Many students view pronunciation as the biggest obstacle to overcome when learning another language. I often remind my students that the goal is not to get rid of their accent completely, but rather to speak clearly and comprehensibly. Accents are beautiful! But it frustrating when others can’t understand what you’re trying to communicate. Phonics lessons can help language learners improve their pronunciation so that they will be understood by everyone.

One tricky area of pronunciation is plural endings. Our three-page Plurals lesson helps students learn when to pronounce the endings /s/, /z/, and /ez/. This lesson shows which endings follow which consonants, and includes fun drawings that engage students while they practice. It is also great for practicing numbers and counting! (more…)

Sprout English’s lesson of the week is Three-Letter Words Review in Book 3 of the Phonics Cafe.

There are 18 pages in this comprehensive phonics and spelling lesson. With so many pages to choose from, teachers have the option doing them all in one lesson or dividing them up over a few days. If you choose to divide up the lesson, try doing a fun activity such as the Word Search Puzzle on page 3 as a warm-up, and assign a writing exercise such as page 17 for homework. You can also use page 18 as a quiz. (more…)

Learning letters can be fun! Our Lesson of the Week is A to F from Book 1 in the Phonics Cafe. This lesson features 20 pages of exercises and activities that will get your young learners excited about learning the alphabet. It includes printing practice, coloring and matching activities, a maze, the alphabet song, an alphabet game, and an alphabet test. All the exercises and activities have amazing artwork that your kids will love! (more…)