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The games and lesson pages as well as the phonics screener are all part of the Brain Friendly Reading program. They are all contained in the book called the Training Companion Guide (which also contains the lesson planning pages and explanations for implementation). Go to brainfriendlyreading.org/shop

Go to brainfriendlyreading.org and you'll find an entire section in the shop for Kindergarten including a newly released Kindergarten Book with lessons and games.

You will loads of tutorials on how to use the Brain Friendly Reading program on this RUclips Channel and on the We Shall Read RUclips Channel.

We are OG trained and understand the emphasis on clipped sounds and the rationale behind your comment. Years ago I would have said the same thing. Fast forward years later using chart tapping instead of card decks, the explicit nature of tapping the chart and blends coupled with Arm Tapping (similar to finger tapping) has meant that children are never confused by a consonant blend that comes at the beginning or end of a syllable. They understand that Bossy Rs with an ER sound sit on their elbow when arm tapping. They know about syllables and when they tap those consonant blends and arm tap and write words (engaging in that orthographic mapping process) they very naturally understand those two letters come together at the beginning of a word. ALSO, using that slight variation of the R sound allows for continuous phonation with children who are still becoming proficient blenders at this level.

All of the charts are available at brainfriendlyreading.org as a bundle that comes with a progress monitoring chart, a key word list and an overview of how to use them.

That's great! What school district are you in?

Dearborn

Children benefit from tapping the charts daily. About two charts (or the equivalent of two charts at a time is as much as most children have stamina for). Start with the 1st chart (even if they are older) and then the BLENDS. Then do the TEAMS followed by the edge of the Syllable Chart. Many children don't NEED to tap the inside portion of the syllable chart. They can but they don't need to. Purchase the entire set of charts, directions, progress monitoring tool and a keyword page at brainfriendlyreading.org/shop for $6.

There is a tricky word. Part of the word is expected /wh/ and in this case ere says /air/. I teach that word along with there. Both have a similar pattern and need to be taught explicitly using an approach similar to a heart word method.

The chart is arranged so that the children can easily find the H-brothers and 3-Letter Blends. We do want to tap them all together so the children see the pattern of two letters that make one sound. You can tap the H-brothers with the 1st Chart as many teachers do who use a Balanced Literacy curriculum and teach Kinder/1st grade. They want the children to practice those sound/symbol connections early and often.

Wonderful! We look forward to adding more resources for parents and teachers.

These cards are available for purchase on brainfriendlyreading.org. You can use the card sets in multiple ways. The cards match the pictures on the BFR Sound Charts.

You are so welcome!

We picked the most commonly used ones. Since we have multiple charts, teachers/tutors/parents can select the charts that have the skills needed by the children in front of them. The 2nd Chart is meant for older children in upper grades who aren't necessarily struggling readers but may not explicitly know all of the phoneme/grapheme combinations on the chart. It becomes useful for them for spelling.

A set of complete set of charts is available at brainfriendlyreading.org/shop for $5.

Agreed! It is foundational.

The registration for teachers at the discounted rate is on the We Shall Read website. Look under the shop. That registration will come with a download of the entire 30-hour training session and a load of materials. In the mail you will receive a bound copy of all of the Brain Friendly Reading Lessons and Games. That is the curriculum we currently use.

Thank you! We clearly missed this post because we are so busy training and supporting teachers, new tutors and students!

Children love getting to hold and sort the stickers, picture cards or 3d objects.