Comments on: What’s the BEST Order to Teach Vowels? https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/best-order-to-teach-vowels/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-order-to-teach-vowels Empowering teachers with the tools, training, and support you need to help EVERY student learn to read. Sat, 06 Jan 2024 16:17:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 By: Matt Proshka https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/best-order-to-teach-vowels/#comment-466631 https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/?p=106786#comment-466631 In reply to Denise.

Howdy Denise,
I’m a father and an early elementary school teacher. I would start teaching your child letter sounds including vowels as early as you can. Your scholar only needs to know a handful of consonants and one vowel to start decoding and blending CVC words.
I had my daughter using post-it notes with letters written on them to make and read CVC words when she was 3. She was working on letter names and sounds when she was 2. She recently turned 4 and is now able to read words with beginning and ending consonant blends (words with 5 sounds like crust). I also have her using the continuous blending method. The sooner you start the better. I would start with the following letters: m, s, t, p, d and a for the vowel. I use a similar approach with students that do not know all their letter sounds and don’t know how to decode or blend. Good luck!

]]> By: Matt Proshka https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/best-order-to-teach-vowels/#comment-466630 https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/?p=106786#comment-466630 Howdy Denise,
I’m a father and an early elementary school teacher. I would start teaching your child letter sounds including vowels as early as you can. Your scholar only needs to know a handful of consonants and one vowel to start decoding and blending CVC words.
I had my daughter using post-it notes with letters written on them to make and read CVC words when she was 3. She was working on letter names and sounds when she was 2. She recently turned 4 and is now able to read words with beginning and ending consonant blends (words with 5 sounds like crust). I also have her using the continuous blending method. The sooner you start the better. I would start with the following letters: m, s, t, p, d and a for the vowel. I use a similar approach with students that do not know all their letter sounds and don’t know how to decode or blend. Good luck!

]]> By: Sarah Biggs https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/best-order-to-teach-vowels/#comment-466562 https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/?p=106786#comment-466562 In reply to Sherry.

Hi Sherry!
You’re so right! The words “gym” or “style” would be better examples.
Warmly,
Sarah // Playdough to Plato Team

]]> By: Sarah Biggs https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/best-order-to-teach-vowels/#comment-466561 https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/?p=106786#comment-466561 In reply to Jacqui.

Thank you so much for catching that typo, Jacqui! It’s all fixed!
Warmly,
Sarah // Playdough to Plato Team

]]> By: Sarah Biggs https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/best-order-to-teach-vowels/#comment-466560 https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/?p=106786#comment-466560 In reply to Denise.

Hi Denise!
You can start teaching vowel sounds in preK!
Warmly,
Sarah // Playdough to Plato Team

]]> By: Jacqui https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/best-order-to-teach-vowels/#comment-466541 https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/?p=106786#comment-466541 Oops you spelled cycle incorrectly.

]]> By: Cathy https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/best-order-to-teach-vowels/#comment-466515 https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/?p=106786#comment-466515 In reply to Sherry.

What about – tricycle, copying, amaryllis, abyss, dehydrate?

]]> By: Denise https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/best-order-to-teach-vowels/#comment-466513 https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/?p=106786#comment-466513 What beginning age should you teach this?

]]> By: Sherry https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/best-order-to-teach-vowels/#comment-466510 https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/?p=106786#comment-466510 In ty-pi-cal, y is not in the middle of a syllable. Is there a better example?

]]> By: Sarah Biggs https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/best-order-to-teach-vowels/#comment-457671 https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/?p=106786#comment-457671 In reply to Donald Knight.

We’re so glad you found it useful, Donald! It really is such a simple change that can make a big difference!
Sarah // Playdough to Plato Team

]]> By: Sarah Biggs https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/best-order-to-teach-vowels/#comment-457670 https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/?p=106786#comment-457670 In reply to Dena Chelst.

We’re so glad you found the order of the vowels helpful, Dena!
Sarah // Playdough to Plato Team

]]> By: Donald Knight https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/best-order-to-teach-vowels/#comment-457662 https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/?p=106786#comment-457662 A very useful, practical blog…and really so easy when described this way.

]]> By: Dena Chelst https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/best-order-to-teach-vowels/#comment-457651 https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/?p=106786#comment-457651 Thank you. This makes so much sense and is very helpful.

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