Sounds and Symbols

Resource Type

Video - Parent

Description

Word play and rhyming games can prepare children to become readers by developing their ear for language. Hosted by Annette Bening, this program shows parents and educators how to use word games and other strategies to build phonemic awareness, a crucial skill on the road to reading. Sounds and Symbols is a 30-minute program in the Launching Young Readers series. It focuses on how children learn the relationship between sounds, letters, and words as an initial step before being able to decode the printed word. In fact, playing letter and sound games with children is the beginning of phonemic awareness. This program also features a visit with childrenís book author and illustrator Norman Bridwell, the acclaimed creator of Clifford the Big Red Dog.

Ages

All Ages

Age Groups

Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)

Languages

English

Publication

2002

Availability

• LD Online - LD OnLine is a national educational service of public television station WETA in Washington, D.C. It is operated in association with the Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities and is made possible by generous support from Lindamood-Bell Learning ProcessesÆ and the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation. LD OnLine is a collaboration between public broadcasting and the learning disabilities community. Our public television station has made a long-term commitment to serving the LD community. We create television, radio, and Internet programs dedicated to improving the lives of children with learning disabilities and ADHD.
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