Sound it out

I thought this article was very informative. I saw myself in it for sure, I always tell my son to sound it out. He gets so frustrated and hates trying to sound words out so he just gives up. I never really considered whether this is a valuable process for him, I just assumed this it how it was. I am thankful I read this because not only does it point out that sounding it out is not usually a valid strategy, it also gives me ideas I can use with Hayden that hopefully won't give him anxiety. Next time we read together I will try some different things like prompting him to use visual clues.