Littles Love Learning Podcast

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Teaching your child to read does NOT require a degree in education or experience being a teacher.

But it DOES require you to have a basic understanding of the steps your child must follow to become a reader AND the order in which those steps should be taken.

Today's episode dives deep into Step 3 for Reading Success, which is Letter Knowledge.

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This is the fourth episode in a series all about how to teach your child to read & write correctly & effectively based on the Science of Reading.

Make sure you check out ALL the parts of this series so you can set your child up for success in school & in life:

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5 Steps for Reading Success

Step 1: Oral Language

Step 2: Phonological & Phonemic Awareness

Step 3: Letter Knowledge (You are here)

Step 4: Blending & Segmenting

Step 5: Heart Words

Bonus Step: Handwriting

Putting All the Steps Together

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►Grab my FREE 5 Steps to Reading Success Guide here!

►Grab my FREE Animal Alphabet Cards here!

►Grab my FREE Consonants and Vowels Guide here!

►No More Letter of the Week Video

►My Favorite Order to Introduce Letters

►What's the Difference Between Consonants & Vowels

►Let's Connect:

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Happy Learning!

-Erin

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Today's interview is with Kristina Harrill from Sweet for Kindergarten.

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Kristina is a former kindergarten teacher turned stay-at-home-mom of 3. Her oldest daughter is in kindergarten this year, and she has 2 younger ones still at home with her full-time.

Kristina began blogging about what she was doing in her kindergarten classroom almost 10 years ago, which then led her to create resources for other kindergarten teachers through her store, Sweet for Kindergarten. She focuses primarily on literacy resources and is an expert in phonological awareness, phonics, and writing.

Listen in on my conversation with Kristina as she shares:

❤️her journey of beginning Sweet for Kindergarten and then transitioning into stay-at-home-mom life

💙how she prepared her oldest daughter for kindergarten (and her biggest tips for pre-k parents)

🧡advice for parents becoming kindergarten parents for the first time (it's SO different from being a preschool parent!)

Prefer to watch this episode on YouTube? Click here to check it out!

►Connect with Kristina:

https://sweetforkindergarten.com/

Instagram @kristinaharrill

Instagram @sweetforkindergarten

Kindergarten Tips and Tricks Facebook Group

►Let's Connect:

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Happy Learning!

-Erin

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Teaching your child to read does NOT require a degree in education or experience being a teacher.

But it DOES require you to have a basic understanding of the steps your child must follow to become a reader AND the order in which those steps should be taken.

Today's episode dives deep into Step 2 for Reading Success, which is called Phonological and Phonemic Awareness.

Prefer to watch this episode on YouTube? Click here to check it out!

This is the third episode in a series all about how to teach your child to read & write correctly & effectively based on the Science of Reading.

Make sure you check out ALL the parts of this series so you can set your child up for success in school & in life:

_______________________________________________________

5 Steps for Reading Success

Step 1: Oral Language

Step 2: Phonological & Phonemic Awareness (You are here)

Step 3: Letter Knowledge

Step 4: Blending & Segmenting

Step 5: Heart Words

Bonus Step: Handwriting

Putting All the Steps Together

_______________________________________________________

►Grab my FREE 5 Steps to Reading Success Guide here!

►Grab my FREE Phonological & Phonemic Awareness Guide here!

►Grab my Phonological & Phonemic Awareness eBook here!

►Grab my Phonological & Phonemic Awareness Games here!

►Let's Connect:

>>> Join my email community here!

>>> Reach out on Instagram @littleslovelearningblog

Happy Learning!

-Erin

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Today's interview is with Sarah Paul from @snippetsbysarah on Instagram.

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With over 20 years experience in teaching literacy, Sarah was one of the early adopters of structured literacy way back in 2014 (before the Science of Reading movement even began).

Sarah is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to best-practices for teaching phonemic awareness, phonics, morphology, and more!

Listen in on my conversation with Sarah as she shares:

❤️her journey of transitioning from balanced literacy to structured literacy

💙what morphology is and why it's important

🧡what parents can do if they're concerned about their child's reading development

Prefer to watch this episode on YouTube? Click here to check it out!

►Connect with Sarah:

https://sarahsnippets.com/

Instagram @snippetsbysarah

►Let's Connect:

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Happy Learning!

-Erin

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Teaching your child to read does NOT require a degree in education or experience being a teacher.

But it DOES require you to have a basic understanding of the steps your child must follow to become a reader AND the order in which those steps should be taken.

Today's episode dives deep into Step 1 for Reading Success, which is called Oral Language.

Prefer to watch this episode on YouTube? Click here to check it out!

This is the second episode in a series all about how to teach your child to read & write correctly & effectively based on the Science of Reading.

Make sure you check out ALL the parts of this series so you can set your child up for success in school & in life:

_______________________________________________________

5 Steps for Reading Success

Step 1: Oral Language (You are here)

Step 2: Phonological & Phonemic Awareness

Step 3: Letter Knowledge

Step 4: Blending & Segmenting

Step 5: Heart Words

Bonus Step: Handwriting

Putting All the Steps Together

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►Grab my FREE 5 Steps to Reading Success Guide here!

►Check out the book Reading for Our Lives by Maya Smart here!

►Browse all the book lists I have on my website here!

►Download your FREE Reading Logs for each month here!

►Let's Connect:

>>> Join my email community here!

>>> Reach out on Instagram @littleslovelearningblog

Happy Learning!

-Erin

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Today's interview is with Emily Lawson from @byemilylawson on Instagram & TikTok.

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Emily is a former classroom teacher turned stay-at-home mom of 2.

With her oldest child, Emily created in-depth preschool activities & lesson plans to prepare her for kindergarten (similar to what she used in her classroom).

But with her younger child, Emily realized he learned in a MUCH different way, so she pivoted to creating activities that took 2 minute or less to set up (and kept him moving the whole time to keep his attention!)

Emily turned those activities into a Preschool Playbook to help other parents prepare their kids for kindergarten without formal lessons or tons of planning/prepping.

Listen in on my conversation with Emily as she shares her story of transitioning to becoming a stay-at-home mom, how she pivoted her activities to match her son's learning style, and how she makes ordinary moment magical for her family.

Prefer to watch this episode on YouTube? Click here to check it out!

►Connect with Emily:

https://byemilylawson.com/

Instagram @byemilylawson

Emily's Playbooks

►Let's Connect:

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Happy Learning!

-Erin

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Teaching your child to read does NOT require a degree in education or experience being a teacher.

But it DOES require you to have a basic understanding of the steps your child must follow to become a reader AND the order in which those steps should be taken.

Luckily today's episode will give you just that...an overview of the 5 steps for reading success!

Prefer to watch this episode on YouTube? Click here to check it out!

This is the first episode in a series all about how to teach your child to read & write correctly & effectively based on the Science of Reading.

Make sure you check out ALL the parts of this series so you can set your child up for success in school & in life:

_______________________________________________________

5 Steps for Reading Success (You are here)

Step 1: Oral Language

Step 2: Phonological & Phonemic Awareness

Step 3: Letter Knowledge

Step 4: Blending & Segmenting

Step 5: Heart Words

Bonus Step: Handwriting

Putting All the Steps Together

_______________________________________________________

►Grab my FREE 5 Steps to Reading Success Guide here!

►Grab my FREE End of the Year Literacy Goals (Pre-K & Kindergarten) here!

►Let's Connect:

>>> Join my email community here!

>>> Reach out on Instagram @littleslovelearningblog

Happy Learning!

-Erin

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Today's interview is with Anne Wahlgren from Printable Parents.

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Anne is a kindergarten-2nd grade reading specialist with two master's degrees in education. She is also an Orton-Gillinghmam tutor who focuses on helping parents work with struggling readers, especially those with dyslexia.

Not only does Anne have professional experience working with struggling readers, she also has personal experience, as her daughter is diagnosed with dyslexia and dysgraphia.

Her mission is to help parents work with their struggling readers at home so their children can feel confident and proud of their reading skills.

Listen in on my conversation with Anne as we discuss dyslexia and dysgraphia, how parents can help struggling readers, and what parents can do if they're concerned about their child's reading development.

Prefer to watch this episode on YouTube? Click here to check it out!

►Connect with Anne:

https://printableparents.com/

Instagram @printableparents

►Let's Connect:

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>>> Reach out on Instagram @littleslovelearningblog

Happy Learning!

-Erin

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One thing that drives me crazy as a literacy specialist & reading teacher is the amount of misinformation online surrounding early reading skills.

There are SO many myths about early reading shared on social media, and they're harmful to parents who are not familiar with reading research or how kids learn to read.

Today I'm sharing 4 of the most common myths I see about reading and WHY they aren't true.

I'm also sharing my opinion on how to best teach your child to read (and why starting earlier is better!)

Prefer to watch this episode on YouTube? Click here to check it out!

►Grab my FREE 5 Steps to Reading Success Guide here!

►Let's Connect:

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Happy Learning!

-Erin

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Today's interview is with Elizabeth Doherty from Manhattan Speech, Language & Literacy, LLC.

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Elizabeth founded her practice over 10 years ago with the goal of providing students knowledge and skills necessary for career success in the 21st century.

With the unique perspective of both a speech-language pathologist and reading teacher, Elizabeth supports both oral and printed language, helping students gain proficiencies that translate across speaking, hearing, processing, reading, writing, and spelling. 

Listen in on my conversation with Elizabeth as we discuss the inter-connectedness of reading and speech therapy, practical ways parents can work with their kids at home, and what red flags to look out for as your child develops their oral language & reading skills.

Prefer to watch this episode on YouTube? Click here to check it out!

►Connect with Elizabeth:

https://www.manhattanspeechlanguage.com/

Instagram @elizabeth_readingslp

*This is a different Instagram handle from what Elizabeth shared in the podcast. She updated her Instagram handle after we recorded this episode. Please check her out at @elizabeth_readingslp

►Let's Connect:

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Happy Learning!

-Erin

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