When children begin their reading instruction, it is really important that they learn good habits so that they don’t need to unlearn them at a later stage. The first thing children will learn is how sounds of speech are represented by letters. In other words, they learn the relationship between written letters and spoken sounds.

In this short video, Savannah Campbell, an Orton-Gillingham and LETRS trained, K-5 reading specialist, demonstrates how to set children off to a good start, avoiding bad habits that may get in the way of learning to read. She discusses how to teach articulation explicitly and how to make sure children learn precise pronunciation of these letters.