The document discusses effective techniques for developing sound awareness in children. It describes how sound awareness is the most difficult level of phonological awareness and is most predictive of reading success. It recommends engaging children in ongoing literacy activities that provide opportunities to match, blend, segment and manipulate sounds within words. Several specific techniques are outlined, including teacher read-alouds, shared reading, sound matching games, blending and segmenting exercises, and substitution activities. The conclusion emphasizes that developing phonological awareness helps children use phonics knowledge to read and write.
The document discusses various methods for teaching vowel pronunciation to English language learners. It begins by defining vowels and describing how they are produced without blocking airflow. It then outlines several techniques for teaching pronunciation, including having students feel throat vibrations, focus on mouth shapes, identify patterns in words with similar sounds, play matching games, listen and repeat, use minimal pairs, record themselves, use mirrors, introduce phonetic symbols, show vowel diagrams, sing songs, say tongue twisters, use rhymes, and complete pronunciation exercises. The overall aim is to provide students multiple ways to learn and focus on producing individual vowel sounds correctly.
This document discusses perceptual development problems among children. It focuses on auditory and visual perception disorders. It describes the subskills involved in auditory perception such as phonological awareness, auditory discrimination, memory, sequencing and blending. It also discusses visual perception subskills like visual discrimination, closure, figure-ground discrimination, letter recognition and reversals. The document provides examples of tests to assess auditory and visual perception and suggestions for teachers and parents to help develop children's perceptual abilities.
1) Emergent literacy refers to early literacy skills that develop before children can read and write words. It includes skills like understanding that print carries meaning and recognizing letters.
2) Reading readiness is defined as the time when a child transitions from non-reader to reader. It involves tasks like running a finger under text as it is read to children.
3) Key emergent literacy skills include recognizing some letters and sight words, but having little phonemic awareness or concept of words. Left to right progression and top to bottom directionality is also important.
The document provides information about how phonics is taught at the school. It aims to help parents feel more confident supporting their child's phonics learning at home. It covers what phonics is, the different phonics phases taught in reception and Year 1, strategies like blending and segmenting, and ideas for games and activities parents can do at home with their child.
The document discusses various methods for teaching vowel pronunciation to English language learners, including feeling throat vibrations, shaping mouth positions, using minimal pairs that differ by one vowel sound, recording and comparing pronunciations, using mirrors to observe mouth movements, teaching phonetic symbols, showing vowel diagrams, singing, tongue twisters, rhymes, and games involving reversing words or circling words by pronunciation. The goal is to help learners distinguish vowel sounds and improve their production through multisensory activities.
This document provides information about a phonics workshop held at Sea Mills Primary School. It discusses:
- The aims of teaching phonics and how it helps children learn to read and spell words.
- The progression of phonics teaching through the six phases of the Letters and Sounds program from nursery to year 2.
- Key concepts and strategies taught in each phase such as blending, segmenting, graphemes, and phonemes.
- Tips and activities parents can do at home to support their child's phonics learning.
This document discusses phonics instruction and activities for teaching phonics. It begins by explaining what phonics is and why it is important to teach. It then outlines the scope and sequence of phonics, including single consonants, short vowels, blends, digraphs, long vowels, and more. Different approaches to phonics instruction are described such as direct, integrated, and embedded. The rest of the document provides examples of hands-on games and activities that can be used to teach various phonics concepts in a fun way, including alphabet sets, sound discrimination games, word games, and online songs and games.
Teaching English Pronunciation to Adult BeginnersMarsha J. Chan
Being able to pronounce clearly is a vital part of oral communication, and teachers play a pivotal role in helping learners establish good habits in both pronunciation and listening discrimination from the beginning. Investing in pronunciation instruction early can give beginners the ability and confidence to speak English clearly and launch them on their language learning journey.
Reception Phonics Workshop October 2013 - Overview slidesWGPS
The document discusses the Letters and Sounds phonics programme used in UK schools. It consists of 6 phases that teach grapheme-phoneme correspondences, blending, segmenting, and high frequency words. The summary provides an overview of the phases and terminology used in the programme.
The lesson plan is for a 30 minute kindergarten literacy lesson on colors and visual phonics. The lesson objectives are for students to review a story involving colors, identify colors in the story, match colors to printed words, and begin using visual phonics to represent vowels in colors. The lesson involves reading a story about colors, discussing it, matching color cards and printed words, and introducing visual phonics representations of vowels. Assessment involves a vowel quiz matching codes to letters and evaluating students' stories about things that scare them or involve colors.
Rhyming words, What are you doing next week?, Listening and WritingMavict Obar
The document provides a weekly lesson plan for a grade 3 class. Over the course of 5 days, students will learn new vocabulary words, discuss dreams and future plans, listen to audio passages, and complete related worksheets and activities. Some of the challenges anticipated include unwanted behavior, difficulty understanding texts, and difficulty writing or answering questions. Suggested solutions are proper classroom management, simplifying explanations, allowing more time, and providing one-on-one help. New vocabulary words to be learned include ice pack, plaster, barn, tidy, exciting, pill, bill, calendar, fact and opinion.
This document provides directions for using a set of remedial reading drills to help children who are behind in reading. It describes how to introduce the phonic method to students, teach sound blending, and use the drills with techniques like grapho-vocal exercises. Teachers are advised to start with Drill 1, stress accuracy over speed, and supplement the drills with simple sentence and story reading once students have mastered certain sounds. The goal is to help students develop correct responses to written symbols and gain independent reading skills.
This document presents a lesson plan for teaching intonation to students. The lesson plan follows the four Ps format of presentation, preparation, practice, and production. It begins with an introduction to intonation and its effect on sentence meaning. Objectives are defined and literature on intonation and lesson planning is reviewed. The plan demonstrates intonation concepts using examples, activities with sentence readings, and assessments. Feedback indicates the plan was effective in teaching students to understand and use intonation.
The document discusses the Phonics Workshop held on February 20th 2013, which focused on Phase 1 of the Letters and Sounds phonics program including developing children's speaking, listening, and pre-reading skills through activities that work on discrimination of sounds, rhythm, rhyme, alliteration, and oral blending/segmenting. It also covered letter formation, sounds, and resources used for Phase 1 activities.
The document discusses teaching pronunciation to ESL students using technology. It recommends teaching sounds and stress, homophones, tongue twisters, and intonation through online exercises and activities. Using technology allows exposure to different accents and makes pronunciation practice more fun. Mastering pronunciation helps students communicate more effectively and understand various accents.
This document provides ideas for using playdough in phonics activities for years 1-3. It suggests making letter shapes with playdough to help children recognize letters and build dexterity. Various phonics games are described that involve matching letters, identifying initial sounds, segmenting and blending words, and making rhyming words. Playdough flags can also be used for similar phonics activities. Additional ideas include using playdough for writing practice, reinforcing vocabulary and shapes, and incorporating playdough into math lessons.
This document discusses several methods for teaching reading and writing skills to individuals with intellectual disabilities. It describes approaches such as using color-coded phonics, rebus symbols, behavioral techniques, and language experience to make initial reading instruction easier. Methods for improving oral language include naming objects, filling in missing words, and categorization activities. For writing, the document recommends practicing letter formation with chalkboards, sand trays, and addressing proper pencil grip and paper positioning.
Fun Activities to Improve English PronunciationSylvia Rivera
This document provides tips and techniques for teaching pronunciation to English language learners. It discusses important pronunciation concepts like voicing, aspiration, mouth position, intonation, linking, vowel length, syllables, tongue twisters, jazz chants, minimal pairs, and activities like shadow reading, syllables snap, and run and write to practice sounds, stress, rhythm, and intonation. The overall message is that pronunciation involves more than individual sounds and these varied techniques can help students improve their spoken English.
This document provides a lesson plan for teaching short vowel sounds "o" and "u" using Dr. Seuss' book "Hop on Pop". The lesson plan aligns with California state standards and has students identify rhyming words, discriminate short vowel sounds, produce rhyming words, blend sounds, and sort pictures by rhyme. The instructional sequence has students print and enlarge worksheets, read the story, identify rhyming words, provide examples of rhyming words, and do a rhyming worksheet assessment.
The document provides guidance on teaching pronunciation in English through various methods including listen and repeat, isolation, minimal pairs, recording and replaying students, using mirrors, phonetic symbols, vowel diagrams, singing, tongue twisters, targeting specific sounds common to students' native languages, and focusing on key pronunciation features like voicing, aspiration, mouth position, and intonation. Examples are given for each technique to help students improve their pronunciation abilities.
This document provides guidance on teaching pronunciation to students. It begins with an introduction that explains common pronunciation errors students make and the importance of teaching pronunciation. It then outlines segmental and suprasegmental activities teachers can use. Segmental activities focus on individual sounds and include rhyming, minimal pairs, and hidden games. Suprasegmental activities teach features such as word stress, intonation, and misheard song lyrics through activities like stand up/sit down, adding arrows to songs, and guessing correct lyrics. The overall summary is that the document offers pronunciation teaching techniques including segmental and suprasegmental activities for teachers to use in the classroom.
Educ210 here comes silent 'e' lesson plan revisedceldeeb
This document outlines a lesson plan about silent e words. The objectives are for students to learn that the letter e is sometimes silent at the end of words and causes short vowels to become long. A variety of instructional strategies are used, including flashcards, songs, games, and independent spelling activities. The goal is for students to recognize and pronounce words with silent e endings correctly. Assessment involves asking students to list silent e words and noticing pronunciation differences with and without the final e.
2021-Phonics for kids -presentation-.pdfkaviragu23
The document provides information about how phonics is taught at Lickey Hills Primary School. It discusses the 5 phonics phases that children progress through to learn letter sounds and blending/segmenting skills. Parents are encouraged to support phonics learning at home through activities like reading together, practicing sounds, and playing word games. Examples are provided of phonics terminology like phonemes, graphemes, digraphs, and trigraphs to help parents understand the curriculum.
The document discusses various methods for teaching vowel pronunciation to English language learners. It begins by defining vowels and describing how they are produced without blocking airflow. It then outlines several techniques for teaching pronunciation, including having students feel throat vibrations, focus on mouth shapes, identify patterns in words with similar sounds, play matching games, listen and repeat, use minimal pairs, record themselves, use mirrors, introduce phonetic symbols, show vowel diagrams, sing songs, say tongue twisters, use rhymes, and complete pronunciation exercises. The overall aim is to provide students multiple ways to learn and focus on producing individual vowel sounds correctly.
The document discusses various methods for teaching vowel pronunciation to English language learners. Some key methods mentioned include:
- Having students feel their throat vibrations when saying vowels to understand pronunciation.
- Practicing mouth shapes for different vowels (e.g. stretched mouth for "e") and having students mimic shapes.
- Finding word patterns that contain similar vowel sounds to reinforce pronunciation.
- Using minimal word pairs that differ by one vowel sound, such as "pin" and "pen", to focus on specific sounds.
- Recording students' pronunciation for them to compare to native speakers.
- Using phonetic symbols instead of spelling to represent vowel sounds.
- Showing students a
This document provides guidance for teaching pronunciation to English language learners. It discusses the parts of the body used to make sounds, and recommends teaching phonetics gradually by introducing it when errors are noticed or in textbook lessons. Teaching techniques include exaggerating mouth movements, drilling sounds, and relating them to images. The document emphasizes making phonetics fun and explains concepts like vowel/consonant sounds, voiced/unvoiced sounds, stress patterns, and syllables. It also addresses when to pronounce 'ed' as /t/, /d/ or /Id/ depending on the preceding sound. Real examples are provided to demonstrate pronunciation rules.
This document summarizes a workshop for parents on teaching phonics. It explains that phonics involves teaching the sounds that make up words as a code for reading and writing. The workshop covers the progression through six phases of phonics instruction, from basic sound recognition to spelling rules. It provides examples of phonics elements like graphemes, phonemes, blending and segmenting. The goal is for parents to understand how phonics is taught so they can support their children's learning at home through games and activities involving letters, sounds and reading.
The document describes various games and activities to help students practice grammar points and vocabulary in an engaging way. Some of the activities include using props like cards, a magic board, or a picture to have students form sentences around a topic in groups. Games aim to get students moving and interacting with each other, like having them stand up when certain words are said in a song or act out prepositions with their hands. The goal is to make grammar practice fun through multi-sensory activities incorporating different learning styles.
This document provides tips and techniques for learning English effectively. It recommends keeping a journal, reading books, rewriting class notes, watching TV and movies, keeping a vocabulary notebook, and speaking English with friends. It emphasizes having a positive mindset and enjoying the learning process. Practicing in these ways engages different parts of the brain and improves language skills compared to just sitting and studying.
The document provides tips for effectively learning English. It recommends keeping a journal to practice writing skills; reading books to improve vocabulary through context; rewriting class notes to reinforce learning; watching TV, movies and listening to the radio to develop listening comprehension; and maintaining a vocabulary notebook to actively learn new words. It also suggests speaking English with friends to practice conversational skills and maintaining a positive mindset to stay motivated in learning. The tips emphasize using active and engaging techniques beyond just studying from a textbook to more effectively learn and improve English language abilities.
This document provides information about phonics and supporting reading at home. It discusses what phonics is, the 44 sounds in English, blending skills, tricky words and the Year 1 phonics screening test. It offers tips for supporting reading at home such as using phonics when reading unfamiliar words, asking questions to check comprehension, and making reading an enjoyable experience. The document also addresses frequently asked questions about phonics teaching and reading schemes in schools.
The lesson plan introduces a 35-minute lesson on identifying and manipulating phonemes to create rhymes. Students will play a rhyming game where one student holds a fuzzy ball and responds to rhyming prompts from a recording by saying a rhyming word, then passing the ball. They will also draw and label pictures of rhyming word pairs. The teacher will assess students based on their participation in the game and whether their worksheet contains actual rhyming words.
The document discusses phonics teaching in Year One. It explains that phonics involves teaching children to recognize letter sounds and blend them to read words. Children have daily 20 minute phonics lessons in small groups based on ability. There are 5 phonics phases that teach 42 sounds and tricky words over time. The phonics screening check in June tests if children can read real and nonsense words using phonics. It aims to ensure all children can read by Year 2.
This document provides guidance on teaching pronunciation to English language learners. It discusses focusing on word stress, sentence stress, intonation, and word linking which all influence spoken English. Improving pronunciation can boost confidence and facilitate communication. A student's first language often interferes with English pronunciation, and they may have trouble producing or hearing certain sounds. The document then provides specific exercises and techniques to practice voicing, aspiration, mouth positioning, intonation, linking, syllable stress, vowel length, minimal pairs, and discriminating between long and short vowels. Communicative exercises are encouraged to practice pronunciation skills.
This document provides guidance on teaching pronunciation to English language learners. It discusses focusing on word stress, intonation, linking words, and specific sounds. Some techniques mentioned include having students touch their throats to feel voiced sounds, using a tissue to demonstrate aspiration, drawing diagrams of mouth positions, and using minimal pairs to distinguish similar sounds. Exercises described are counting syllables while clapping, identifying long and short vowels by writing numbers, and practicing word strings as a "telephone number." The overall message is that pronunciation teaching should be simple, fun, communicative, and combine listening and speaking practice.
This document discusses individual differences in psychology. It introduces individual differences as a key area of modern psychology that examines the psychological variations between people. It describes how people differ in psychological attributes like intelligence and personality. Individual differences are important for explaining and predicting behavior. Finally, it lists several factors that influence an individual's behavior, such as abilities, gender, race, perception, attribution, and attitude.
Economics is defined as relating to the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Characteristics of market economics include resources being owned by individuals, economic decisions being made by individuals competing for profits, individual freedom being important, and decisions being based on supply and demand. The functions of economics include the production function relating physical output to inputs, which is a key concept used to define marginal product and allocative efficiency, both important focuses of economics.
Effective techniques for developing phonemic awarenessNoorain Mahesar
This document discusses effective techniques for developing syllable awareness in students. It defines a syllable as a unit of pronunciation containing a vowel sound. There are four types of syllables: monosyllable, disyllable, trisyllable, and polysyllable. Developing syllable knowledge helps with phonological awareness and makes reading and writing more efficient. Techniques include read-alouds with tapping out syllables in words, pulling pictures from a bag and saying the word syllable by syllable, sorting words by number of syllables, tapping body parts to represent syllables, playing syllable detective, and making compound words.
Hacking poses risks to privacy and personal life that could lead to separation. Short vocabulary is also a risk. Flying is risky due to fuel, expensive with limited routes, and contributes to air pollution and climate change.
Technology such as web quests, podcasts, and blogs can be useful tools for teachers to include in their lesson plans. Web quests allow students to explore online resources to learn about topics while producing a final product. Podcasts provide pre-recorded audio and video content to enhance classroom lessons across many subjects. Blogs give students a place to publicly share their thoughts on class topics and allow teachers to easily monitor student posts. Including these technologies can help prepare students for using technology in the workplace after graduation.
This is an introduction to Google Productivity Tools for office and personal use in a Your Skill Boost Masterclass by the Excellence Foundation for South Sudan on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 July 2024. The PDF talks about various Google services like Google search, Google maps, Android OS, YouTube, and desktop applications.
APM event held on 9 July in Bristol.
Speaker: Roy Millard
The SWWE Regional Network were very pleased to welcome back to Bristol Roy Millard, of APM’s Assurance Interest Group on 9 July 2024, to talk about project reviews and hopefully answer all your questions.
Roy outlined his extensive career and his experience in setting up the APM’s Assurance Specific Interest Group, as they were known then.
Using Mentimeter, he asked a number of questions of the audience about their experience of project reviews and what they wanted to know.
Roy discussed what a project review was and examined a number of definitions, including APM’s Bok: “Project reviews take place throughout the project life cycle to check the likely or actual achievement of the objectives specified in the project management plan”
Why do we do project reviews? Different stakeholders will have different views about this, but usually it is about providing confidence that the project will deliver the expected outputs and benefits, that it is under control.
There are many types of project reviews, including peer reviews, internal audit, National Audit Office, IPA, etc.
Roy discussed the principles behind the Three Lines of Defence Model:, First line looks at management controls, policies, procedures, Second line at compliance, such as Gate reviews, QA, to check that controls are being followed, and third Line is independent external reviews for the organisations Board, such as Internal Audit or NAO audit.
Factors which affect project reviews include the scope, level of independence, customer of the review, team composition and time.
Project Audits are a special type of project review. They are generally more independent, formal with clear processes and audit trails, with a greater emphasis on compliance. Project reviews are generally more flexible and informal, but should be evidence based and have some level of independence.
Roy looked at 2 examples of where reviews went wrong, London Underground Sub-Surface Upgrade signalling contract, and London’s Garden Bridge. The former had poor 3 lines of defence, no internal audit and weak procurement skills, the latter was a Boris Johnson vanity project with no proper governance due to Johnson’s pressure and interference.
Roy discussed the principles of assurance reviews from APM’s Guide to Integrated Assurance (Free to Members), which include: independence, accountability, risk based, and impact, etc
Human factors are important in project reviews. The skills and knowledge of the review team, building trust with the project team to avoid defensiveness, body language, and team dynamics, which can only be assessed face to face, active listening, flexibility and objectively.
Click here for further content: https://www.apm.org.uk/news/a-beginner-s-guide-to-project-reviews-everything-you-wanted-to-know-but-were-too-afraid-to-ask/
Lecture Notes Unit4 Chapter13 users , roles and privilegesMurugan146644
Description:
Welcome to the comprehensive guide on Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) concepts, tailored for final year B.Sc. Computer Science students affiliated with Alagappa University. This document covers fundamental principles and advanced topics in RDBMS, offering a structured approach to understanding databases in the context of modern computing. PDF content is prepared from the text book Learn Oracle 8I by JOSE A RAMALHO.
Key Topics Covered:
Main Topic : USERS, Roles and Privileges
In Oracle databases, users are individuals or applications that interact with the database. Each user is assigned specific roles, which are collections of privileges that define their access levels and capabilities. Privileges are permissions granted to users or roles, allowing actions like creating tables, executing procedures, or querying data. Properly managing users, roles, and privileges is essential for maintaining security and ensuring that users have appropriate access to database resources, thus supporting effective data management and integrity within the Oracle environment.
Sub-Topic :
Definition of User, User Creation Commands, Grant Command, Deleting a user, Privileges, System privileges and object privileges, Grant Object Privileges, Viewing a users, Revoke Object Privileges, Creation of Role, Granting privileges and roles to role, View the roles of a user , Deleting a role
Target Audience:
Final year B.Sc. Computer Science students at Alagappa University seeking a solid foundation in RDBMS principles for academic and practical applications.
URL for previous slides
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About the Author:
Dr. S. Murugan is Associate Professor at Alagappa Government Arts College, Karaikudi. With 23 years of teaching experience in the field of Computer Science, Dr. S. Murugan has a passion for simplifying complex concepts in database management.
Disclaimer:
This document is intended for educational purposes only. The content presented here reflects the author’s understanding in the field of RDBMS as of 2024.
Plato and Aristotle's Views on Poetry by V.Jesinthal Maryjessintv
PPT on Plato and Aristotle's Views on Poetry prepared by Mrs.V.Jesinthal Mary, Dept of English and Foreign Languages(EFL),SRMIST Science and Humanities ,Ramapuram,Chennai-600089
3. o Becoming aware of individual sounds in words is theBecoming aware of individual sounds in words is the
most difficult level of phonological awareness.most difficult level of phonological awareness.
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o research indicates is the most predictive of success inresearch indicates is the most predictive of success in
using sound knowledge in reading.using sound knowledge in reading.
o Children need to be engaged in ongoing reading andChildren need to be engaged in ongoing reading and
writing experiences.writing experiences.
o
o literacy activities provide opportunities forliteracy activities provide opportunities for
matching,blending,segmenting,manipulating, ormatching,blending,segmenting,manipulating, or
isolating words.isolating words.
o
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4. Teacher Read-AloudsTeacher Read-Alouds
o Read a poem, chant, or story to students.Read a poem, chant, or story to students.
o several words start with the same soundseveral words start with the same sound
o Ask students what is the same about the keywords.Ask students what is the same about the keywords.
oShared ReadingShared Reading
o Shared reading opportunities using Big Books, poems.Shared reading opportunities using Big Books, poems.
o Say a word from the story sound by sound, and haveSay a word from the story sound by sound, and have
students guess the word.students guess the word.
o Have students listen for words that begin or end withHave students listen for words that begin or end with
the same sound.the same sound.
o
5. • Sound MatchingSound Matching
• help students learn to listen to words in order to hear if they beginhelp students learn to listen to words in order to hear if they begin
or end with the same sound.or end with the same sound.
• Start with students’ names.Start with students’ names.
• Extend activity by having students think of other words that beginExtend activity by having students think of other words that begin
with the same sound.with the same sound.
• Guess the SoundGuess the Sound
• Show students three pictures of words that begin with the sameShow students three pictures of words that begin with the same
• sound. Have them say the words and then guess what sound theysound. Have them say the words and then guess what sound they
start with.start with.
• Odd One OutOdd One Out
• show students three pictures, two of which start with the sameshow students three pictures, two of which start with the same
soundsound
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6. • Bag ItBag It
• Put several objects or pictures that start with the same sound in a bag.Put several objects or pictures that start with the same sound in a bag.
• Have them take turns picking an item and placing it in front of them on the floor.Have them take turns picking an item and placing it in front of them on the floor.
• Listen for Target SoundListen for Target Sound
• Read a list of words or reread a familiar story, poem, or song, or a few sentences from them.Read a list of words or reread a familiar story, poem, or song, or a few sentences from them.
• Students may be given a card with the letter written on it to enhance the sound-letter connection.Students may be given a card with the letter written on it to enhance the sound-letter connection.
• Travel GameTravel Game
• Pretend to pack a suitcase for a trip, but tell students that only things that begin with a secret sound may bePretend to pack a suitcase for a trip, but tell students that only things that begin with a secret sound may be
packed.packed.
• Sound SortSound Sort
• Give students pictures of words that begin with two different soundsGive students pictures of words that begin with two different sounds..
• picture with the initial letter highlighted helps students’ development of letter-sound knowledge.picture with the initial letter highlighted helps students’ development of letter-sound knowledge.
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7. Sound SortSound Sort
Give students pictures of words that begin with two different sounds.Give students pictures of words that begin with two different sounds.
picture with the initial letter highlighted helps students’ development ofpicture with the initial letter highlighted helps students’ development of
letter-sound knowledge.letter-sound knowledge.
8. • Scavenger HuntScavenger Hunt
• Select three or four sounds.Select three or four sounds.
• Distribute pictures around the room of things that begin with these sounds.Distribute pictures around the room of things that begin with these sounds.
• Have students find the pictures and put them with the correct keyword.Have students find the pictures and put them with the correct keyword.
• Make their S team and B team.Make their S team and B team.
• Sound BlendingSound Blending
• teacher is going to say words in a funny way, and they have to figure out what word isteacher is going to say words in a funny way, and they have to figure out what word is
being said.being said.
• Use students’ names with up to five sounds to start with.Use students’ names with up to five sounds to start with.
• Say only the sound without adding the “uh” vowel (e.g., /g/, not “guh”).Say only the sound without adding the “uh” vowel (e.g., /g/, not “guh”).
• Do activity by using pictures of familiar objects or words.Do activity by using pictures of familiar objects or words.
• SongsSongs
• Use familiar songs, chants, or language experience stories.Use familiar songs, chants, or language experience stories.
• present some of the words sound by sound.present some of the words sound by sound.
• Ask students to blendAsk students to blend
• the sounds together to guess the word.the sounds together to guess the word.
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9. • Sound SegmentingSound Segmenting
• Place MatsPresent words from familiar stories, songs, orPlace MatsPresent words from familiar stories, songs, or
classroom topics.classroom topics.
• Have students say the words themselves, slowly, andHave students say the words themselves, slowly, and
• move the counters.move the counters.
• This activity is more sufficient if teacher do it in pairs.This activity is more sufficient if teacher do it in pairs.
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10. • Blending SoundsBlending Sounds
• Give students Reading Rods® and pictures to use as they work in pairs or smallGive students Reading Rods® and pictures to use as they work in pairs or small
groups.groups.
• Student will say the sound slowly picking a cube.Student will say the sound slowly picking a cube.
• Guess the WordGuess the Word
• Have students present words segmented sound by sound, which other students haveHave students present words segmented sound by sound, which other students have
to identify.to identify.
• One student will pick a picture and he will segment the word and others will guess.One student will pick a picture and he will segment the word and others will guess.
• Sound SubstitutionSound Substitution
• Making a new word by changing a sound is a difficult phonemic awareness task.Making a new word by changing a sound is a difficult phonemic awareness task.
• Kindergarten students will need many models and practice.Kindergarten students will need many models and practice.
• Teach songs such as “Willoughby Wallaby Woo,”“Oo-pples and Boo-noo-noos,” andTeach songs such as “Willoughby Wallaby Woo,”“Oo-pples and Boo-noo-noos,” and
“The Name Game,”“The Name Game,”
• Read a few sentences from a familiar story, but change all the initial consonants to aRead a few sentences from a familiar story, but change all the initial consonants to a
new consonant.new consonant.
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11. • Sound Substitution—Using Blocks to Represent SoundsSound Substitution—Using Blocks to Represent Sounds
• Give each student six blocks and have them put three blocks directly in front ofGive each student six blocks and have them put three blocks directly in front of
them.them.
• blocks to represent sounds.blocks to represent sounds.
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• Practice with a few words until students understand how to match sounds withPractice with a few words until students understand how to match sounds with
the blocks.the blocks.
• Continue to make chains of changes:Continue to make chains of changes:
• man to tanman to tan
• Tan to tapTan to tap
• tap to tiptap to tip
• After students have done five changes, pick a new word to start a differentAfter students have done five changes, pick a new word to start a different
chain.chain.
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12. • Sound Substitution—Make a New WordSound Substitution—Make a New Word
• Choose a word and say it to studentsChoose a word and say it to students
• Demonstrate students how to change first sound.Demonstrate students how to change first sound.
• For example:For example:
• FatFat changechange ff toto cc makemake catcat
• CanCan changechange cc toto mm and makeand make manman
• When students are successful with initial sounds,try final sounds.When students are successful with initial sounds,try final sounds.
13. ConclusionConclusion
• Research supports the benefits of helping students developResearch supports the benefits of helping students develop
phonological awareness to build success with learning to readphonological awareness to build success with learning to read
and write.and write.
• Phonological awareness (being able to segment, blend, andPhonological awareness (being able to segment, blend, and
manipulate parts of words)manipulate parts of words)
• use their phonicsuse their phonics
• knowledge effectively as one source of information as they readknowledge effectively as one source of information as they read
and write.and write.
• Children come to school with a great deal of knowledge aboutChildren come to school with a great deal of knowledge about
languagelanguage