How To Pronounce The 26 Letter Sounds

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  • @reneilwembatha8775
    @reneilwembatha8775 Рік тому +25

    Oh it really makes so much sense to make them shorter instead of adding the “a” at the end.. I am starting our journey with my little girls. Thank you so much

  • @arianabananac
    @arianabananac Рік тому +22

    Spencer, this is so incredibly helpful! I am originally from Ecuador and moved to the US when I was 17. I learned to write and read in English back in Ecuador but struggled to speak for the first few years. Fast forward, I have very little accent now. I graduated from college with a BA in Journalism and I am now homeschooling my 5-year-old. I have definitely mispronounced some of these and sometimes I struggle myself. But this video gave me huge confidence! THANK YOU!

    • @toddlerscanread
      @toddlerscanread  Рік тому +4

      Glad it was helpful!

    • @karinnarodriguez2205
      @karinnarodriguez2205 Рік тому +2

      Hi! This was super helpful and encouraging. English is not my first language so I struggle with some pronunciations. I have a Master Degree in International Relations and National Security and I'm preparing to homeschool my son. So seeing this is very encouraging!

  • @kimberlylopes8998
    @kimberlylopes8998 11 місяців тому +6

    Thank you Spencer! I've been using this video with a student who is new to learning English. She is struggling with shaping her mouth and positioning her tongue to make the right sounds, which makes her feel embarrassed when trying to speak. Practicing the sounds in isolation and modeling her mouth after yours has helped her to feel more confident to say words with those sounds. This has been a great help!

  • @Alicewoods000
    @Alicewoods000 7 місяців тому +20

    Your video is amazing! And yes ...I'm a mother who's English is my second language so a lot of these sounds are different for me....Thanks to your video I can do a better job teaching my kid the alfabet and the phonetics ...thanks a lot

  • @Houstonspolo
    @Houstonspolo 9 місяців тому +139

    As a single father who is illiterate ( don’t judge school was never for me I’m a work horse) school is very important to my little boy so this helps so much

    • @Muslim16572
      @Muslim16572 6 місяців тому +7

      How are you illiterate when you're writing this?

    • @thedetailedreviewer
      @thedetailedreviewer 6 місяців тому +10

      @@Muslim16572he probably means he did not continue his education or never got any formal/official education but doesn’t mean some one didn’t teach him or he didn’t teach her self

    • @Muslim16572
      @Muslim16572 6 місяців тому +3

      @@thedetailedreviewer maybe you're right, I thought illiterate meant some who doesn't read or right

    • @agathaamara8449
      @agathaamara8449 5 місяців тому

      Well done !

    • @Houstonspolo
      @Houstonspolo 5 місяців тому

      @@Muslim16572 microphone text message?

  • @daryl_s
    @daryl_s 6 місяців тому +5

    I really appreciate your method. Phonics is so often taught imprecisely or lazily. You are one of the very few teachers I have ever encountered that teaches letter sounds exactly the same way I do. As a teacher of English, a teacher-trainer and the owner of an English school, I have had to train hundreds of English teachers and thousands of students to unlearn what they have been teaching/learning. Once you master the correct sounds, reading becomes much less confusing. Liked and subscribed.

  • @vivz0713
    @vivz0713 2 роки тому +19

    I recently purchased your sound cards! They are a wonderful tool to teach letter sounds to my boys. Thank you!

  • @piapiabopia5895
    @piapiabopia5895 2 роки тому +42

    Thank you so much Spencer! I’ve definitely mispronounced a few of the letter sounds. This is so helpful.

  • @goldenknightsfanatic
    @goldenknightsfanatic 4 місяці тому

    I had my four year old watch this video and she repeated the sounds after you. when she finished I could tell that she was so proud. we watched it over and over again and repeated the sounds. thank you so much for this video. I plan to watch it a lot with her.

  • @NicholasianCortese
    @NicholasianCortese 2 місяці тому

    14 years teaching ESL and you're the first teacher other than me that's put this out there. This is how I learned when I was in school. I show them you can add any vowel sound you want after making the initial sound to show them there's a difference and it really helps out. I call it isolating the sound. It's confusing for some ESL students though because their phonetic systems work differently. In particular Thai where sometimes the consonants will use the vowel sound and sometimes it won't depending on how the word is spelled or how the other letters interact with the other phonics in the word.

  • @PursueSnowboarding
    @PursueSnowboarding 2 роки тому +5

    I purchased your sound cards for Christmas we’ve been wanting them forever. They are worth every penny. Toddler loves them and actually followed along with you in this video. 😊

    • @toddlerscanread
      @toddlerscanread  2 роки тому

      So glad you like them and thank you for sharing!

    • @resoketswerambaumuthego
      @resoketswerambaumuthego Рік тому

      Where can we order the flash cards and can they be couriered to south Africa?

  • @jsddxb4385
    @jsddxb4385 Рік тому +9

    You should have more subscribers! I love your videos! I have 3yo daughter, she loves books, and im starting to teacher her now how to read. And you are right, they should know the sounds of the letters first. Thanks!

  • @LoudlyListen
    @LoudlyListen Рік тому +35

    Jumped over here from instagram so I could fix the addition of “uh” to the end of my letters. Thank you for this simple content!

    • @toddlerscanread
      @toddlerscanread  Рік тому +1

      You're welcome!

    • @p51732
      @p51732 11 місяців тому

      @@toddlerscanread I am a little bit confused. I used to learn L as "le"sound, is it wrong?

    • @ezehchidinma9261
      @ezehchidinma9261 6 місяців тому

      Same here.​@@p51732

    • @A.G.F6
      @A.G.F6 2 місяці тому

      ​@@p51732yes

  • @cr3058
    @cr3058 6 місяців тому

    Thank you so much for all your free content Spencer. It’s given me the confidence to teach my non-native English speaking children how to read in English.
    Keep it up!

  • @patriciahallberg8026
    @patriciahallberg8026 4 місяці тому +5

    Starting tonight. Pray for me! Thank you for the help!!!!

  • @JessicaAngel
    @JessicaAngel Рік тому +4

    I just got your beautiful truck cards. Super nice art and quality. I can’t believe you were actually able to find different truck names starting with each letter. So clever!
    Can’t wait to start with my 2y/o on Monday. I’m so excited about this beautiful experience based in play and learning, It will be fun!

  • @artistchristinadavis
    @artistchristinadavis Рік тому +3

    I have been sharing this video everywhere! Thank you for providing such a great resource.

  • @johnniejohnson6420
    @johnniejohnson6420 10 місяців тому

    Great point about prolonging some letters and adding the a... like Ba instead of B. Thanks. I'm teaching my 18 month old letter sounds. Thanks

  • @pengsuyo4041
    @pengsuyo4041 2 роки тому +2

    Thankyou so much Sir Spencer ❤ Supporting you here from phillipines 😊

  • @francinegarcia86
    @francinegarcia86 Рік тому +2

    I found your channel today. Wonderful content!
    We speak three different languages at home- my 4 y/o is fluent in all of them. Do you have any recommendations as far as teaching them to read and write in different languages? Should I do one at a time or all together?

  • @nombulelononjojo3268
    @nombulelononjojo3268 24 дні тому

    Hi Spencer, after our children learn letter recognition and their corresponding sounds, when and how should we introduce the formal names of the letters? I’m wondering if this helps them understand split digraphs like “a-e” in the word “make”.

  • @luciaonuoha6596
    @luciaonuoha6596 3 місяці тому +1

    I must say; you’re a good teacher.

  • @Laura-kv7bl
    @Laura-kv7bl Рік тому +9

    I homeschool and my 7 year old still can’t read and this is really helping us out, thank you.

  • @alexandrahooper6521
    @alexandrahooper6521 7 місяців тому

    My daughter and I really enjoy your calmness and the lack of background music. Thank you so much! Can you please link your 30 sec quick version here?

  • @henryeleonu6237
    @henryeleonu6237 3 місяці тому

    Thanks. Your videos are great and they are really helping me with teaching my children phonics.

  • @chocolatetsiru
    @chocolatetsiru 2 роки тому +9

    Actually, I'm gonna try to use your method to teach my son in español, obviously with the Spanish sounds. I'm excited to try!!! Thank you

  • @komalali2377
    @komalali2377 2 місяці тому

    Thank you so much. Jazakallahu khair, I just show few times literally and my 4 yr almost tried to read and she did well, I'm so happy, I'm back here again, may Allah bless you

  • @steph9010
    @steph9010 8 місяців тому +1

    Very helpful! I’m using your videos to teach my bf whos learning to speak english

  • @DeniseBrownleeTK
    @DeniseBrownleeTK 4 місяці тому +1

    I would love to see you update this video to include the updated sounds that include the /kwoo/ sound for the letter q and the /yee/ sound for the letter y.

  • @rowenabadion9155
    @rowenabadion9155 2 роки тому +3

    I really appreciate this so much! I'm so glad and grateful I've found on instagram. My son is been loving and learning through this.
    Thank you!

  • @L1ndsarus
    @L1ndsarus 2 місяці тому

    Thank you for this. I was using this as a tool to improve my sounds so I can record a sound Chant for my class.

  • @happysmileylips
    @happysmileylips 23 дні тому

    I'm home schooling! Thank you for this!

  • @matsikobannet
    @matsikobannet Рік тому +1

    Great job bro. Keep it up!!

  • @tebogosshadreck2993
    @tebogosshadreck2993 Рік тому

    came across 1 of your youtube shorts and checked your page got to say i am grateful for your content..

  • @ManuSrivastava_
    @ManuSrivastava_ 4 місяці тому

    Thank you so much sir.❤❤

  • @fspipe10
    @fspipe10 7 місяців тому +2

    Bro you're like the only man on the entire internet that encourages reading. It's all women. Congrats to you bro

  • @MissMaya33
    @MissMaya33 2 роки тому +2

    amazing! thank you for sharing this with us keep it up 👆 👆

  • @akieoishi9377
    @akieoishi9377 7 місяців тому

    This is so simple and helpful. I was unknowingly adding “uh” to a couple of the letters! Also, my kid loves the cards!

  • @summersparkle6757
    @summersparkle6757 5 місяців тому

    I homeschooled my son and he can read spell write add and subtract at 5 years old but now I’m putting him in kindergarten for the first time and the curriculum is sounding and sighting words somehow I taught him to read and write even complex words with out sounding the sounds out loudly so now I spent 12 hours trying to make my son understand the difference between the sounds of A E and I. I got nowhere. He pays attention to your video is understanding after one time now your on repeat 8 times a night until we understand all 26 sounds thank you so much 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾😩

  • @lahannid
    @lahannid Рік тому +1

    Thank you so much!!! This seems incredibly simple but it's confusing because these letters can have different sounds at times. And I feel like I'm not sure which one to teach.

    • @my.skilled.readers
      @my.skilled.readers 8 місяців тому

      These are the first sounds we usually want our children to learn for the letters. Yes, they do represent other sounds too, but we need to teach the code of English gradually. These sounds are used to make VC words (am at it in on up etc) and CVC words (run, sat, pin, dog etc) which are ideally the first words our children can read by learning to blend the sounds together.

  • @vnguyen23
    @vnguyen23 8 місяців тому

    I found your video very helpful. Thank you for sharing it. I'm curious if there's an easy way to pronounce words ending in -ts, like 'knits.

  • @shreeyathapa2582
    @shreeyathapa2582 Рік тому +2

    Hello Spencer! I was hoping you could give me some advice on what to teach after I've introduced all 26 letter sounds. (Either I introduce the remaining sounds or I immediately move into simple blending from these letters).

    • @toddlerscanread
      @toddlerscanread  Рік тому

      Blending would be a good next step! I have more info here in my free training- www.toddlersread.com/free-workshop?

    • @TamaraWalker-pc3fe
      @TamaraWalker-pc3fe Рік тому

      Hello what up

  • @earthur0407
    @earthur0407 8 місяців тому

    Thank you! I'll be checking your channel for more content. My daughter instantly gravitated to your video.

  • @natashajayne4431
    @natashajayne4431 2 роки тому +3

    So helpful!!

    • @TamaraWalker-pc3fe
      @TamaraWalker-pc3fe Рік тому +1

      Gyhtdikdy9hvchkrcrf Namaste 🙏 I want to see u in word for the

  • @myspectumjourney
    @myspectumjourney Рік тому

    i was confusing my guy by mis-prouncing some sounds, You are a god-sent!

  • @sonia.recoverstronger
    @sonia.recoverstronger Рік тому

    Love your channel and learning so much!
    Any tips for bilingual families with an heritage language (italian) that has different letter sounds? From my research I know it's usually advised we focus on our heritage language at home as the little one will pick up english from childcare and environment, but I am unsure on what to do as some Italian sounds are different (eg. C like in CIAO isn't C like in CAT, that sound for us would be created by CH) and there's only 21 letters too. But then iialian is way easier to read as 99% of words are read exactly as written, so I wonder if better to focus on english sounds and phonics as reading Italian will come once she can recognise each letter?! Any tips/advice is much appreciated; really thinking to go down the homeschooling route so I want to learn and start in the best way! Planning to start testing your free tips then getting the course :)
    For contest, the little one is now 21mo, she started speaking all english words so far and she's been recognising 7-8 letters by herself since around 17-18mo but associating them to words (so she'll point at M and say MAMMA or O and touch her eye, in Italian OCCHIO).
    I can only assume this comes from reading books out load while pointing at words and some exposure at the childminder as the other 3 kids are 6mo-1.5y older as I did no letter introduction/teaching so far.
    Thanks!

    • @toddlerscanread
      @toddlerscanread  Рік тому

      Many families apply the same concepts to multiple languages, however I’m not bilingual myself so I don’t give specific recommendations. I’d recommend starting with my free training and seeing what you think! www.toddlersread.com/free-workshop

    • @sonia.recoverstronger
      @sonia.recoverstronger Рік тому

      @@toddlerscanread Thanks, I've registered for the free workshop earlier and browsing your courses! Do you know of any trustworthy page or resources for bilingual learning?

  • @jennyjohnson846
    @jennyjohnson846 Рік тому

    Thank youuuuu for this videooooo will help me to teach my little ones since my first language is Spanish I was having a hard time with the sounds

  • @steebies6990
    @steebies6990 2 роки тому

    Thank you!!! I'm about to buy your cards for my son!!

  • @hodas8699
    @hodas8699 2 місяці тому

    English is not my first language and I don't quite remember how I learned it when I was around 10. Now, I wanted to teach my kid to read in English, and learned that learned about phonics and letter sounds and blending, etc. (all new concepts to me). But was wondering why you say for instance H says "Huh" instead of just saying "H", because in the word "hat" for instance how would you do blending when h sounds "huh" and not just a single "h" sound? Also, do you tell the kids these are the most common sounds these letters make like C can sound like "s" as in "city" or you tell them this is its sound but there are some exceptions or some other rules that make it sound different? Thanks amazing content and explanations

  • @allianceinspections5199
    @allianceinspections5199 Рік тому +86

    Great job on all those sounds. I do disagree with how the sound to Q is taught though. Most people teach the Q sound as KW. But just something to think about.... words like SUAVE, SUEDE, CUERVO, GUAVA, GUAR, etc etc, the U is making the W sound just as it does with Q, not the S or the C or the G. It's the U making the W sound with all these words. For the sound to Q, it's just K. And sometimes the U is silent and you're just left with only the K sound, as in LIQUOR, MOSQUE, TORQUE, etc etc. Q is just K.

    • @hzlkelly
      @hzlkelly Рік тому +28

      Well those are bigger words for them to learn. This is just a foundation of how they can start pronouncing words.

    • @candacecabral6488
      @candacecabral6488 Рік тому +4

      Thanks for clarifying . This was very helpful

    • @danielle..
      @danielle.. Рік тому +17

      English is complicated because there’s a lot of borrowed words from other languages. In English the most common “q” sounding words have kw sound because there’s usually a u following the q; queen, quick, etc. The second sound is the “k” sound, which is used in words borrowed from other languages.
      In English “u” has 4 sounds, none being w.
      Most of your examples are borrowed words from other languages and/or are not actual English words (Cuervo is a Spanish word and not in the English dictionary, suede stems from French, suave is of Latin origin).
      A “u” in Latin origin words had two phonetic sounds: a vowel sound close to our English u, and a semi-consonantal value that sounded more like our w.

    • @allianceinspections5199
      @allianceinspections5199 Рік тому +3

      I getcha! But English is full of words from other languages. Doesn't change the fact that the U is making the W sound. @@danielle..

    • @Kayslays2489
      @Kayslays2489 Рік тому +7

      In my opinion. The English language is the hardest to learn if it is not your first language. I've seen comics of videos of how many different ways one letter can be sound out, or used in different words, or same words with different meanings. It's crazy. I learned Spanish very quickly. It made more sense to me.

  • @Winduh99
    @Winduh99 11 місяців тому

    Thank u for all of urs videos

  • @JolieMina-p9r
    @JolieMina-p9r 11 місяців тому

    Thank you 🙏🏾

  • @moonlitedreamz
    @moonlitedreamz Рік тому +1

    Hi Spencer. Love your videos. Would you be selling the sound cards outside of USA too. Maybe sell them as digital images?

  • @dekomohamed3939
    @dekomohamed3939 3 місяці тому

    Thank you😊

  • @karlaguell4295
    @karlaguell4295 3 місяці тому

    Thank you so much!

  • @heatherwando6619
    @heatherwando6619 7 місяців тому

    I love your videos...❤

  • @aliciaromero4522
    @aliciaromero4522 10 місяців тому

    Are there any tips for helping your child when they are getting similar sounds mixed up? My son (almost 4 yrs) has trouble remembering D, which is very similar to T

  • @bmelm8472
    @bmelm8472 3 місяці тому

    Very helpful.

  • @jydelca7297
    @jydelca7297 5 місяців тому

    Thank you for addressing second language speakers and regional differences.

  • @brancaalves5291
    @brancaalves5291 2 роки тому

    tks a lot , this is so helpul.

  • @jessicanav0
    @jessicanav0 6 місяців тому

    Amazing thanks !!!!

  • @amydesireegoldstein4727
    @amydesireegoldstein4727 8 місяців тому

    Where do you recommend getting a set of cards like you used?

  • @sadiakhan5371
    @sadiakhan5371 5 місяців тому +5

    START 👉0:15

  • @IvoryLynn-n3g
    @IvoryLynn-n3g 7 місяців тому

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉 I love this 😍💞😢😊😮 I'm sorry Spencer you're a great teacher

  • @deliaadolph5007
    @deliaadolph5007 Рік тому +8

    This is how South African children are taught to read in daycares and primary(grade)schools..

  • @yulisa9863
    @yulisa9863 2 роки тому +1

    I needed this.

  • @donnasharpe3451
    @donnasharpe3451 9 місяців тому

    Some letters have two sounds such as: a, c, e, i, o, u that have a long and short sound. G also has the “j” sound. And c also has the “s” sound. So how do you teach those sounds?

  • @BigAiK
    @BigAiK 9 місяців тому

    Thank u ❤

  • @taraboucher804
    @taraboucher804 10 місяців тому

    Do you have a video for pronouncing consonant blends without adding the schwa? Like bl = /b/ /l/ instead of "bluh"?

  • @marissalorraine8700
    @marissalorraine8700 4 місяці тому

    I’d love to hear you drill R sound because it’s so hard to avoid URRR and RUHH. I’m trying to avoid training Urat (rat) and confusion with ruh?

  • @dorisekuaackah8941
    @dorisekuaackah8941 4 місяці тому

    Great job

  • @musamngomezulu3479
    @musamngomezulu3479 7 місяців тому

    Thumps up man your'e good.👏👏👌👍

  • @jessicaparker1688
    @jessicaparker1688 Рік тому

    Will definitely be watching with me little one

  • @rajnisharma4641
    @rajnisharma4641 2 місяці тому

    Where can I get these flashcards that you are using?

  • @whoamme1974
    @whoamme1974 Рік тому

    I need some advice. My daughter is hearing properly at 5 years old. Tube surgery. What can I do at home to help her catch up in her sounds

  • @joep3804
    @joep3804 6 місяців тому

    Awesome ,I love it bro

  • @esmeraldagaribay249
    @esmeraldagaribay249 3 місяці тому

    Thank you

  • @mimih119
    @mimih119 Рік тому

    Hi there, I’m new to your channel. So… my 3yr old loves the alphabet song and we sing it out by pointing at the letters. How do I teach these pronunciations then? Would he be confused?

  • @shuruqhamed460
    @shuruqhamed460 Рік тому

    Where can I find the 30-second version? I searched for it on Instagram but couldn't find it. Is the 7-minute version of the training course free, and if yes, can you provide the link?😊

    • @toddlerscanread
      @toddlerscanread  Рік тому

      I have a few different short versions on IG and Tiktok. My Learning Sounds course can be found here: toddlersread.myshopify.com

  • @jewellery795
    @jewellery795 Рік тому

    Thank you sir

  • @falkersranch9620
    @falkersranch9620 Місяць тому

    My nine year old has a hard time reading so we are trying your sounding out videos any advice is welcome wishing i could have found this before she learned the abc s but I am trying hard to get her reading she knows short two to three letter words but longer words then that seem to over whelm her, started a VIRTUAL SCHOOL when she started 1st grade because the public schools in my area weren't working out so we are schooling from home and she is now in third grade and still has a hard time keeping up with the reading books we get .

  • @chy0b115
    @chy0b115 Рік тому

    Thanks so much

  • @voltstzun
    @voltstzun Рік тому

    Good video bro !

  • @zainabnadeem2850
    @zainabnadeem2850 Рік тому

    Thanks you so much sair

  • @bewear95
    @bewear95 Рік тому

    youre verry handsome bro ❤❤❤❤ happy new year

  • @marythr2617
    @marythr2617 11 місяців тому

    Can you please also tell us how to pronounce the names of the animals that are at the back of the cards (my husband english native speaker does not know few of them, i am struggling as well). Thank you

  • @rekesha1726
    @rekesha1726 Рік тому

    New subscriber here Please add more content.

  • @nghiale8517
    @nghiale8517 2 місяці тому

    Please I wanna know where you got those flashcards.

  • @hubertsim4419
    @hubertsim4419 Рік тому +1

    To learn the actual alphabets or the sounds first for a 2-3 year old toddler?

  • @Sanjeeda-f7w
    @Sanjeeda-f7w Місяць тому

    Please teach us soft vowel sounds

  • @veronicagrant644
    @veronicagrant644 4 місяці тому

    As a former teacher how do teach your kid to read without knowing their sound my child was giving spelling words and struggling to identify words with out understanding how to sound out the word ?

  • @catherinekavalo2365
    @catherinekavalo2365 Рік тому

    Good jobs

  • @delmyhuerta7851
    @delmyhuerta7851 7 місяців тому

    ❤abc Sounds Have you spent?
    🎉

  • @88marome
    @88marome 11 місяців тому

    The letters sound so different than in my language! I can't get over the vowels! How can those be the sounds?!

  • @remibelle3470
    @remibelle3470 4 місяці тому

    Help! I’ve used all of your methods and we’ve mastered 3 letter word sentences, but I’m kind of stuck at where to start with 4 letter words?! If anyone reading this has any suggestions or advice, it’s much appreciated!

    • @toddlerscanread
      @toddlerscanread  4 місяці тому

      Check out this Blending Cheat Sheet to help! My best support is in my Blending Words online course. www.toddlersread.com/pages/blending-cheat-sheet-1

  • @jennyanydots6959
    @jennyanydots6959 8 місяців тому

    Thank you so much for this I was working in the dark

  • @norfadzilah-s4p
    @norfadzilah-s4p 9 місяців тому

    can you make short video for alphabet that have similar pronounce like A,E,O,U..i repeat a few times but loss😅

  • @kennyfromtheblock7159
    @kennyfromtheblock7159 2 роки тому

    My almost 4yr old really struggles with the "J" sound, he keeps sticking his tongue through his teeth creating a more "z" or "th" sound instead. Can I help him better pronounce it or is this something he'll get with time?

  • @Monicamcs
    @Monicamcs Рік тому

    I always have to confusions with how to teach my child when vowels have different pronunciation. Example umbrella and unicorn.

  • @gracia1010
    @gracia1010 8 місяців тому

    I’m really new with this, can someone explain to me is it right that letter c and k have same sound?