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Is your child ready to learn to read? Here is a downloadable program that can help your student make the transition from letter sounds to true reading.
A quote from the website
Words are gradually introduced through the events on the screen that provide a meaningful context for their comprehension. Introduction of new words is carefully spaced out, so that previous words have become familiar, but there is constant learning... By the end of chapter seven, children will have learned 105 of the most common English words...Programs for Pre-Readers, Too
Bridge to Reading is fundamentally different from most of the educational games and 'edutainment' programs currently on the market. It has no 'shoot-em-ups', high scores or other distracting elements. In most educational programs, the reward, in sound and animations, is extrinsic to the action the child is supposed to perform; it is a treat given for a trick. In this program, the reward is intrinsic.
Bridge to Reading does require children to have basic familiarity with letters and their sounds. If your student is a complete beginner, try playing with these games first:
- Learn Letters
Free Software for learning the alphabet. - Letter Sounds part 1
Free Software for learning beginning phonics. - Letter Sounds - Blends
Blending consonants to make the initial sound of a of a word. - Letter Sounds - 'S' Blends
Blending 's' and another consonant to make the initial sound of a word. - Letter Sounds - Short Vowels
Selecting the correct short vowel to begin a word. - Letter Sounds - Long Vowels
Selecting the correct long vowel to begin a word.
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