Revise Initial Sounds & Three Letter Words with activity cards (3 years +) - Teacher Notes

Guinea Pig Education presents a refreshing approach to teaching children as young as three years old how to read with their innovative Pre Reader Work Packs. These packs are designed to revise initial sounds and three-letter words through engaging activity cards that focus on vowel sounds. The core principle of the method is that children can quickly grasp reading skills, potentially learning to read within six months to a year, thus reducing the traditional time spent on learning to read.

The Pre Reader packs use phonics to teach children the sounds in words, providing them with a foundational 'tool' to decode approximately 80% of words in the English language, with the remaining 20% being learned through recognition and repetition. Children will learn to identify initial sounds, such as 'b' and 'd', and practice blending these with vowel sounds to form words like 'c...a...t'. The materials include a sentence maker to help children construct sentences, and to ensure that learning remains enjoyable, the packs incorporate word games like snap and bingo. These structured packs are user-friendly, offering clear instructions and encouraging daily practice to build word recognition and sentence formation skills. As children progress and gain confidence in the sounds they've learned, they can move on to more complex material, always at their own pace, and are encouraged to engage creatively by personalising drawings and repeatedly playing games to reinforce their learning.