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

Phonograms Prenatal Through Preschool Teach your baby to read. er, ir, ie sh, ee, th International Parenting Association, Inc. http://www.internationalparentingassociation.org

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.

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 www.ipara.org/cgcover.html. 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: http://www.internationalparentingassociation.org/materials/index.html

er her 1

ir first 2

ur nurse 3

ear

ear early 4

wor

wor work 5

sh ship 6

ee see 7

th think (1) this (2) 8

ay may 9

ai paid 10

ow how (1) low (2) 11

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

aw saw 13

au saucer 14

ew few 15

ui fruit 16

oy boy 17

oi oil 18

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

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

ng sing 21

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

ar car 23

ck duck 24

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

or for 26

wh whip 27

oa boat 28

ey they (1) key (2) 29

eigh

eigh weigh 30

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

igh

igh sight 32

ie lie (1) colonie (2) 33

kn know 34

gn gnaw 35

wr write 36

ph phone 37

dge

dge judge 38

oe toe 39

tch

tch catch 40

ti nation 41

si discussion (1) vision (2) 42

ci gracious 43

ough

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

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