Language and literacy expert Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan says that it’s important to find out early if your child is having difficulty with letters and sounds.
Reading expert Linda Farrell suggests this teaching sequence for sight words: first, be sure your child knows all the letter names, then all the letter sounds—and then you can introduce a few short high-frequency words such as was.
Reading expert Linda Farrell recommends that you begin with teaching the letter names, and then focus on the letter sounds that are closest to their letter names.
