1 Revise counting words in a sentence2 Count sounds in a word3 Revise sound s and letter recognition4 Drag s to pictures that start with s
sound5 Build compound words from 2 smaller
words – using graphics 6 Introduce a sound and letter a
Phonological Awareness and Phonics
Make phonological awareness instruction explicit. Use concrete objects to assist with mental manipulation of sounds – use a marker while saying the phoneme and with students who know their letters use letters in manipulation tasks.
Show me the sounds in cat…
Show me the letters you hear in cat…
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Switch to normal view.
This lets you drag things around the screen.
Listen to this sentence
Drag 1 circle off the pile for each word in the sentence. Put the circles in the box below. One circle to a box.
5Drag the star to show the
answer.
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Supervisor reads the sentence for students to count the number of words.As one student works on the board others can use counters etc or work out the answer by clapping or tapping a pencil for each word.
Word Jigsaws
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See worksheet 2 for more examples
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Use Elkonin or Sound BoxesDrag a sound button to a box for each sound in the word
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Drag s to the pictures that start with s
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Sound BoxesDrag a sound button to a box for each sound in the word
Drag the star to show the
answer.
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Drag a ring around the picture in each row that starts with s