Laurin Brainard, M.Ed., is the founder of www.theprimarybrain.com. Through her blog, Laurin shares preschool ideas, fun activities, crafts, and elementary teaching tips. Laurin is a first-grade teacher, mom to two preschoolers, and the curriculum designer for The Primary Brain.
As a first-grade teacher, Laurin understands how to teach children to read using phonics. She shares unique and engaging ways to teach phonics skills to children at an early age throughout this workbook, starting with letter sounds and moving onto blends. --Kristina Harrill, Kindergarten teacher and creator of SweetForKindergarten.com This book is filled with a huge variety of activities. It is such a fun way to build a foundation to becoming a successful reader! --Rachael Smith, Creator of LiteracyWithTheLittles.com This book provides comprehensive practice for those foundational phonics skills that reading is built on. As a teacher and mom of preschoolers, Laurin knows how to engage children. This is evidenced by the engaging phonics activities that are packed into this book! --Sara VanderWel, first grade teacher and creator of The Primary Pal