Why the Fonics?

Here is a quick video that pairs with episode 5 from last season and shows ways you can work on fluency with your kids/students.

I give more specific info about gales and activities you can do with your toddler this summer to help keep them on track for reading.

Join me as I talk to an amazing educator who is working to create excitement for learning and, bringing books to life, and helping to slow down the summer slide.  Joi from Full Steam Ahead joins me on my first podcast as an interviewer.

Take a quick detour with me as I talk about how reading is a science, but should also be fun. Let’s not let the academic language suck the life out of learning to read.

Summer is coming! And while that means sleeping in and swimming pools, it can also be a time of great learning loss. Let Kim give you some tips to keep your kids on track for the next school year.

Comprehension is the point of it all! Join Kim as she gives you 6 skills for improving reading comprehension.

Fluency is the glue that holds the other skills together.  Join Kim as she give you easy-to-implement strategies to improve fluency in your kids.

Vocabulary is so much more than just lists to memorize.  Join Kim as she talks about types of vocabulary and how it impacts reading.

On this episode, I will be breaking down phonemic awareness, which is the ability to hear and manipulate the smallest sounds in words.  This is a building block to strong readers. 

Meet your host Kim and get an outline for what the episodes this season will be about.