I have had the wonderful opportunity to begin working with two groups of students from Mrs. Hendricks' and Ms. Villa's Kindergarten classrooms to enhance their phonemic awareness skills. The skills we will be practicing for the rest of the year include:
PBS Kids offers several fun online games that even young children can play to develop phonemic awareness skills:
Elmo Rhymes
Elmo shows the child a selection of objects on the shelves of a closet. He names one of the objects and asks the child to select all of the items in the closet that rhyme with the named object. As the child mouses over an object, Elmo says the name of the object.
Pounce
The child hears a short word spoken and is asked to look at three written words and click on the word that he heard. The child gets multiple chances to get it right, and after making a correct match, sees the written word next to a picture of the named object.
Fuzzy Lion Ears
The child sees a picture and a word label for the picture. A letter is missing from the word. It is the child’s task to select the missing letter from three letters provided. The game also provides a little help: the child can mouse over several letters to hear the sound each one makes before selecting an answer.
I will be sending home books that the children have practiced many times and are proud to share with you. These books highlight one or more of the phonemic awareness skills that we have practiced. These skills will lay the foundation for your child to be a successful, confident reader.
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