Explicitly teaching connection between letters and sounds.
The joy of play-based learning! When you hair swings, it can only mean she is LOVING what she is learning.
“Decades of scientific research has revealed that reading doesn’t come naturally. The human brain isn’t wired to read. Kids must be explicitly taught how to connect sounds with letters.” APM Hard Words
Research in Action
This preschool student at Mt. Zion Academy follows a specific literacy system with the aim of getting her preschool reading. These high quality literacy experiences daily give her to specific instruction, exposure and practice needed for lifelong literacy skills.