
I Spy for Phonics | Learning To Read | NPT3
11/12/2021 | 1m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
Children better absorb information with a multi-sensory approach.
Children better absorb information when we use a multi-sensory approach, like when we combine sight and sound. The first step toward learning to read is teaching children what sounds letters make. A fun way to engage your child is a with a game of I Spy. Try having your child spy objects that start with a letter or letter sound.
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Learning to Read is a local public television program presented by WNPT
Funding for LEARNING TO READ is provided by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and the Hays Foundation.

I Spy for Phonics | Learning To Read | NPT3
11/12/2021 | 1m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
Children better absorb information when we use a multi-sensory approach, like when we combine sight and sound. The first step toward learning to read is teaching children what sounds letters make. A fun way to engage your child is a with a game of I Spy. Try having your child spy objects that start with a letter or letter sound.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- Hey Noah, do you want to play a game of "I Spy" with me?
- Yes, ma'am.
- "I Spy" is a fun game that can be used to help teach your child letter sounds or phonics.
If we are outside and I see a tree, I will say, "I spy something that starts with the letter 'T'".
- Tree!
- After Noah guesses what I see, I ask him to tell me the sound the letter makes.
What sound does the letter "T" make?
- Tah.
- Good job!
It's also fun to take turns with each other.
First I spy, then Noah spies.
- I spy with my little eye something that starts with - - Children better absorb information when we use a multisensory approach, like when we combine sight and sound.
Once children learn what sound letters make, that is the first step toward learning to read.
Good job!
High five dude!
Yeah!
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