Awesome word game for dyslexic kids

Practising alliteration helps children understand word sounds. A child begins to learn to read by sounding out letters and sounds in a word. Alliteration is when words share the same starting sound, like “Red Robin” and “Sizzling Sausages.”

Awesome Alliteration Card

Use the ‘Awesome Alliterations’ card below to start discussions about feelings. This activity comes from Mooki Cards and is based on research from “Persistence of dyslexic’s phonological awareness deficits”.

Learn word sounds improve reading

Get help and advice from the Dyslexic Mum below. She shares how alliterations help children remember. Also, check her top tips for using the ‘Awesome Alliterations’ card above.

“A child growing-up in the 1980s it was the decade of the power brands. Coca-Cola was in every hit kids movie, on every billboard and adverts on the TV. It was a name all kids remembered, simple catchy and easy to say. Other big brands followed Coco-Cola, using names that flowed. Such as Krispy Kreme, Dunkin Doughnuts, PayPal and most recently TikTok.

These are brand names we never forget and big marketing companies plan it this way. They use something called Alliterations. Kids love alliterations, because they are easy to remember and often rhyme. I turned using alliterations into the game below, to help kids learn and match word sounds.”

Children’s authors, songwriters, and poets use alliteration in their work. It makes it easier for children to remember words and sounds. When using the ‘Awesome Alliterations’ card to help a dyslexic child to better at reading. Follow these top tips:

• Fun Learning – This game makes learning enjoyable. The child won’t even realise they are practising word sounds. The “Mooki Cards offer many more fun educational games to help the child become a better reader. Check out “Back to basics for children with dyslexia” for links to more cards that assist with practising word sounds. ‍
• Word List – Use this card to practise other words and gain more ideas. See the “High frequency words lists.”
• Favourite Subject – After playing the game with the three examples above, let the child pick their favourite subject. Then, play again using the first letter of that word. They can choose favourite animals, toys, or musical instruments.

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