Sh words help my child read

Children expect their ABCs to have only one sound each. Your child knows letter s has the sound that comes at the start of: sun, soap, silly, star, and smile. Say those s words with your child.

Tell your child that when s is standing side-by-side with h, sh become a special team that makes the sound we say when we ask someone to please be quiet: shhhhhh.

We put our pointer finger to our lips and say shhhh.

Ask your child to say these words with you:  ship,   shell, shimmer,    shark,     shake,    share,     shadow,    shaggy, shade,    sheep,    sheriff,    shine,    shiny,     shirt,     shoe.

Does he hear the sh sound you sometimes say to him when it is time to be quiet? Shhhhhh

Watch for sh words as you read stories together. 

You might like to look at my Panda book which was created to be sure early readers get the best start. It starts with clear, easy rules for the important letters b, d, g, p, and q;  then it teaches all the essential reading lessons for beginning readers. It is not a letter-practice book except for the tricky letters b, d, p, g, and q.

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Write with questions. Thank you, Mary Maisner