Silly Bulls provide a visual representation of how syllables are segmented into beginning, vowel and ending sounds. By using the Silly Bulls throughout the entire lesson, students can begin to understand that they are taking apart and putting back together the same parts for recognition and naming, blending, sounding out and spelling. For … Continue reading >
Are your students reluctant to point to the cards during the blending drill, or get tired of doing the drill the same way every time? I sometimes get a pile of pennies (or flat marbles work well too) and have the student take one from the pile (or if it’s too tempting … Continue reading >
Phonics Card Deck. Use this 180-card deck of consonants, vowels, blends and more to help students practice letter-to-sound correspondence. Perfect for the Orton-Gillingham visual and blending drills, as well as for introduction of new sounds. No more writing with a marker on index cards, or having to purchase an expensive “toolkit” just … Continue reading >
