say it with its clue word because /a/…
Read MoreSunrise Readers Teacher’s Manual
A free downloadable PDF of the #SunriseReaders Teacher’s/ Parent’s Manual is available. The digital ebook on the link below is ideal for reading on your device. Please feel free to print this simple, user-friendly guide to the teaching of reading, but not for sale purposes. If you wish to print this Teacher’s/Parent’s Manual, please contact…
Read MoreSunrise Readers Book 5 We Come and Go Resources
Here you will find free downloadable resources to accompany Sunrise Readers Book 5 – We Come and Go. Please make as much use of these as you wish, and don’t hesitate to suggest other resources that you would find useful. Do this activities for Sunrise Readers Book 5 : How to use this book: Power…
Read MoreSunrise Readers Book 3 Home and School Resources
Currently available free downloadable resources include: How to use Sunrise Readers Book 3 – Home and School Free downloadable worksheets Flashcards – wordlist/ vocabulary and picture characters free downloadable PDFs Read, write and colour booklet – free downloadable pdf Power point – free downloadable
Read MoreSunrise Readers Book Two Work and Play Resources
Find here free downloadable resources to support teachers and parents when teaching reading, using Sunrise Readers Book Two – Work and Play. How to use Sunrise Readers Book 2 – Work and Play Sunrise Readers Book-2-How-to-use-this-book PDFDownload Free downloadable worksheet – Make words with p (Page 32 – Print in black and white, if desired.)…
Read MoreSunrise Readers Book 4 Story Time Resources
Please look here for some simple and age-appropriate activities and resources to accompany Sunrise Readers Book 4 – Story Time. The Sunrise Readers include activities from Book 6 onwards. How to introduce this book: Before issuing the children with their new reading book, teachers and parents may wish to ‘scan’ or overview the book in…
Read MoreAlphabet letter cards are useful for building words!
Small alphabet letter cards for individual/ pair use are an essential tool in the early childhood classroom. They give young learners the opportunity to use a kinaesthetic approach to learning by handling the letters and physically placing them in order to make words. Please find a free downloadable printable set of alphabet letter cards for…
Read MoreUse alphabet flashcards and charts to teach letter names and sounds
Teaching the Alphabet using Alphabet Flashcards and Charts The very first thing children need to learn is that written letters represent sounds. As adults, we often forget how difficult this is. They need to learn that letters have names (for example, Aa – Ay Bb – Bee Cc – Cee Dd -Dee) and that each…
Read MoreSight words and using flash cards/ word cards in the teaching of reading.
What are flash cards/ word cards? Flash cards are cards containing cues – pictures or key words or facts to assist with learning and revision. When they are used for vocabulary, they may be called word cards: a card that displays a written word. In the Sunrise Readers Teacher’s Manual, we refer to word cards…
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