Phonics – Sound-Letter Match

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Phonics refers to a system of rules used to sound

out and read unknown words. As children prepare

to become readers, they will learn and use the

relationship between sounds and letters to read.

For children to use this relationship, they need to recognize upper-and-

lower case letters and to match sounds heard with the letters that

represent them. The activities in this slideshow demonstrate beginning

activities to support your child’s reading readiness.

Phonic skills refer to the

ability to match the

sounds heard with the

letters they represent

to make words.

For example, the word me has two sounds, /m/ & /e/

represented by two letters.

Letter Recognition

As your child becomes familiar with reciting the alphabet, have him/her practice letter recognition.

Begin the activity by choosing 2 letters that are visually very different such as the letters t and s.Next, draw two circles on a white board. Write a letter above each circle.

To increase difficulty extend the lesson to include three or fourletters and time your child.

Provide several of the chosen letters for your child to sort. Scatter the letters below the circles. Have your child say both letter names (t and s). Next, have him/her sort the scattered letter tiles and magnetic letters into the appropriate circles.

Materials Needed Select visually different letters to sort.

Use a magnetic white board or a self-mademat to draw circles. The number ofcircles represent the number of letters to besorted. Begin with 2 letters and increasein difficulty eventually using 3 or more letters.

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Use a timer for added difficulty

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Sound-Letter Match

To read, children need to match sounds to letters.

To build sound letter match, have your child sort letters according to the sounds you say.

Begin with two different sounding letters such as /s/ and /t/ and then /d/ and /h/. Provide pictures or items for support. In this example shapes are used to provide support:

star for /s/ triangle for /t/

diamond for /d/ heart for /h/

/a/

/b/

/c/

Sound-Letter MatchIf your child needs support ask, “What is the sound of this letter? What shape begins with that sound?”

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Phonics: Sound Letter Match Sorting Board

Sound Letter Match Cards

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Sound-Letter First Grade ExpectationGiven a set of letters, your child should produce each

associated sound within one second.Automatic recognition activity

Alphabet cards can be purchased or made.use both lower case and upper case letters

Time your child as he/she produces the associated sound of each letter in random order. Put the cards said correctly in one stack, and those said incorrectly in a separate stack.

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