STEP FIVE: Find and Identify the Sound in Words.
Keep in mind you can design your own word cards or computer activity similar to the ones below.
Now it's time to find the /ă/ sound in words. I'm going to show you three different lines of words, and I want you to point to the word in each row that has the /ă/ sound. And remember to make the sound /ă/ as you point to the letter.
in cat set
pot men ask
tan bug sip
If you decide to use the webpage linked in this paragraph, click on whichever letter (ladybug) you wish. Then click on a flower. Ask your learner to point to the letter that makes whatever sound you are teaching (or sounds you are reviewing). Remeber to ask him or her to make the sound as s/he points to the letter.
(You can select to display either three or four flowers. Also, this webpage might prove useful when your learner is proficient enough for you to ask him or her to spell the word or words you indicate.)
Click on all the tabs at the bottom of the page. Then select whichever letters you wish to use to have your child practice finding/identify the targeted sound (or sounds) when mixed in with two or three additional letters. Remember to make sure your learner practices making the sound each time he or she points to the letter.
(This is another webpage you might want to use when your learner is proficient enough for you to ask him or her to spell a word or words you indicate.)
The sound you just learned is in many other words too. Let’s find it.
Point to the /ă/ in clap.
clap
Great! That's the /ă/ in clap.
Now, point to the /ă/ in apple.
apple
That’s super! You found the /ă/ in apple.
Okay, point to the /ă/ in ramp.
ramp
Wonderful! That's the /ă/ in ramp.
Now, point to the /ă/ in flaps
flaps
Yeah! That's the /ă/ in flaps.
You really know how to find that sound in words!
Now point to the sound you just learned in this word.
scrabble
Good! That's the /ă/ in scrabble.
And finally, point to the sound you learned in this last word.
quack
Fantastic! That's the /ă/ in quack.
You did a great job finding sounds in words!
Warning: The following game is loud! You might want to turn down your speakers a bit before you begin to play. Have your child push the "pull" button and then point to the targeted letter/sound within the word(s)...making the sound as s/he does so. If the sound is not there, the child can simply keeping pushing the button until if finally appears. (Make sure ahead of time that you are using a phase and/or set that will give you the letter or letters you desire.)
This first game is similar to this second game. Have your learner drop the words that contain the targeted sound in the correct location. Select the "Enter your own words" option so you can write words that are appropriate, with the "Real Words" being ones that contain the targeted sound and the "Fake Words" being words that do not.
