Beginning Letter Sounds, Letter Recognition and CVC Words

One cannot learn to read if you do not know recognize letters and letter sounds. A lot of times I have seen students in the primary grades and beyond that struggle with reading and through I basic assessment I find that they are missing certain letters and sounds. That can make reading and writing very difficult. That is why it is never too early to start learning your letters and sounds. I have heard parents say that they have plenty of time in school to learn and that they should be playing more in the early grades. The fact is, if a student is struggling with their reading my the third grade, that student is at serious risk to continue to struggle the remainder of their education and beyond. Why set your child up for that. Start early. You don't have to do drill after drill of the letters. Take them grocery shopping and have them tell you the letters on the cereal boxes or cheese wrappers. Sing the ABC song as a rap or jazz number while you take a bath, jump rope or swing on a swing. Buy beginner readers from Scholastic or library book sales and start reading to your children before they are even born. It is never too early to start. Have no fear though, here are great online game sites that help students learn their letters and sounds!

http://www.learningplanet.com/act/abcorder.asphttp://www.learningplanet.com/act/abcorder.asp  Enter the letter on the train cart that comes next.

 An interactive educational game that can be used as an Assessment Tool to follow a child's progress in Letter Recognition. http://ziggityzoom.com/games/letter-blaster

 This java applet randomly presents letters of the alphabet, digits (0 to 100 depending on your choice).It is a great teaching tool useful for parents and  teachers. Kids will have great fun and learn at the same time. Great assessment tool.  http://www.akgupta.com/Java/alphabet.htm

http://pbskids.org/lions/games/http://pbskids.org/lions/games/ PBS Kids Letter Sounds: Students will be asked to select the correct picture with the sound that they hear and the letter that they see. It looks like a machine that you drop letters in.

 http://www.primarygames.com/theabcgame/question1.htmPrimary Games:  See a letter and select the
correct picture that starts with that letter.

Match capital to small letter. Find the Mommy (or Daddy) Kangaroo for each joey.http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/games/pawpark/pawpark.html

 http://www.professorgarfield.org/phonics/fishing/fishing.html  Fishing With Phonics-Help Garfield catch the beginning and ending letter sound to finish the word.  

 http://brainconnection.positscience.com/teasers/index.php3?main=rr/firsttimehttp: Ranging Rover- This game requires a child to distinguish words that differ by the initial sound or phoneme. 

 http://draft.blogger.com/goog_1908886032    Sound Bingo for printable Bingo




http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/flash/phonics/index.htm Scholastic Letter Match. Help Clifford find the correct picture that starts with the spoken letter sound. 

 http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/wam/wam.htm - Alphabet Whack a Mole- Whack the mole holding the correct letter. 

www.playkidsgames.com/games/alphabetGame/alphabet.htm - Help the seal find the word with the matching beginning letter sound fish so that he can eat.


Help the frog eat the letters in alphabetical order.  http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/frog/Flash/frog.html

 http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/games/pawpark/pawpark.html Help the baby kangaroo find his dad by selecting the matching letter. 


Click on the books A-Z in alphabetical order. This helps students practice their ABC's. 
http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/alphabetGame/alphabet.htm


http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/games/alien/ash.html Help the alien catch the letters that make simple CVC words.


http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/games/alien2/ash2.html Help the alien fill in the missing letters in the word. Must be reading at least at the 1st grade level.


Alphabet Goop: See two letters and stir the soup. Match the picture to the beginning letter sound.http://www.tvokids.com/games/alphabetgoop

Cute Frog game requiring Shockwave. Students listen to what letter Frog wants to eat and chooses the correct letter from a group of letters.  http://www.fisher-price.com/us/fun/games/abc/

Puzzle Me Words is a fun, educational game designed for kindergarten and first-grade students. The game reinforces letter sounds by having students combine letters to form words for the pictures they see (e.g., pig and hat). Scootie, a talking school bus, reads the words aloud, further reinforcing the letter sounds. As students complete each round, they earn a new puzzle piece toward their prize puzzle: a coloring sheet that they can print, color, and display proudly at home or in school.Click on the correct letter puzzle piece to create the word that goes with the picture. http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/puzzle-words-30819.html

 Look at each picture. Click and drag the letters into the grey box to spell the word. Click on the Check Work Button to check your answer. This game has 10 questions.http://www.primarygames.com/see-n-spell/short/start.htm