Multimedia Resources
The Children's Department at the Canton Public Library has many resources that use the phonetic method to teach reading. These materials come in many formats to fit a variety of learning styles.
Books for Parents
Books for Beginning Readers
Videos
- Between the Lions series — combines puppetry, animation and music
- Beginners' Reading with Phonics — Certified reading specialist Barbara Phipps and her furry friend Snoothyguzzlesmort make learning to read fun with songs and stories
- Learning to Read with Phonics series — Mrs. Phipps presents music, humor, graphics, and colors to teach children phonics
- Phonics — Learn to read with songs and games with this program that teaches phonics rules
CD-Roms
- Jump Start Phonics — Learners explore the phonics camp, playing games to earn merit badges, and present a special performance
- Best Reading Ever — Children master fundamental reading readiness skills as they join Huckle Cat and Lowly Worm and their Busytown friends to write stories for the brand new Storymobile
- Clifford the Big Red Dog: Reading — Children explore fun-filled locations in Clifford's neighborhood while learning letter recognition, phonics, and word building
- Reading Blaster series: Kids learn to read as they travel through galaxies on the Blastership. Teaches essential skills like: phonic sounds and letter blends, long and short vowels, rhyming patterns, building simple sentences and more
