![]() A PEEK INSIDEĪt first glance, this site just seems like a cute place for your child to play games and have fun while conveniently learning things. There are other membership options for small educational groups, classes, and schools as well. This will give you access both to the website and mobile apps. The cost is only $35 US / year for a household. (Plus some that cost a dollar or two if you want some other ones.)Ī full membership to Starfall, however, gives you access to everything available on the website. There are learning to read apps available for both Android, Apple, and Kindle Fire that are free, too. My kids did this for several years – usually when I wanted to test out the longevity of their interest in the program. Anything your child doesn’t have access to is simply grayed out. Most of the games are available as well plus lots of the music and such. If you decide not to get a membership, your child can access the main bulk of the website- all the learn to read materials for kindergarten and grade 1 especially. Today, it not only covers learning to read but also math and more for Pre-K /Kindergarten and content in both math and English for grades 1 – 5! HOW MUCH IT COSTS Since then, it has expanded to include so much more. The designer of the program struggled with dyslexia and learning to read as a child, so he wanted to create a way to make reading more interactive and engaging to help all kids excel with their efforts to learn reading. Starfall is publically-funded non-profit educational program which was originally launched in 2002 as a reading program for young children. Find out more, try it free, or register for a membership at.HOW STARFALL CAN HELP YOUR CHILD LOVE LEARNING.Short u sound and words= the sound at the beginning of the word “ up” Short o sound and words= the sound at the beginning for the word “ octopus” Short i sound and words= the sound at the beginning of “ itty bitty”= Short e sound and words= the sound at the beginning for the word egg The more you practice reading and saying these words again and again, the easier this will become Read the words and sentences again and again and again. (if that is too hard, just practice the one word) Look at the picture of that word to help you understand what that word means, Short a sound and words= the sound at the beginning of the word “ apple” The more you practice, the easier this will be. ![]() (if that is too hard, just say the vowel sounds) Then, please practice reading the lists of short vowel words. The short vowel sounds are in the middle of the words below. In that website, they say the sounds out loud and you can listen to the short vowels sounds again and again) There are 2 different links for each short vowel sound. (click on links, below, to hear the short vowel sounds. Wow! Good Starfall online videos, for each short vowel sound ![]() U= sounds like the first sound in the word up O= sounds like the first sound in the word octopus I= sounds like the first sound in the words itty-bitty ![]() ![]() See below for practice saying each short vowel soundĪ=sounds like the first sound in the word appleĮ= sounds like the first sound in the word egg Many times, however, those vowels have a different sound= a short vowel sound. Sometimes, those vowels say their “names”= the name of the letter as you say it in ABC’s. Every English word has at least one vowel in it ![]()
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