Dream English Touch and Say Phonics Alphabet Program:
I am very excited to introduce to you my Phonics Program. Click
on below to be directed to the page with a Phonics
Song Mp3, Touch and Say Audio Lesson Mp3, and Matching Phonics Worksheets
and Flashcards, all free to download and use in your classes!
"I love the Dream English Touch and Say Phonics Program!" -Kia B., USA
Matt's Note: I recommend using the
Touch and Say phonics as part of an overall Phonics and reading
program. Using phonics chants,reading
often to children, and singing the ABC
song often will all help your students on their way to becoming
great readers! See below for more Phonics Materials from Dream English.
Check Out Some Alphabet Videos from Dream English Kids YouTube:
New Phonics Series: ABC Space Songs!
Learn letters, and phonics with these fun videos and Free Printable Worksheets. Click here!
What
is Phonics? Phonics is defined as a way of teaching
reading and spelling that stresses symbol-sound relationships, used
especially in beginning instruction. I use phonics practice with
my students from 2 years old all the way to adults. I learned how
to read in the U.S.A with phonics, so I really believe it can give
a solid foundation for beginning readers. For example, A sounds
like "aaa" in the word apple, which starts with the "aaa"
sound. A-aaa-apple! Without the use of phonics, children would have
to memorize every word they come across in order to read.
Think of phonics as the building blocks of reading. According to
Wiley Blevins in his excellent book Phonics from A to Z:
A Practical Guide(Published by Scholastic), "Studies
show that half of all English words can be spelled with phonics
rules that relate one letter to one sound." That's amazing!
Think of the world of reading opportunities you are opening for
your students by teaching them phonics!
This
page is a collection of my teaching ideas and materials for teaching
phonics, all for free download. You will find phonics chants, ABC
Songs, phonics worksheets, and more! All free to use to help your
children and students to learn how to read. This page is new in
2009, and I will be adding a lot to this page, so please check back
often.
Free Phonics Mp3 Practice Chants: Please click
on a chant title to be directed to the page with the chants, more
coming soon!
A
to Z Phonics Cards: Printable phonics cards from A to Z with big
and small letters. Great for practicing the Phonics chant.
Practice writing the letters of the alphabet and draw a picture that
starts with that letter. I recommend this for younger students. It
can be a fun exercise to pick the first letter of your students name
and start from there, or just start from the letter A. You can either
bring in a real object that starts with the letter, or use a book
or flashcard as an example. Click on the letter to open the page to
view and print the file:
Writing practice worksheets: These worksheets cover
the whole alphabet A to Z on one sheet of paper. One set has arrows
to show which directions to write, the other has no arrows.
My
First Handwriting Practice Book-8 page handwriting practice book
from A to Z with first words. Trace and practice the alphabet.
The vocabulary
in this booklet cooresponds to phonics chant 2 which you can download
above. Practice the chant with your students while looking at the
words in this book.