Learners can make up a spelling collection with a page for each sound, and list all the spellings they know in groups. In fact there are books you can buy for this purpose such as Soundasaurus , but I generally quibble with some of the categories, and prefer to use my own Spelling Collection. Most people say there are between 42 and 44 sounds for the purposes of teaching spelling depending on whether you call "ear" and "air" separate spellings or not.
Do you notice a difference in outcomes for synthetic phonics programs that teach letters to sounds and those that teach sounds to letters? What is the norm in available programs? I wonder if there is a difference in reading vs spelling outcomes.
Would learning letters to sounds make it easier to read initially but more difficult to spell correctly seeing that the spelling process is sounds to letters based?
I like to work on spelling as much as possible, because when you spell you read two for one! Also, parents and teachers are often very focussed on reading but not as much on spelling, and so lots of learners have reasonable reading but weak spelling and this undermines their reading accuracy.
Your email address will not be published. Research has proven that without this crucial skill, a child cannot learn to read well. Building phonological skills requires these 3 steps: rhyming, syllable division, and phonemic awareness. For more information on phonological awareness, teaching tips and specific teaching strategies and activities, please read my previous post:. When your student has mastered phonological awareness and is ready to begin learning the letters and sounds in the alphabet, you can follow this process:.
You can make these by writing each lowercase letter on a separate index card. Children will come across lowercase letters the most when they begin printing and blending words, so they will need a solid knowledge of the lowercase letters. Uppercase letters are usually easier for children to master and they typically gain proficiency with uppercase letters due to more frequent exposure in environmental print as well as with initial uppercase letters in names. Therefore spending more time teaching the lowercase letters with benefit your student greatly, as these letters tend to be a bit more difficult to learn.
You will want to work on just one letter at a time and not teach a new letter until the previous letter has been mastered. Each time you add a new letter to the mix, review the previously learned letters. Because children need a lot of repetition, it is really important to Review Review Review.
When you hold up the letter flashcard, you will want your student to say the letter sound and the letter name within 3 seconds. If your child is not saying the letter and sound in 3 seconds…go back and reteach. For some children learning the letters and sounds can take up to a year! Take your time and go slowly.
There is no rush. Use lots of tactile materials when teaching letters and sounds. You can watch this video with our favorite teacher Ms. Renee to give you some ideas on how to make your own tactile letter cards:. Multisensory means engaging more than one sense at a time. You see it, you say it, you hear it, you touch it, and you move with it!
Using multisensory activities in your alphabet lessons makes learning fun and memorable. Here are some multisensory activities you can use when you are teaching your child the letters and sounds of the alphabet:. Here are some more alphabet activities and games from my previous posts that you might also be interested in checking out:. Alphabet Q-Tip Letter Activity. Fly Swatter Alphabet Game. Alphabet Movement Activity: Simon Says.
It is important to pronounce consonants without adding a vowel sound. My kiddos love Swat-a-Sound. We use the giant swatters from Dollar Tree. Then two more friends go. We have played in whole and small group settings. They always ask to play! We sing and dance to songs like this: Everybody dance now! And on and on…. At Education to the Core, we provide done-for-you curriculum that is simple, fun, and effective!
We want you to be the very best teacher you can be, while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. In order to be an effective educator , you have to take care of you first! We strive to make a healthy work-life balance a reality for you each and every day. Teaching Letters and Sounds: 17 Strategies that Work January 4, by Emily In order to help our students learn their letters and sounds, it is important to have multiple strategies for teaching letters and sounds.
Teaching Letters and Sounds: 17 Strategies that Work 1. Use repetition when assigning teaching letters and sounds during independent and partner practice. Incorporate 21st century learning skills while learning the alphabet. Some can help. And they will. And on and on… -Vera from The Tutu Teacher Have Fun Teaching videos from YouTube! They are great. We listen to them every morning. We also play memory match with abc flash cards. They love it! The Orton Gillingham 3 Drill pack is also very effective!
Then in small group whenever we review we do that hand motion. We also use sand in small toaster oven trays. When we say the sound, we write the letter in the sand for the sensory aspect.
Plus, my kiddos love the alphabet rubs from Lakeshore. I have a whole post about alphabet activities for small groups, if you want to check it out! Soon students start to do this by themselves. For letter sounds we use Jolly Phonics. It also has some vowel teams and digraphs.
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