- The child learned the sounds of individual letters.
- The child learned how to blend letter sounds to form words.
- The child learned to identify and pronounce common sight words.
- The child learned to segment words into individual sounds.
- The child learned to recognize and differentiate between vowel sounds.
- The child learned to identify and use consonant blends and digraphs.
- The child learned to read and spell simple CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words.
- The child learned to identify and use punctuation marks such as periods, question marks, and exclamation marks.
- The child learned to read and understand simple sentences.
- The child learned to identify and use capital letters at the beginning of sentences and for proper nouns.
Continued development related to the activity can be encouraged through various creative ways. Some suggestions include:
- Playing phonics-based games or using phonics apps to reinforce letter sounds and word blending skills.
- Reading aloud to the child and discussing the story, characters, and events to enhance comprehension and vocabulary.
- Encouraging the child to write short sentences or stories using the phonics skills they have learned.
- Exploring rhyming words and creating simple rhymes together.
- Engaging in word hunts or scavenger hunts where the child looks for specific letters or words in books or around the house.
- Using magnetic letters or letter tiles to build words and practice spelling.
- Introducing more complex phonics patterns and rules as the child progresses, such as long vowel sounds and silent letters.
- Providing opportunities for the child to practice reading aloud to build fluency and confidence.