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Before children can connect letters to words on a page, they must first learn to hear  the sounds inside words. This skill, called phonemic awareness , is the very first foundation of reading. Without it, later steps like phonics, fluency, and comprehension become much harder. Phonemic awareness means recognizing that words are made of smaller sounds (phonemes). For example: dog  → /d/ /o/ /g/ map  → /m/ /a/ /p/ When children can pull apart these sounds and put them back toge

Learning to read doesn’t happen overnight. It’s a journey made up of small, connected steps that build on each other. At the very beginning are the foundations of sound awareness , and at the very top is comprehension , where your child is fully immersed in stories and meaning. We like to think of reading as a staircase. Each step prepares your child to climb higher and higher until they can confidently read and understand what’s in front of them. Skipping a step makes the cl

When people think of “literacy,” the first images that come to mind are often letters, books, or reading aloud. But here’s a powerful truth: literacy starts with language.  Long before children recognize letters or hold a crayon, they’re building the foundation for reading and writing through conversations with the adults around them. From birth, your child is soaking up the rhythm of your voice, the flow of words, and the back-and-forth of communication. Every coo, giggle, b