Reading experts say decoding involves a series of smaller skills, such as taking apart the sounds in words, known as "segmenting," and then blending them together. It also uses knowledge of letter and sound relationships, and the ability to use that knowledge to identify written words and unde...
After print awareness has been established, you can also get into the habit of helping your child understand different punctuation marks. For example, when you see an exclamation mark, point to it and explain that it tells you to read in an excited voice.n exclamation mark, point to it and...