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It’s Phonics Friday with your Friends on the Safari!
The Magical Letter “s”
It’s Fun!
Expeditions to Excellence doesn’t re-invent the science of phonics-based reading. It makes phonics accessible to every child who needs to learn to read. Whether a child is academically gifted, developmentally challenged or has unique learning differences, an imaginary journey on our fun and friendly phonics safari is considered by experts to be the most comprehensive and effective reading program available today.
This week’s Phonics Friday brings you the magical letter “s” and we explore the concept of plurals and possessives. If you are following along, this concept is taught in Reading Expedition #19 at our website, www.BeExcellent.com (it’s free!). Here’s a sneak peek at a fun game that reinforces the concept of plurals.
Click here to print the Extra Game Gear Cards to play “Plural Memory”!
It’s Friendly!
Of course, music is just one of the hallmarks of Expeditions to Excellence. Listen along with your safari mate to Track #8 – The Plural Song. The lyrics are right here! For all of our other great music, visit The Singing Place on the Treehouse page, once you’ve signed up.
Parents and educators can access our library of music in several ways. Our CDs are, by far, the most popular format – especially for long family car rides or for busy days when traveling from activity to activity. Children love our music video formats, where they can visually learn phonetic concepts from a smart phone, computer or electronic tablet. Educators appreciate our sheet music and piano accompaniment – perfect for class performances and creative workshop time!
It’s Fabulous!
Always remember, reading is the gift of a lifetime! Children who learn to read early and read well perform better academically and are more successful in life. Making books an integral part of your child’s life, beginning at the youngest ages, is a powerful and loving investment! Consider some of these top reasons why:
- Reading improves your relationship with your child. It brings you closer together, as you create wonderful and loving memories.
- Letter-sound relationships, as in a comprehensive phonics program, begin to form the basis for academic excellence, especially in adjunct skills such as spelling and other language arts.
- Story recall skills help to provide foundations in comprehension and logic.
- Reading skills form the discipline for attention span, concentration and memory retention.
- Children who read well generally have a strong mastery of vocabulary that, in turn, leads to enhanced communication abilities.
It’s Free!
Our program is always free. Why do we provide our exclusive literacy system to millions of children around the globe at no cost? Because literacy is the foundation of all education and is critical to the future of our nation. How do we do it? With the help of people like you who call on us to help with all of your real estate needs, anywhere across America and especially in Colorado! We personally fund 100% of the costs associated with the Expeditions to Excellence – Fun and Friendly Phonics Safari!