Rocking and Reading with Mizz KT

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...

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...

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...

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...

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, kind...

Get ready to swing with Short E! In this episode of Rocking and Reading with Mizz KT, we’re on a jazz-filled sound adventure to help the short e find its voice—and its perfect bandmates! Along the way, kids will: - Explore the short E sound in fun, interactive ways - Blend sounds together to make new words - Sing along to the short E’s big musical number: "I Say /e/!" This screen-free literacy jou...

Get ready to break it on down with the short A sound! 🎶 In this bonus Rocking and Reading episode, Mizz KT shares a short decodable story starring a sleepy cat, a sneaky rat, and a surprising tap! Kids will practice: Segmenting CVC words with finger taps (like Elkonin boxes!) Listening comprehension with story questions Reading-readiness skills through playful sound awareness Perfect for car ride...

Before your child can read it—they’ve got to hear it! In this glittery, groovy adventure, Mizz KT guides kids through the short A sound—/a/ like in “apple" or "ABBA!" In this episode, your child will: Tune their ears to the short A sound (and its consonant sound friends) Chant, sing, and move to the rhythm of learning Build phonemic awareness through imagination and music Feel like a star in their...

Welcome to Rocking and Reading with Mizz KT! 🎶 What if your child could start learning to read—before they ever pick up a book? Hosted by early literacy educator and musical performer Catherine Dugger (aka Mizz KT) , this imagination-powered podcast helps kids develop strong phonemic awareness skills—the first step in learning to read. Each episode takes listeners on a sound adventure, using musi...