Reading Flashcards for Adults

Here you will find custom reading flashcards for adults. They are custom because you can actually customize the text that is printed on the back of the cards to make them more specific to your student or students. They are for adults because the images don't have the cutesy child look; they have a more mature look.

Some cards have more sentences than others, others are more basic.

Not all students are on the same level, and you can change the words to fit your needs. When I taught reading to adults, some were very beginners, and some of my students already knew quite a lot of sight words.

I am in the process of creating more categories, so if you have a request for a category that I haven't covered yet, or want additional items in the categories that I've already done, just let me know.

This first category is Transportation.

Transportation Reading Flash Cards
by Custom Flash Cards

Another common category that is helpful to adults is Food. This would be really helpful should your student shop in stores that don't show pictures on the can goods.

Food Flash Cards
by Custom Flash Cards

Visit my Custom Reading Flashcards on my other blog to see all the options:

Another set of words that could be helpful to your students, is to draw the various images and words that are posted on restrooms in your area. In my area, there are not just Men and Women, but gals and guys, mexican words, and more. This can be a very helpful lesson plan to persue to make life easier for your student.

All the best.

Cheryl Paton

Literacy and Phonetics - Making Reading Fun for Kids

Part of learning is to make it fun. My daughter loved reading before starting school. She loved being read to and was learning how to sound things out. She had favorite books and looked forward to more. When she started elementary school, the school had a Book It Reading Program. The kids were rewarded for reading a certain number of books, and she loved that too.

Then came a higher grade, and the school wanted the kids to do timed readings. Do you want to be timed while you read? Do you think that would be fun? Well I know that my daughter didn't. She was pretty quick at reading; she had been reading pretty fluently for her grade levels and beyond for a while. But having to be timed, took the fun out of it. Reading became a chore.

After that class was over, she eventually learned to put the fun back in, and began to enjoy reading again. If you have any kids in grades that are doing timed readings, you might want to have a chat with the teacher. It's more important to give kids a reason to read, than to time them. Talk to them a bit about what the book is about. Spark their interest in wanting to find something out. You can do this by asking the child about what they think will happen.

My daughter is has graduated from college now, and recommends that the kids keep a reading journal. The kids read for a block of time and then write a short summary; a couple of sentences about what they've read. She remembers doing this in first grade and enjoying that activity.

Having kids enjoy learning to read as kids, is a great way to create adults who also enjoy to read.

Having the child dictate their own stories is a great way to build reading skills. Find out more on Dictate a Story.

Cheryl Paton