Sounding Words Out on Fingers: Idea #230

A great way to help your student learn how to read is to sound out the words on your fingers. For example, if your student is trying to sound out the word jump, your student would make the j sound as they touch their index finger to their thumb, then make the u sound as they touch their middle finger to their thumb, then make the m sound as they touch their ring finger to their thumb, and then the p sound as they touch their pinky to their thumb. You can see how this is done by viewing the video above. 

As a teacher I found this method really effective for some of my students. I used this technique mainly with sight words. As the school year progressed, students would use this method when they had a difficult time reading a word and had to sound it out. I hope you enjoy trying it out with your student!