Smart Listeners Become Successful Readers

The other night I was surfing the web in search of some fun games and activities to help develop my students' phonemic awareness skills. I happened upon a great parent-oriented site & an interesting bit of research which I have quoted below.

"There are so many different ways to be smart, but to do well in school, children need to learn to be smart listeners....After more than 30 years of research...., we know that there is a set of listening skills, (known as) Phonemic Awareness, that predicts who will be successful in learning to read.

Children who have these skills do well in reading.

Children who lack these skills, struggle or fail.

Researchers found that ALL children benefit from practice in these important skills."

Parents, you can help your child develop these skills by playing 'sound games' with your child! And here's a great site where you can find many fun and easy games and activities to assist your child in developing those important listening skills known as Phonemic Awareness.

Check out http://aability.com/pagames.php

Have fun and insure that your child becomes a successful reader! You are vital to your child's success!

Thank you, in advance, for being an active participant in your child's education.