The paomnnehil pweor of the hmuan mind.  Aoccdrinig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it doeosn't  mtater  in waht  order the ltteers in a wrod are, the only iprmoetnt tihng is taht  the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit  pclae.  The rest can be a total mses and you can sillt  raed it wouthit porbelm . Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mind deos not raed  erevy lteter by istlef, but the wrod  as a wlohe.   Amzanig huh?    

Think about this and the difference of teaching sounding out of each letter in an isolated manner!  First word there tuh-ha-eh if sounded out!  Try and remember how you first learned how to read.  

With today's talking word processors like "KidWorks Deluxe from Knowledge Adventure" or "Writing Buddy by Dr. Bill Peet (available as an app for your computer, iPhone or iPad a great product for teaching reading!)  Every school and home with beginning learners needs to have these.  And of course every early literacy classroom.