Find out how your child is doing with reading in class and if there are strategies you can try at home. If you’re concerned about your child’s reading, talk to the teacher about what might help. Many programs for struggling readers use this approach. These exercises are helpful because they use multiple senses. Say this short vowel sound while moving your fists upward. Hold them a few inches away from your face. Make two fists and put them together with your thumbs up. Say this short vowel sound while circling your lips with your index finger. Open your mouth and form a circle with your lips. Wrinkle your nose and touch it with your index finger, like you’re dotting a letter i. Say this short vowel sound while stretching your mouth back toward your ears. Put one of your index fingers into each corner of your mouth. Say this short vowel sound as your chin drops and pushes against your finger. Here are some examples: For the short vowel sound in pat You can use these gestures at home when your child is sounding out spelling words. One way I help my students is by using hand movements as they say the sounds. With support, kids can get better at short vowel sounds. And it can be really tricky for kids who have trouble with reading.
See how your mouth moves when you say those sounds.ĭid you notice how there are only small differences in your mouth movements? Many kids have trouble picking up on these differences. They’re not as precise as most consonant sounds. You can hold them until you run out of breath. Notice how your mouth moves when you say the first sounds. To see what I mean, say the words pie, tie, and lie. When you make the sound, you use your lips, tongue, or teeth to stop or limit airflow. It has to do with how the sounds are formed.Ĭonsonants (letters like p, t, and l) make sounds that are crisper and clearer than vowel sounds. Vowels are tricky, so it’s not surprising that some early readers have trouble with them.
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