PR-6218IRE Reading for Success - Book 3

Phonemic awareness
Phoneme isolation activities – 1
Phoneme isolation is the ability to recognise the sounds in words.
Names, names, names
1. Gather the pupils together for a name game.
2. Ask each pupil to tell the sound that is heard at the beginning of his or her name. For example, the
name Jennifer begins with the sound /j/.
3. After pupils identify the sounds at the beginning of their names, instruct them to organise themselves
into groups based on the sounds at the beginning of their names. For example, all of the pupils with
/m/ at the beginning stand together.
4. Be sure to discuss the fact that some letters make the same sound. For example, the names Kylie and
Carrie begin with different letters but with the same sound.
Extension: To increase the difficulty of this activity, have pupils group themselves according to the ending
sounds in their names.
What do you hear?
1. Ask pupils to listen for sounds they hear at the end of words.
2. Begin by saying a single word, such as dog. Ask the pupils, 'What sound do you hear at the end of
dog?'
3. Emphasise the sound as it is said for pupils who need assistance.
4. Continue this activity by saying two or three words with the same ending sound, such as mat, bat
and hit. 'What sound do you hear at the end of these words?' Below are groups of words to use for
practice.
Words ending with /b/ sound
grab
sob
rub
bib
Words ending with /m/ sound
hum
time
mum game
Words ending with /l/ sound
doll
fell
school drill
Words ending with /r/ sound
car
tear
store
roar
Words ending with /s/ sound
Viewing sample
kiss
case
house bass
Words ending with /d/ sound
had
mud
toad
said
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