Activities

Newsletter – Thrifty – December 3, 2021

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Hello Book Bums families! For many families December means holiday activities and preparations. We hope the practical ideas and suggestions in this week’s newsletter are helpful to you as you send cards, shop, and spend time together! We’ve included lots of gift-giving ideas for the kids and teachers on your list. Bookbums.com is an Amazon […]

Phonemic Awareness

It Can Get Lonely When You’re Implementing Explicit, Systematic Phonics

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e time they reach third grade, sight words are not enough. Word Family associations are not sufficient to support the sophisticated demands of “at grade level” reading in third grade. There are no pictures. Word structures have become more complex. All of the tools provided by the typical greater Cincinnati early childhood classrooms have left many children ill-equipped.