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Reading, Writing, or Talking and Listening Activities
Definitions
100
Match upper and lowercase letter tiles or magnetic letters.
What is a reading activity?
100
Segment (or separate) sounds (hop becomes /h/-/o/-/p/).
What is phoneme segmenting?
200
If children do not know the "Alphabet Song," teach it to them. Have them point to the letters on their desk as they sing it. Have them pick another tune, such as "Row, Row, Row Your Boat," and put that tune to the letters of the alphabet. It helps with the l-m-n-o letter sequence.
What is a talking and listening activity?
200
Blend sounds together (/h/-/o/-/p/ into hop)
What is phoneme blending?
300
Have children practice writing letters of the alphabet using paint on as easel chalk on the chalkboard, dry-erase markers on a whiteboard, gelboards, or crayons and paper.
What is a writing activity?
300
the recognition that words are composed of sounds that can be identified, segmented (separated), and blended (joined together) to form words.
What is phonemic awareness?