Rocking and Reading with Mizz KT

Short O Phonics Story: Bob the Octopus | Rocking & Reading Sound Adventure

Join Mizz KT for a screen-free Rocking & Reading Sound Adventure featuring the short O sound! In this bonus podcast episode, kids will: * Listen to the decodable story Bob the Octopus * Answer fun comprehension questions * Practice segmenting words like Bob, Box, and Dog * Break it down to a hip-hop beat with the “Break It On Down” song 🎶 Grounded in the Science of Reading (SOR) and aligned with UFLI best practices, this episode helps children build phonemic awareness and early reading skills in a joyful, music-filled way. Perfect for parents and teachers looking for engaging, screen-free literacy fun.

Short O Sound Adventure | Learn the /o/ Sound with Music and Phonics

Join Mizz KT for a Rocking and Reading Sound Adventure featuring the short O sound /o/. Kids will sing along with the Break It On Down segmenting song, practice identifying the short O star sound, and blend sounds together in the Collaborate Song. Along the way, we also explore /sh/ as in sheep, /s/ as in snake, and /k/ as in duck. This episode ends with short O’s own country song, showing how music makes phonics fun and memorable. Rocking and Reading is designed to help preschoolers, kindergarteners, and early readers learn to read with phonics through music, movement, and interactive play. Want to be part of the adventure? Share your child’s thought for a future episode by emailing mizzktandfriendz@gmail.com.

Fin the Fish - Short I's Bonus Podcast | Rocking and Reading

Dive into this bonus Rocking and Reading adventure with the short i sound! Today, we meet Fin the Fish and follow his splishy-splashy story while practicing our short i phoneme. Along the way, we’ll break down words into sounds, blend them back together, and rock out with some short i reading fun. This episode is packed with: * Phoneme practice for the short i sound * Sound-by-sound word building for early readers * A fun, fishy tale to bring the learning to life * A final Rock and Read session to wrap it all up Perfect for preschoolers, kindergarteners, and early readers, this screen-free sound adventure builds confidence, fluency, and a love for reading. 🎧 Listen to more Rocking and Reading episodes on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts. 📚 Explore more learning fun at RockingAndReading.com. #RockingAndReading #ScienceOfReading #Phonics #ShortI #KindergartenReady #EarlyLiteracy #ReadAlong #Storytime #PhonemicAwareness

Hip Hop Sound Adventure: Where Is The Short I Sound?

We're on a mission to find the short i sound, like in kit and kid—and it's hiding somewhere in the Rocking and Reading Auditorium! Join Mizz KT on this musical phonics adventure as we search for the iconic hip hop vowel /i/. Along the way, we meet sound friends /k/, /d/, and /t/, use our rocking fingers to segment sounds, and blend them together in song. Get ready for laughs, music, and a sneak peek of short i’s hit song. This is the perfect screen-free learning experience for early readers, packed with movement, imagination, and Science of Reading-aligned fun. Perfect for ages 4 to 8, classrooms, car rides, and cozy listening time.

Break It on Down with Short E: Bonus Rocking and Reading

Bonus Episode: Meg and Her Red Pet Ned In this bonus Rocking and Reading podcast episode, we meet Meg and her red pet, Ned, in a fully decodable short e sound story designed to build early reading skills through sound play, rhythm, and imagination. This short and sweet phonics adventure follows Meg as she cares for her pet and navigates a few surprises along the way. Perfect for preschoolers, kindergartners, and early first graders, this story uses only one-syllable, short e words and Pre-K–1st grade sight words to support independent decoding and phonemic awareness. * Fully decodable story using the short e sound * Aligned with the Science of Reading and speech-to-print approach * Interactive sound segmentation activity ("Break It On Down") * Great for classrooms, homeschools, and car rides Kids can listen along, tap out sounds, and answer comprehension questions to support critical thinking and reading fluency. This podcast is screen-free, musical, and rooted in research-backed literacy instruction. Listen, move, and read with Rocking and Reading with Mizz KT. More phonics fun, music, and teaching resources at: https://www.mizzkt.com [https://www.mizzkt.com] Watch the full video episodes at: https://www.youtube.com/@mizzkt [https://www.youtube.com/@mizzkt] #PhonicsPodcast #ScienceOfReading #DecodableText #ShortEVowel #RockingAndReading #EarlyLiteracy #KindergartenReading #SpeechToPrint #ReadingForKids #SoundSegmentation