Awesome word game for dyslexic kids

Practising alliteration helps children understand word sounds.

A child learns to read by sounding out letters and sounds in a word.

An 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.

“As a child growing up, Coca-Cola was everywhere. It was a name all kids remembered, simple, catchy, and easy to say. Other big brands use names that are easy to remember, such as Krispy Kreme, Dunkin Doughnuts, PayPal and TikTok. These are brand names we never forget because they use something called alliteration.

Kids love alliterations, and children’s authors, songwriters, and poets often use it in their work. To help kids learn and match word sounds, I created the alliteration game below.”

Watch the clickable video below, ‘Awesome alliterations game’.

When using the ‘Awesome Alliterations’ card to help a dyslexic child become 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. Mooki Cards has 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 word 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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