RIC-6974_Phonological_awareness_skills_Book_3
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PHONEME ISOLATION games and activities<br />
• Isolating the position of a specific sound in a word<br />
ACTIVITY 23: First, last or middle<br />
Use maths counters or blocks for this activity.<br />
Provide each child with the same number of manipulatives as there are sounds in the<br />
word. For example, two-phoneme words like boy and egg require 2 counters; threephoneme<br />
words like duck and cave require three counters.<br />
The children line up their manipulatives in front of them. For three-phoneme words,<br />
the first manipulative represents the first sound, the second one represents the middle<br />
sound and the third one represents the final sound.<br />
Have a list of words ready like those on page 90.<br />
Decide which sound the children are listening for, then state the word. If the sound<br />
stated is the first one in the word, the children slide the first block forward. If the sound<br />
is at the end, the children slide the last block forward.<br />
For example, if the children are listening for the sound ‘b’ and the word is tub, the last<br />
block is slid forward. If the word is bed, the first block is slid forward.<br />
• Isolating the position of a specific sound in a word<br />
ACTIVITY 24: Where’s that sound?<br />
Make your own clip cards dealing with the positions of sounds in words. Use selected<br />
images from pages 94–109. Glue them to file cards. At the bottom write ‘beginning’,<br />
‘middle’ and ‘end’. Glue on a coloured sticky note and on it write the sound to find.<br />
Each card should be laminated for durability.<br />
The children use pegs to clip the<br />
part of the card that indicates the<br />
position of the sound.<br />
The children are not expected to<br />
read any words.<br />
This activity can be used with<br />
individual children or small groups.<br />
R.I.C. Publications ® www.ricpublications.com.au ISBN 978-1-925698-54-1 PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS SKILLS (<strong>Book</strong> 3) 85