Sound Reference Desk Charts

By: Laurie Fyke @ Primarily Learning

Preschool – Grade 2

Available in Print Letters

 or Sassoon Font

These 4 Phonic Sound Reference Charts provide a visual reference to connect letters and sounds... following the same sequence as programs like Jolly Phonics. It's a comprehensive phonics resource for both staff and students! Unsure of the sound or alternate spelling? Just check out the graphic for the phonetic clue. 

1.  The Transparent Alphabet Chart 

·       Once these sounds have been taught, the child is able to hear and say the sounds to blend (read), and segment (write) words.   The sounds have been presented in the same order as programs like Jolly Phonics.

                                                                           

2.  Alphabetical Order … A B C…  Beginning, Middle, and Ending SOUNDS … (short vowel sounds)

·       Children often learn the Alphabet Song at an early age… saying the letter names... not the sounds those letters represent. Initially, the sounds are more important than the letter names.  This chart provides the alphabetical sequence of letters and the sounds they represent with a visual reference. (short vowel sounds) 

·       A beginning, middle and ending reference for each sound has been provided.  The children will notice that some sounds are not used at the end of a word. 

3.  Long Vowel Sounds, Digraphs and Alternate Spellings

·       The long vowel sounds are digraphs!  The opaque alphabet is more complicated as seen by the alternate spellings provided for each sound.

·       Beginning, middle and ending spellings are for provided for /ch/, /sh/ and /th/. 

4.  More Spellings

·       The English language is a very complicated language to spell because it is comprised of so many other languages.  We have a variety of additional spellings to familiar sounds.  These sounds need to be taught and learned through repetition… as the child learns to read and write the new sounds.

These Charts are an excellent resource for:

§  Students,

§  Reading Specialists,

§  Title 1 Teachers,

§  Special Education Classes,

§  Classroom Teachers

§  and Parents.

Have fun learning!

Laurie @

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My Personal Dictionary: 90 High Frequency Sight Words

By: Laurie Fyke @ Primarily Learning

Preschool – Grade 2

 in PRINT Letters

 in SASSOON Font

Check it out! What a GREAT word work resource for teachers using Jolly Phonics, or any other reading program!

This dictionary contains:

•         90 high frequency sight words, (the Jolly Phonics “tricky words’ are bold),

•        11 color words (choose grey or gray),

•        number words to 12, and

•        84 high frequency nouns with graphics to represent them.

Format and Use:

•        There are two 14 page personal dictionaries included. 
              One dictionary is in full color (p. 3-16). 
              One dictionary has black and white graphics (p. 17-30).

•        The student is encouraged to add words to the dictionary that he/she finds difficult to spell or read.

•        Idea: Ask the students to highlight, or put a mark beside, each word that they can spell/read independently…including the ones they have added.

•        Includes Common Core Standards K-3.

•        Print double-sided…flip on the short edge.

Notes:         
• A few of the words can be sounded out, (e.g. a, sister, us) but some children may need this reference. 
• Most of the words use the alternate spellings that must be taught. (e.g. to, me, go, came, back, little)
• Some of the word are confusing because they are homophones. (e.g. for, four; to two too)
• Some of the words use the schwa sound. (e.g. mother)
• Some of the words are simply tricky to read or spell! (e.g. does, saw)

* These words do not follow the rules and must be learned with a  ”look and say” approach. 

Have fun learning!

Laurie @

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Bringing ' Reading Recovery ' Strategies into the Classroom (and homeschool!): Sound Boxes

In an uncertain financial climate, an increasing number of school boards are cutting Reading Recovery, an early intervention program created for grade one students who are struggling most with learning to read and write. Created by Dr. Marie M. Clay, this preventative program is only taught by trained Reading Recovery teachers in schools that are actively supporting the program.  It was designed as an intervention.

Many of us who have been fortunate enough to have taught this program will speak of the amazing professional development that accompanies the Reading Recovery role; from the lessons, readings and experiences. I will forever be grateful for the eight years of training and experience that I now apply to my teaching of small early literacy groups in special education.

Please note that Reading Recovery procedures were designed to use as an intervention with the first grade students scoring lowest on a series of assessments, and not for the majority of students. That is the position of the program's creator, Dr. Marie Clay, and its representatives today.

It is my own position that the strategies I write about and refer to as 'Reading Recovery strategies', have been used outside of the Reading Recovery program for many years, work well for many emergent and early readers and writers, and can be adapted for various learning situations.  

The following was originally posted as How to help kids hear all of the sounds in words:

When children learn to write, they need to understand how letter sounds work together to make words. They must hear the sounds out loud first before relating them to letters. 'Elkonin' or sound boxes are used worldwide and taught as Reading Recovery™ procedures to help children make the connection between the sounds they hear in a spoken word and the letters that represent those sounds in print. Each box represents a sound in a word. It is important to start with short, simple words in order to learn the procedure and consolidate basic phonetic skills (consonants and short vowels) before moving on to words with letter combinations and exceptions. Please watch this video for an introduction to using Elkonin boxes: 

Step by step guide to using sound boxes:

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1. Say the word slowly (bug), stretching out the three sounds in the word, and ask the child to repeat it. Point out the pennies and tell the child that the word 'bug' has three sounds in it. Reinforce that the left side is the 'starting' side.

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2. Using one finger, repeat the word as you slide the pennies into the boxes. All pennies should be in the boxes by the time you finish saying the word. The child does this next, listening for sounds as each penny slides in. Record the letter sound in its appropriate box.

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3. Line all three pennies up again, and repeat, listening for sounds. Ending sounds are easier to hear than middle, vowel sounds. Beginners will probably hear the final sound of a word next. Record it.

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4. Repeat the procedure. Vowels are difficult, and it is fine to fill it in for a child who is just mastering consonants. Once beginning and ending sounds are in place, emphasizing the middle part of the word can help a child identify the vowel sound.

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5. Put it all together. With a pointer finger, sweep under the letters from left to right saying the word slowly and looking at the letters while reading the word. Together these letters spell ‘bug’.

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For products using sound boxes with three levels of support, check out the Read & Write & More section of my TpT store. I will be updating some of the older versions to include sound boxes through the summer of 2016, so please check the preview before purchasing! Samples are included below.

 

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Best wishes to all of you, and happy teaching!

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