<![CDATA[All About Teaching and Learning Phonics]]>For parents who are keen to teach their kids phonics at home, check out my new blog.



http://tamarindphonics.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-to-teach-phonics.html


I have included phonics materials which I used to teach my son, as well as detailed description of the method I used. The method is suitable for kids who cannot sit still, and have very short attention span.

My boy, now 3 years 11 months, is able to read a page of about 100 words on his own. I only started teaching him at the beginning of this year, for about 8 months only. I spend about 15 minutes everyday teaching him.

There is really no need to send your kids to expensive classes to learn to read. You can do it at home easily.

Even if you do send your kid to class, they will still tell you that you must practice with the child at home everyday.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/877/all-about-teaching-and-learning-phonicsRSS for NodeSun, 03 May 2026 09:02:08 GMTSun, 24 Aug 2008 09:19:32 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to All About Teaching and Learning Phonics on Fri, 06 Nov 2020 17:27:03 GMT]]>Didn’t go through the thread, but I just teach my 4yo myself, I think he is learning quite well . Do we really need to find tuition for this young age?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2001683https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2001683Fri, 06 Nov 2020 17:27:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Teaching and Learning Phonics on Tue, 19 Feb 2019 04:59:10 GMT]]>Hi, I’ve extra one set of oxford reading tree level 1 - 6, total 58 books,

interested pls sms/whats app me: 9127 - nine 536
thanks

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1898830https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1898830Tue, 19 Feb 2019 04:59:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Teaching and Learning Phonics on Wed, 26 Dec 2018 23:54:51 GMT]]>Hi, i hve a box of unopened usborne my first reading library selling at $50. Good for phonics reading.

total : 50books
pls pm if interested. Retail price at $215. selling cheaper due to overseas spree

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1891420https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1891420Wed, 26 Dec 2018 23:54:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Teaching and Learning Phonics on Tue, 06 Mar 2018 07:10:44 GMT]]>I think teaching phonics to children require a certain set of skills, as I myself am an english educator at Tertiary level. Sometimes it needs a third party involvement as we always have expectations and anxiety in children’s learning style. At this formative age it is important they set on the right foot. As for myself I did not want to interrupt my child’s learning style and I was lucky to have engaged an experienced phonics teacher who was patient, loving and who was able to understand my child’s leaning ability. It reflected her learning when my daughter went in search for books herself around the house and preferred reading than doing anything else. The teachers love and patience has helped my child to improve in such a short time. Me and my husband, are elated and thankful to her.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1836648https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1836648Tue, 06 Mar 2018 07:10:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Teaching and Learning Phonics on Sat, 24 Feb 2018 08:02:03 GMT]]>Hi,

Anyone knows good and affordable Phonics learning kits for 4 yr old. Looking for something similar to montessori style with alphabets and word lists. I found few online but very expensive. Please suggest.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1835229https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1835229Sat, 24 Feb 2018 08:02:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Teaching and Learning Phonics on Tue, 26 Dec 2017 11:17:40 GMT]]>Anyone kids in Kent Ridge Sun Plaza for phonics? Any feedback? My elder son used to go to KR for phonic but that was 4 yrs ago and it was at SSC. Now location has changed to Sunplaza and I would like to know if the teacher there is good?

I would like to enroll my younger son there as the outcome of my elder son english is not bad(P3 now) but not sure if the standard of teacher is still the same.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1824915https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1824915Tue, 26 Dec 2017 11:17:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Teaching and Learning Phonics on Thu, 08 Jun 2017 12:19:45 GMT]]>Hello! We are a tuition agency that has a base of reliable tutors. If you are considering having private/home tuition for your child, you may contact us to find out more. We will shortlist a list of selected tutors for you to choose based on their qualifications and experience in relevant subjects.


This service comes at free of charge for our clients. Furthermore, by referring students to us, you stand to earn 10% of our commission!

Do email us at brillianceedulearn@outlook.com or contact us at 96180691/97634515 to find out more!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1778186https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1778186Thu, 08 Jun 2017 12:19:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Teaching and Learning Phonics on Tue, 28 Feb 2017 01:38:08 GMT]]>Hi all, Do you know any good English tutor from west area?

Looking for a tutor for my K1.
Appreciate for your reply 😄

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1757471https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1757471Tue, 28 Feb 2017 01:38:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Teaching and Learning Phonics on Tue, 19 Apr 2016 14:19:30 GMT]]>The Phonic taught in school is not touch-and-go. Just like the weekly enrichment lessons which your child attends, Teacher do teach the beginning sounds/ consonants/ vowels/ sound made by each letters weekly. You do not have to worry because school usually will conduct test to test for the child's readibility age. If they perform below their expected age, Learning Support Programme will be catered for your child and most probably you will receive the notice from the school soon. 😄



Some parents might have the misconception that the school does not provide a comprehensive phonic curriculum. However, do not that learning language should be a holistic approach and if instructional approach ( concentrating on sounds without context) can work so well, most school would have embarked on a 3 month intensive phonic modules for all P1 at the beginning of the year. :boogie:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1670270https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1670270Tue, 19 Apr 2016 14:19:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Teaching and Learning Phonics on Wed, 09 Dec 2015 15:01:31 GMT]]>Magic Phonics program is a wonderfully illustrated interactive pictorial phonics and grammar program specially designed for children in a interesting way. Children learn to associate printed letters with the speech sound each word represents. Mastering phonics will enable children to read quickly in confidence. Once a child knows how to read , he/she can become an independent reader. This phonics program comes with a reading pen to hear the sound of the phonics pronunciation.


View the program here http://www.learningtech.com.sg/magic-phonics-program/

Babies can learn to read whole words without knowing the letters of the alphabet.
However, children need to learn phonics in order to progress to phonetic reading(sounding out words). Some people think it’s harmful for children to learn to read whole words. We believe that it is beneficial to learn to read as young as possible,and that so long as children learn phonics before they start school, they will be fluent readers. :rahrah:
http://www.learningtech.com.sg/free-presentation/

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1613696https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1613696Wed, 09 Dec 2015 15:01:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Teaching and Learning Phonics on Wed, 08 Jul 2015 10:45:36 GMT]]>I'm also selling off some of my own resources. You can look out for my ads at garage sales. Here's the link to one of the Phonics resource. Another fun way for children to learn. 😉


http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum ... 21&t=83161

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1535494https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1535494Wed, 08 Jul 2015 10:45:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Teaching and Learning Phonics on Wed, 08 Jul 2015 09:49:00 GMT]]>

lyra:
Hi parents, can you recommend me phonic readers that I can use to teach my child to read? I saw a few at Popular bookstore but they are in piecemeal, not a whole set, and I don't know which one is better. Confused.... :scratchhead:


If you want to let go of your preloved set, please PM me or email me at lyramignon@gmail.com

Thanks! 😄
Hi lyra, I personally LOVE the \"Now I'm Reading Series\" by innovativeKidz. Unfortunately, they are no longer available in physical stores last I checked but you should still be able to purchase them online. The series is written by Nora Gaydos.

A very systematic series that follows through from basic to independent levels.

The series begins from ABC to Pre-readers and later to the 3-letter phonetic words' level, when the children practice reading sentences.

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Here's a sample of the books. Beautifully illustrated with sketch-like animals in hilarious antics that children easily relate to. Children enjoy silly stories. 😄

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The contents gradually increase in difficulty, so the child will not feel challenged to move up levels.

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At the end of each reader, a short question and answer section introduces children to early comprehension stage. Parents can guide their children with simple inference-type questions and also have fun exploring rhyming words.

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I have used these readers with my students and with my own children with much success.:love:

My friend jollyme is selling her preloved ones at steal prices.
You can see this link for her ad. Hope this helped somewhat.

Best regards,
buds.

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum ... 21&t=82830

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1535464https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1535464Wed, 08 Jul 2015 09:49:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Teaching and Learning Phonics on Tue, 23 Jun 2015 02:08:36 GMT]]>Dear parents, we are offering Read-in-a-Week programme for your kids.


Kids who enrol for this programme will be taught the basics of phonics through the sounds of all the letters in the alphabet and how to blend these sounds to form words. All these will skills will help your kids gain their confidence in reading and get ahead of their peers.

This 3-in-1 programme focuses on effective learning techniques that help kids learn phonics, reading and spelling in the shortest time possible.

Come and find out more.

Kent Ridge Education @ NEX Shopping Mall
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serangoon@kentridgetutors.net
http://www.krtc-serangoon.com
http://www.facebook.com/krtc.serangoon

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1527865https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1527865Tue, 23 Jun 2015 02:08:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Teaching and Learning Phonics on Fri, 12 Jun 2015 09:22:13 GMT]]>Hi parents, can you recommend me phonic readers that I can use to teach my child to read? I saw a few at Popular bookstore but they are in piecemeal, not a whole set, and I don't know which one is better. Confused.... :scratchhead:


If you want to let go of your preloved set, please PM me or email me at lyramignon@gmail.com

Thanks! 😄

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1522975https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1522975Fri, 12 Jun 2015 09:22:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Teaching and Learning Phonics on Thu, 11 Jun 2015 13:39:54 GMT]]>I have used both Peter and Jane series, Rigby Star Readers and Oxford Reading Tree. I find that the contents of Peter and Jane is too dry to captivate most young children although their methodology is good.

My kids like the Rigby star readers because they are more interesting and varied.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1522666https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1522666Thu, 11 Jun 2015 13:39:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Teaching and Learning Phonics on Tue, 09 Jun 2015 06:35:24 GMT]]>following

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1521208https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1521208Tue, 09 Jun 2015 06:35:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Teaching and Learning Phonics on Tue, 09 Jun 2015 06:30:45 GMT]]>I have a set of Rigby Star Readers.

Yellow, red , pink, blue and green level
Comes with 4 audio CDs.
Suitable for early readers.
In very good condition.
Anyone interested please PM me

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1521202https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1521202Tue, 09 Jun 2015 06:30:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Teaching and Learning Phonics on Tue, 02 Jun 2015 05:29:53 GMT]]>

Precioustotz:
Thanks all for answering to my question! Sorry, I haven't been checking in the forum for a while. My kids are more or less familar with all the individual alphabet sounds.


Am moving on to teaching them simple blending during school holidays. Such a pity Tamarind blog is not longer available. Am wondering how I should proceed from here. Just started Peter and Jane readers for my kids. Everything is a bit late for my elder as she is going to Primary One next year. The good news is she loves Peter and Jane and keeps rushing me to let her read on. 🙂
Welcome. Glad that your kids are progressing fine! 🙂

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1516936https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1516936Tue, 02 Jun 2015 05:29:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Teaching and Learning Phonics on Wed, 27 May 2015 13:48:40 GMT]]>Thanks all for answering to my question! Sorry, I haven't been checking in the forum for a while. My kids are more or less familar with all the individual alphabet sounds.


Am moving on to teaching them simple blending during school holidays. Such a pity Tamarind blog is not longer available. Am wondering how I should proceed from here. Just started Peter and Jane readers for my kids. Everything is a bit late for my elder as she is going to Primary One next year. The good news is she loves Peter and Jane and keeps rushing me to let her read on. 🙂

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1514176https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1514176Wed, 27 May 2015 13:48:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Teaching and Learning Phonics on Fri, 15 May 2015 08:40:10 GMT]]>Rather than saying A and E sound the same, the teacher should explain that in English, we cannot always depend on spelling for pronunciation.

The problem with English is that it has one set of spelling system and a different set of sound system.
Where they overlap, we are able to base its pronunciation on its spelling.
However, the problem arises when they don’t.
This has caused much confusion and frustration.
And we haven’t even delve into the tonal and stress pattern!

The solution to this is to master the phonetics system, and you will be able to tackle any pronunciation with a simple reference to the dictionary.
Many just use the dictionary to find the meaning of a word. However, an underused function of the dictionary is to provide the pronunciation of words too.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1506900https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1506900Fri, 15 May 2015 08:40:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Teaching and Learning Phonics on Fri, 15 May 2015 07:27:18 GMT]]>

Precioustotz:
Hi experts here,


thanks for your guidance especially Tamarind and Bud for being so generous in sharing. I am trying to teach my kids phonics but am confused with the sound of letter a. From starfall I hear it as \"arh\" but from leapfrog dvd I hear it as \"air\". I recalled when my dd attended phonics class at krtc, the teacher told me letter E and A both sounds the same and it was \"air\".

Anyone can enlighten? I was not taught phonics when I was young. It seems like learning English for me all over again. LOL
The teacher is not accurate! The sounds are similar, but the \"a\" sound is more \"open\" than the \"e\" sounds. Eg. the contrast between \"bad\" and \"bed\".

Unfortunately, English is a complicated language in terms of phonics, and letters can sound different in different words. Which is why phonics is only part of the answer for teaching reading. Also note that there are differences in pronunciation between US and UK English. Eg. \"grass\" and \"dance\" sound different in US vs UK English.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1506872https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1506872Fri, 15 May 2015 07:27:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Teaching and Learning Phonics on Fri, 15 May 2015 06:36:15 GMT]]>Wow! Very informative post… I have definitely pick up many valuable teaching tips in phonetics which i believe can value-add on my students!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1506829https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1506829Fri, 15 May 2015 06:36:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Teaching and Learning Phonics on Thu, 14 May 2015 09:37:37 GMT]]>

Precioustotz:
Hi experts here,


thanks for your guidance especially Tamarind and Bud for being so generous in sharing. I am trying to teach my kids phonics but am confused with the sound of letter a. From starfall I hear it as \"arh\" but from leapfrog dvd I hear it as \"air\". I recalled when my dd attended phonics class at krtc, the teacher told me letter E and A both sounds the same and it was \"air\".

Anyone can enlighten? I was not taught phonics when I was young. It seems like learning English for me all over again. LOL
Hi Precioustotz,

You are correct, there are two major sounds for the letter a - long vowel sound and short vowel sound - and a minor sound - schwa.

1) The long vowel \"a\" sounds like the letter \"A\" as in the word \"Apron\"
2) The short vowel \"a\" sounds like \"air\" as in the word \"Apple\"
3) There is also an unstressed vowel \"a\" sound also known as (schwa), which you hear as \"arh\" as in the words \"alone\" and \"sofa\".

If you have any further questions, feel free to get in touch with me.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1506199https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1506199Thu, 14 May 2015 09:37:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All About Teaching and Learning Phonics on Tue, 12 May 2015 16:51:20 GMT]]>Hi experts here,


thanks for your guidance especially Tamarind and Bud for being so generous in sharing. I am trying to teach my kids phonics but am confused with the sound of letter a. From starfall I hear it as "arh" but from leapfrog dvd I hear it as "air". I recalled when my dd attended phonics class at krtc, the teacher told me letter E and A both sounds the same and it was "air".

Anyone can enlighten? I was not taught phonics when I was young. It seems like learning English for me all over again. LOL

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1504922https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1504922Tue, 12 May 2015 16:51:20 GMT