Dr. Jean Feldman
On Teaching Young Children to Read

Children should be immersed in language so they can begin to appreciate its beauty and importance at an early age.

— Jean Feldman, Ph.D. Wonderful Rooms Where Children Can Bloom!

Literacy Connections is delighted to bring our readers a small sampling of Dr. Jean's creative games, songs, and innovative classroom techniques. The following articles are excerpts from some of Dr. Jean's publications.

Skilled Teaching Across the Curriculum
Implications from Brain Research


Building Oral Language Skills and Making Connections between Spoken and Printed Language
Oral Language Circle Time Activity
Language Experience Approach Charts
Participation Story Transition Activity


Phonics and Phonological Awareness
Letter Chart
Locomotion Letters
Phonercise
Toss a Sound


Practice with Sight Words
High-Frequency Word Activities


Word Study
Add an Ending


Songs: The following songs from Dr Jean are especially useful for building reading skills
Alphabet Chant
Alphardy
Gumball Song
The Opposite Song
Seven Little Letters
Singing the ABCs -- Creative Variations
Tarzan
The Vowel Song