Meet Xander who was beside himself when he got to join in the Silent Elephant “e”® lessons with his sisters.
It was a very happy day for Xander when he was able to begin HIS Silent Elephant “e”® reading lessons like his two older sisters. He had watched his sisters have so much fun learning to read. He had even been able to join in some of the multi-sensory introduction activities like writing his letters in pudding as they practiced their sight words, but finally the day had come when HE got to have HIS lessons to learn to read, write and spell.
He eagerly listened to his mom explaining phonemic awareness with the Caterpillar/Train Game and the colored squares. He listened intently as his mom said the sounds in “cat”, he repeated them listening intently to HIS voice and then carefully moved the colors squares to indicate the number of sounds he was hearing. He beamed with pride!
Suddenly he had a great idea! His brain was transferring his knowledge! He shot off to his room, returned with his toy cars, began lining up his tiny cars to match the colors of his squares, and moved his CARS to indicate how many sounds he was hearing in a word.
He was having FUN while learning and transferring his knowledge.
Learning to read, write and spell should be fun and Silent Elephant “e”® is all about the fun of learning!
Silent Elephant “e”® teaches entirely using multi-sensory and whole-body instruction, so children are actively learning at all times.
Xander is Wendy’s third child to begin learning to read, write and spell with Silent Elephant “e”®.
Wendy has honed her method of teaching 3 different ages at the same time and making sure they are always successful. Silent Elephant “e”® makes this easy for her.
Here is the Silent Elephant “e”® method for teaching multiple ages:
Since every Silent Elephant “e”® lesson has leveled materials, begin every new concept with the multi-sensory introductory lesson with all your kids. This gives them a sense of learning community as they are actively learning the same concept.
After the active multi-sensory introduction, move your kiddos to their personal practice pages which are leveled:
Level 1 introduces the phonics rule – these practice pages are for your child that is just beginning to learn to read and who are beginning Silent Elephant “e”®.
Level 2 provides developing vocabulary and independence in using all the phonics rules – these practice pages are for your child that has completed Level 1 and is reviewing each phonics rule.
Level 3 contains multi-syllabic words for advanced independent reading using the phonics rules – these practice pages are for your child that has completed Level 1 and/or Level 2. (Some children can move right into Level 3 upon completing Level 1. Other children may need more review after completing Level 1, so it’s best to have them excel in Level 2 before moving to Level 3.)
You and your children will enjoy success and the fun of learning together!
Wendy KNOWS when each of her children have mastered a concept, and she knows if she needs to reteach a concept before moving on because continual assessment is a built-in integral part of Silent Elephant “e”®. It’s easy for Wendy to meet each of her child’s individual needs to be sure they are succeeding.
And they ARE succeeding!
Her 7-year-old won an award for reading the most books at her library this past summer and
her 9-year-old is blazing a trail through Nancy Drew mysteries. 😊
And Xander is eager to join them to blaze his own trail.
Contact us with thoughts and questions.
silentelephante@gmail.com or nina.silentelephante@gmail.com