Route to Reading: Keep Your Child’s Engine Running
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Route to Reading: Keep Your Child’s Engine Running
Your child says, /mmm/.
What’s the next sound?
Your child says, /aaa/.
What sound comes next?
Your child says, /nnn/.
What happens when you put them
together?
Your child says, /mmmaaannn/.
What is the word?
Your child says, man!
Suggested Citation
National Center on Improving Literacy (2019). Route to Reading: Keep Your Child’s Engine Running. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Special Education Programs, National Center on Improving Literacy. Retrieved from http://improvingliteracy.org.
Abstract
Helping your child stretch apart and connect sounds to sound out words supports early reading success.
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The research reported here is funded by awards to the National Center on Improving Literacy from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, in partnership with the Office of Special Education Programs (Award #: S283D160003). The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of OESE, OSEP, or the U.S. Department of Education. Copyright © 2023 National Center on Improving Literacy. https://improvingliteracy.org
