Phonograms Prenatal Through Preschool. Teach your baby to read. er, ir, ie sh, ee, th

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1 Phonograms Prenatal Through Preschool Teach your baby to read. er, ir, ie sh, ee, th International Parenting Association, Inc.

2 Phonograms Before using phonograms Go through the Alphabet and Alphabet Word Cards before beginning with phonograms. To help with pronunciation there are words for every sound the phonograms make. Let the child know that many phonograms have more than one possible sound. You may take sounds one-at-a-time or give them all at once, whichever you prefer. Print out the phonograms Use index paper or cardboard for backing. Cover with loose-leaf page protectors. Practice first Practice with the cards until your are comfortable using them and have built up some speed before showing them to a child. Prepare the learning environment Before giving a presentation eliminate noise and distractions such as TV and provide good lighting. Presentation Tell the child you have phonograms. Ask if she would like to see them. (Smile!) Hold the cards at the child's eye level at a distance of about 18 inches. When showing the cards move them from the back of the stack to the front. As you flash the cards hold them steady. Flash cards quickly, about one per second. Articulate clearly. Show up to 10 cards per session or more if there is interest, but keep sessions brief. Another way to show flashcards is to put them in a loose-leaf binder and flip them over. No cardboard or index paper for backing is necessary. Many find this method is easier. Don t offer to show flashcards when the child is busy with something she enjoys. Be lively with presentations and use pleasant tones. Never force a chid s attention and stop before her attention starts to dwindle. Unless a child is distracted, looking away means she wants new information.

3 For the Baby in the Womb Fetal Stimulation Using Phonograms Take a moment to sit comfortably and center in your heart. Then speak directly to your baby out loud. Tell her that you have phonograms to show her and that you will pronunce them for her. Ask the baby to use her ESP (clairvoyance) and to look at the cards with you. Pronounce the sounds out loud and also try sending the images to the baby mentally. If you don t have this ability, by practicing you may develop it. Go through as many cards as feels right to you, as many cards as you sense the baby wants to see. Phonogram Word Cards You may use Phonogram Word Cards with the phonograms. Show a phonogram and pronounce the sound. Then show the word that contains that sound. For example, you may show phonogram ee and the word see. Point out the ee in see. More About Flashcards To find out more about using flash cards go to Click on the articles How to Accelerate Brain Development and Raise Your Child s IQ with Bits in the Early Learning column of Child Genius Magazine. Download Phonogram Word Cards from:

4 er

5 er her 1

6 ir

7 ir first 2

8 ur

9 ur nurse 3

10 ear

11 ear early 4

12 wor

13 wor work 5

14 sh

15 sh ship 6

16 ee

17 ee see 7

18 th

19 th think (1) this (2) 8

20 ay

21 ay may 9

22 ai

23 ai paid 10

24 ow

25 ow how (1) low (2) 11

26 ou

27 ou round (1) soul (2) you (3) double (4) 12

28 aw

29 aw saw 13

30 au

31 au saucer 14

32 ew

33 ew few 15

34 ui

35 ui fruit 16

36 oy

37 oy boy 17

38 oi

39 oi oil 18

40 oo

41 oo room (1) look (2) floor (3) 19

42 ch

43 ch chip (1) echo (2) chandeleir (3) 20

44 ng

45 ng sing 21

46 ea

47 ea sea (1) head (2) great (3) 22

48 ar

49 ar car 23

50 ck

51 ck duck 24

52 ed

53 ed graded (1) loved (2) mixed (3) 25

54 or

55 or for 26

56 wh

57 wh whip 27

58 oa

59 oa boat 28

60 ey

61 ey they (1) key (2) 29

62 eigh

63 eigh weigh 30

64 ei

65 ei ceiling (1) veil (2) forfeit (3) 31

66 igh

67 igh sight 32

68 ie

69 ie lie (1) colonie (2) 33

70 kn

71 kn know 34

72 gn

73 gn gnaw 35

74 wr

75 wr write 36

76 ph

77 ph phone 37

78 dge

79 dge judge 38

80 oe

81 oe toe 39

82 tch

83 tch catch 40

84 ti

85 ti nation 41

86 si

87 si discussion (1) vision (2) 42

88 ci

89 ci gracious 43

90 ough

91 ough though o (1) through oo (2) rough uff (3) cough off (4) thought aw (5) bough ow (6) 44

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