Early Learning
Is Alexa Listening to Your Kids? How to Safeguard Privacy at Home
Smart assistants like Amazon Alexa have quickly become part of family life—playing songs, answering questions, and even telling bedtime stories. For kids, Alexa feels like a magical friend who’s always ready to help. But as parents, it’s important to understand how she works and how to guide your child’s interactions for both fun and safety. From turning on Kids Mode to setting privacy preferences, discover simple ways to make Alexa a safe, educational, and positive companion in your home.
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Learn to Read – Phonics: All “S-Blends”
Summary Table of S-Blend Starters Blend Example Words sc scan, scoop, scale, scare sk skip, skin, skate, skull sl slip, sled, slow, slide sm smile, smoke, small, smash sn snap, sniff, snow, snail sp spot, spin, space, speak st stop, star, stand, store sw swim, swing, sweet, sweep spr- spring, spray, sprout str- string, street, stripe spl- splash, split, splat
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Learn To Read - Phonics - All "A" Words by Sound Type
Phonics Summary – All "A" Sounds Sound Type Examples Short A (/ă/) cat, hat, bat, map, jam, fan, bag, dad Long A (/ā/) cake, name, rain, day, tray, great, steak R-Controlled A (/är/) car, far, bark, park, jar, star, hard A as Short O (/ŏ/) was, want, wash, what, water Schwa A (/ə/) about, again, ago, aloud, away
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Learn To Read - Phonics - All "E" Words by Sound Type
Phonics Summary – All "E" Sounds Sound Type Examples Short E (/ĕ/) bed, red, pen, ten, leg, pet, yes, get Long E (/ē/) me, he, tree, see, eat, eagle, feet, baby, pony R-Controlled (ear) (/ɪr/) dear, near, cheer, gear, clear, year E as Air Sound (/ɛər/) bear, pear, wear, swear, where Schwa E (/ə/) problem, garden, button, taken, siren
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Learn to Read – Phonics: All "U" Words by Sound Type
Summary Table: Sound Type Examples Short U (/ŭ/) cup, sun, bug, hug, tub, nut, rug Long U (/yoo/, /oo/) cube, use, flute, unit, unicorn, clue, blue R-Controlled U (/ɜr/) fur, turn, hurt, nurse, burst U as /oo/ put, push, full, sugar, bush Schwa U (/ə/) supply, support, around, upon, button
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Learn to Read – Phonics: All "O" Words by Sound Type
Sound Type Examples Short O (/ŏ/) hot, mop, dog, fox, rock, job Long O (/ō/) home, boat, snow, toe, rope, nose R-Controlled O (/ôr/) corn, fork, born, storm, porch O as /oo/ move, prove, to, do, lose O as /ou/ out, loud, mouse, down, clown “S” as /z/ after O nose, rose, close, pose, chose Schwa O (/ə/) doctor, color, lemon, button, second
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Learn to Read – Phonics: All “L-Blends” (Consonant + L)
Summary Table of L-Blend Starters Blend Example Words bl black, blink, blog, blue, block cl clap, clip, clown, climb, clean fl flag, flip, float, flap, flame gl glad, glue, glow, glide, glitter pl plan, plate, plug, plum, plot sl slip, slug, sled, slow, slide
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Learn to Read – Phonics: All “R-Blends”
Summary Table of R-Blend Starters Blend Example Words br brick, bring, brush, brave, bread cr crab, crash, creep, crown, crust dr drum, drop, drive, drag, drill fr frog, fruit, frame, fry, freeze gr grass, grow, green, grape, ground pr print, prize, proud, press, prop tr trip, trap, truck, tree, train
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Learn To Read - Phonics - All "I" Words by Sound Type
Sound Type Examples Short I (/ĭ/) sit, big, pin, lid, zip, wig, tip Long I (/ī/) ride, bike, light, night, tie, pie, cry, fly R-Controlled bird, girl, shirt, chirp, dirt Schwa I (/ə/) animal, pencil, family, hospital
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