Teaching children to read has, for a long time, been based on sight words. Which has left many children feeling inadequate instead of excited and trying to wriggle their way out of that “read 20 minutes a night” deal any way they can.🤦‍♀️ I couldn’t bear seeing their tears any longer. After all, reading should be full of adventure and wonder and joy. But when many parents heard about phonics, all they felt was a sense of overwhelm. Enough. I created “Play to Read” which helps children learn to

2.3M views · 114K reactions | There is a better way to teach #sightwords than simply memorizing the whole word. Because when we teach kids through #phonics, they're much more likely to learn and read more and more words on their own- even if they've never seen them before! #toddlerscanread | Toddlers CAN Read | Facebook