Materials I used to help my kids read

Here are some of the books I read about learning how to read; and DVDs I borrowed from our local library that taught my kids the alphabet and letter sounds. I will be posting more in the near future.

 And here is our little learning corner. You don't need a whole lot of items to start your own learning or reading corner. All you need is a little imagination and start with what you have.

Phonological and phonemic awareness

What is phonological and phonemic awareness?

According to  Anna Geiger, of The Measured Mom, "phonological awareness is different than phonics because it’s about sounds and not letters. Children can develop phonological awareness with their eyes closed."

Here  is my 6-year old son's favorite rhyming book, Monster Trucks! by Mark Todd. 

Ms. Geiger also wrote: 

Phonological awareness includes:

• understanding of word
• rhyming ability
• understanding syllables
• phonemic awareness

Anna Geiger shared more on her site The Measured Mom. Click here to read the entire article.

Second box of books to be sent to Filipino Kids Update

This box contains about 300 books and will be sent to the Philippines this August 2016. A big thank you to our donors!
Update: This box was sent to the Philippines the last week of August 2016. Hooray!

First Donation to Lalaan Uno Elementary School, Philippines

The first batch of children's books sent to the Philippines was donated to Elementary students of Lalaan Uno Elementary School, in Silang, Cavite, Philippines on July 6, 2016. The book donation was led by our friends and contact in the Philippines, Maricon Amon and Jayson Humarang. They are both Elementary teachers.


See the happy faces of kids in the photos.

Thank you so much to our donors!

School libraries in the Philippines don't have enough books. Books are usually outdated and damaged. Community libraries are mostly non-existent.

This is teacher Maricon giving away some books.

This is teacher Jayson distributing some books to kids.

Look at all these books!!!

My colleague Maricon Alcaraz was able to gather all these books to be given to kids. Wooohooo!