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Exercise to the Beginning Letter Sounds | Phonics and Letter Sounds Song for Kids | Jack Hartmann

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Learning how to read means learning lots of intertwining skills - like beginning sounds. Here is my list of my top teaching printables and favorite free resources used this year in my guided reading groups.

They helped me really focus in on teaching, using and hearing beginning sounds with my kindergarten students that needed it most!

If you haven't already seen - I shared my favorite alphabet identification and ending sound activities too.

How and Why I Use Beginning Sounds Activities

I use these materials with small groups of students (4-6) who demonstrate a similar reading level with generally similar reading trategies and skills.

Sometimes I will pull just 1-2 students from a group to work on a specific piece of a skill before calling the rest of the group to come over and join us. If they really aren't getting something, I try to give them extra attention in this manner and then adjust the time spent with the whole group accordingly.

This is a change from how I taught my guided reading groups prior to our implementation of the Common Core standards. I use more games and activities as warm ups or for actual lesson so I can observe, redirect and then give them incredibly focused practice that we can then apply to a book or lesson the next time we gather.

I don't use these for center materials {but you could!}, just small group work. My literacy centers are broader and differentiate themselves based on where students are at.

Now let's get to my top beginning sounds isolation, beginning sounds identification and free beginning sounds production activities that I've found.

Beginning Sounds Isolation, Identification & Production

1. Camping Theme Beginning Sounds - I use this resource in two parts. I make the "worksheet" into a dry-erase sheet by putting it into a plastic sleeve or laminating it.

I use the cards for students who can isolate the beginning sound, but can't yet connect which letter it is to help minimize the choices. We also use the cards as is when first using this activity - but instead of clipping a clothespin onto the correct letter, we cover it with a bingo chip.

Strategy Tip: Keep an alphabet chart handy for reference so they can reference the beginning sounds in order to find a match if they have difficulty isolating/connecting it to a letter. This is the beginning reading strategy "Get Your Mouth Ready" They use the alphabet chart as their background knowledge/schema to draw from.

2. Beginning Sound Paths - I like to give students a simplified game like this one to practice beginning sounds. They don't get lost it in the "game" aspect - they can simply focus on the skill but it still feels like a game. This is a great game to play in pairs to check in on student progress of the skill. There are a couple of versions I found of this game.

3. Beginning Sound Bingo - What's not to love about a game of bingo? This particular game is also great in reinforcing vocabulary. Since there are many boxes in these cards, you may need to give more support to kinders who struggle with both the skill and vocabulary.

There are a couple of versions I found of this game: Bingo Cards 1 (a,m,n,p,s,t) / 2 (o,d,f,h) / 3 (e,b,c,g,r) / 4 (i,j,k,l,w,x) / 5 (u,q,v,y,z)

4. Beginning Sound I SPY - (update: no longer available) Here is a fun way to go from identifying letters to connecting them to being used as beginning sounds. Once they locate a hidden letter in this I SPY workmat, then they find the matching picture and write the letter.

5. Beginning Sound Freebie Worksheet - Just because a worksheet is originally shared as a worksheet, you don't have to use it that way.

I'm not big on worksheets, but I like this resource for it's simplicity. You can use it to make bracelets for students to wear, chop them into little eency-weency-tiny books, let students write one (on a dry erase version) and the pass papers in a circle to the next person, etc.

I hope that you can use one or some of these ideas with your kinders in small groups!

Ready for more resources to use in your guided reading groups? Check out these 6 Alphabet Identification Activities.

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Beginning Sounds - 5 Guided Reading Activities {Printable}

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Learning how to read means learning lots of intertwining skills - like beginning sounds. Here is my list of my top teaching printables and favorite free resources used this year in my guided reading groups. They helped me really focus in on teaching, using and hearing beginning sounds with my kindergarten students that needed it most!

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Growing Book by Book is the inspiration behind this week's Share It Saturday features. I'm enamored with her Beginning Sounds Pancakes, so I thought I'd gather some more ideas that help teach beginning sounds and get children excited for learning about letters.

Are you following Fun-A-Day's BALANCED LITERACY Pinterest board?

Being able to tell sounds apart in oral language is referred to as sound discrimination. Hearing the first sound in words is one aspect of sound discrimination, and it's an important early literacy skill for children. It helps them to pay attention to the sounds they hear, and it aids them in learning letter sounds down the road.

One easy way I integrate this into my preschool classroom is when I'm calling the kids for activities. For example, when I want the children to line up to go outside, I might say, "If your name starts like 'house', you can get in line. What sound's at the beginning of 'house'? Yes! It's /h/." Then the children help me determine who can get into line! It's super simple, but the kiddos usually enjoy it.

Most of the ideas below share ways to link beginning sounds to letters. So they're ways to take sound discrimination to the next step by linking oral language to written language.

beginning sounds games and activities

Beginning sounds pancakes | Growing Book by Book

Beginning sounds treasure hunt | Toddler Approved

Active activities for practicing beginning word sounds | Frugal Fun for Boys

Ooey-Gooey beginning sound scavenger hunt | Playdough to Plato

Sorting coins with beginning letter sounds | Buggy and Buddy

Beginning sounds sticks | Pre-K Pages

Alphabet scavenger hunt with beginning sounds | This Reading Mama

Beginning letter sounds clip cards | The Measured Mom

Farm animals beginning sounds game | Mom Inspired Life

Beginning sound letter hunt | I Can Teach My Child

Which activity are you going to try first?

If you're a blogger, please be sure to link up some of your posts below! If you're not, hop on over and check out some new ideas. I love seeing what's shared here each week, and I hope you do too.

Check out what my co-hosts are sharing this week - Sugar Aunts, Chestnut Grove Academy, Still Playing School, and special guest co-host Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails!

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10 Activities to Teach Beginning Sounds & Letters

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Learning letter names and letter sounds is an important step our students must master in order to become a successful reader. As teachers, we want our students to have strong phonemic awareness and phonics skills.

We want our students to be able to identify beginning sounds so that can quickly decode texts and read fluently.

This requires lots of exposure and lots of practice.

Today I want to share with you several activities to help your students practice and master beginning sounds. These are easy to prep activities that you can use in morning tubs, literacy stations, or as fast finisher activities.

These activities are new, fresh, and sure to keep your little ones attention.

But before we talk about activities to help your students learn letter sounds, I want to share with you an assessment freebie that will help you gage your students knowledge and monitor their progress along the way.

I actually have two freebies for you. One requires students to provide the beginning sound of a picture, while the other assessment focuses on students understanding of the sounds letters make.

This beginning sounds assessment is similar to the alphabet assessment freebie that I share awhile back. There is a student page {color and black and white} and a teacher recording page included in the download.

For this assessment students say the beginning sound of each picture as you check off the beginning sounds they identified correctly. The bottom portion of the assessment page can be used for a re-test at a later date.

Click on the picture above to download the freebie.

And now for a letter sound assessment freebie...

Next is an assessment to monitor student knowledge and progress of letter sounds. I prefer to assess students using uppercase letters and lowercase letters separately.

Don't just assume that because a student may know the sound the uppercase letter makes, they will recognize it when shown the lowercase letter {or vice versa}. I'd rather be sure by double checking. 🙂

There are two versions of the uppercase and lowercase student pages included: a black/gray and white version and a color version.

The lines are different colors to make it easier for students to track the print. I like the color version because it you can easily mix up the assessment by asking students to read the orange row, and then the purple row, etc.

Click on the picture above to download the freebie.

Since students often needs lots of exposure and lots of practice to master skills, it's a great idea to have lots of different activities to provide that practice. This beginning sounds bundle includes ten different resources to help your students sharper their skills.

The ten activities in this bundle are either low prep or no prep at all. Students use manipulatives like mini erasers, plastic cubes, magnetic letters, and more to practice letter sounds. These activities are perfect for literacy centers but are also great for morning tubs or fast finishers. Picture names are included for every. single. picture. included in this packet.

The Match and Cover activity can't get any easier to prep! Just print and slide in page protectors. Students will need red, yellow, green, and blue plastic cubes for this activity. Students identify the letter and corresponding letter sounds. This resource include 20 practice mats and 5 no prep pages to monitor student progress.

Build the Letter includes three different types of activities. In this first activity students use mini erasers to form the uppercase and lowercase letter of the beginning sound picture. Each letter has directional arrows to show students how to form the letter. These are great for introducing students to the concept of using mini erasers or small manipulatives to form letters.

In this next activity students identify the beginning sound of the pictures at the top of the mat. They use mini erasers to form the letter to show the sound. Uppercase and lowercase letter formation reference pages are included to provide student support.

Finally, in this last activity, students will select a card and use mini erasers to form the letter to show the beginning sound. Multiple sets of picture cards are included. They are color coded to keep you organized! If you don't have mini erasers, don't worry! You can use any small manipulative to complete these activities.

These pocket chart activities are great for large group, small group, or center activities. There are alphabet header cards for each letter of the alphabet along with six beginning sound pictures. The headers and picture cards slide right into pocket charts.

You can use these for introducing a letter, a whole group sorting activity, or students can use this as a center. Students can use a pocket chart to sort the pictures or complete the activity on the floor.

You can also use the picture cards to pair students with partners or in small groups. For extra fun, make this a game or a quick time filler activity!

Here's another idea for using these cards for a small group game. Select a set of picture cards, you can use many different letters or focus on a few letters that you want students to practice. (I usually use 16 for a group of 4-5 students). Turn all of the cards over and put a few classroom manipulatives on each card. You can use mini erasers, plastic cubes, small bears...whatever you have.

Students take turns selecting a card and turning it over. If they can identify the beginning sound correctly, they keep the manipulatives that were on top. If they don't identify the sound correctly, they turn the card back over and place the manipulatives back on top. Continue playing until all of the cards have been used. The player with the most manipulatives is the winner.

There are six different themes included. Students match the letter on the card to the beginning sound picture. Throughout the activities you'll find a variety of letter cards {uppercase letters only, lowercase letters only, and uppercase/lowercase letter combo. so students get exposure in a variety of formats.

These cards are a great size for most pocket charts, or students can make their matches on the floor.

Also included are two optional recording sheets to hold students accountable for their work. You can most definitely use this activity without the recording sheets...but they are there if you want them! 🙂

This packet includes six different center activities. Most of the activities have more than one version so they can be used more than once without having to re-explain the directions. Answer keys are included and student recording sheets are in black and white. Here's a sneak peek at some of the activities:

Students say the name of the letter in the apple and determine the sound that it makes. They will clip the two pictures that begin with that sound.

On the recording sheet, students color the two pictures to show their answers.

Students say the name of each picture to determine the two pictures that have the same beginning sound.

They color the two pictures on the recording sheet and write the letter to show the beginning sound.

Students will need magnetic letters for this activity. They will use the letters to show the beginning sounds on the activity mats.

To record their work they will find the series of pictures on their paper and record the letters to show the beginning sounds.

This activity will help bring some math into your literacy block! Students will count each set of pictures to determine how many. On the recording sheet they will find the letter to show the beginning sound of the pictures and record the number of pictures. {Note: There is a second activity with letters N-Z included.}

This activity includes write the room cards and recording sheets for all 26 letters. {Note: The letter Xx includes CVC words that end in x}. You'll want to place the picture cards around the room. Students will walk around to find the cards. They will match the beginning sound picture to the one on their paper. They will copy and record the word on their paper.

I love when activities can serve two purposes, so you can also use the cards as a word work station. Students use magnetic letters to spell the words.

Students identify the beginning sound of each picture as they work through the maze. They cover the pictures that begin with the target sound until they reach the STOP sign. Students can use plastic cubes, mini erasers, or any other small manipulative to cover the pictures.

Also included, but not pictured, are answer keys. You can easily make this a self-checking activity by sliding the beginning sound mazes and answer keys back-to-back in page protectors.

This resource includes three types of mats. The first one is pictured above and is perfect for learners just starting on beginning sounds. There are only six pictures so it is not overwhelming for young students.

This next mat is similar to the one above, but has 12 opportunities for practice.

The last activity included is color-coded and meant to be cut apart. Each color set includes 26 beginning sound pictures (A-Z). You can use these in a small group or place them in a small container with letters for students to "grab and go".

I picked up these clothespins from Target, but have also seen them at Michaels. For a little fine motor practice, students can clip the letter to the card.

This resource includes 26 mats, one for each letter of the alphabet. Just print and slide in page protectors. Students will say the name of each picture and cover the ones that begin with the target sound. For the letter Xx students will be covering pictures of CVC words that end in the letter Xx.

This packet includes six different types of games. Each game has multiple versions so students can play multiple times without having to re-explain directions. Here's a peak at some of the games included.

Students play with a partner. They roll the dot cub, count the dots, and cover a picture with the corresponding beginning sound. The first player to cover all of the pictures on their game board is the winner.

This activity is perfect for a fun game during guided reading. Students take turns selecting a card and identifing the beginning sound of the picture. If the player identifies the sound correctly they get to cover a picture on their game board. If a player picks a SoundBAM card they must follow the directions. The first player to cover all of the pictures is the winner. Several different themes and picture cards are included.

Also great for a small adult led group, this is a modified version of the game shown above. Students are shown a series of three pictures to determine the beginning sound. If they answer correctly they get to move a space forward on their game mat...but beware of those special cards! Several different themes and picture cards are included.

For this game students play with a partner and try to be the first to cover four in a row. You could also use this as a fast finisher activity and have students work independently to cover the beginning sound pictures.

Click on the picture below to check out the BUNDLE.

Thanks so much for stopping by! For ideas on letter recognition check out this post.

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Beginning Sounds Activities, Games, and Centers for Kindergarten

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Learning letter names and letter sounds is an important step our students must master in order to become a successful reader. As teachers, we want our students to have strong phonemic awareness and phonics skills. We want our students to be able to identify beginning sounds so that can quickly decode texts and read fluently.

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Looking for fun syllable activities? You've hit the jackpot!

Hamburger. Ham-bur-ger.

Macaroni. Mac-a-ro-ni.

Motorcycle. Mo-tor-cy-cle.

Did you know that the ability to break words into syllables is an important part of phonological awareness? Phonological awareness. That's a big teacher-y word, but it's easy to define.
Phonological awareness = the awareness of sounds within words
Kids need phonological awareness before they learn to read. That's why I'm sharing six fun ways to teach kids how to count syllables as part of our Get Ready for Kindergarten series. And here's some great news - counting syllables is fun!

1. Jump.

First, I used painter's tape to make a numbered ladder on the floor. My Four stood behind the first line. Then I held up a picture card (get them at the end of this post), and he jumped once for each syllable.

"Ham-bur-ger." He looked down to see what number he was standing on. That's how many syllables the word had.

He loved this and breezed through 24 cards in no time!

2. Sort pictures.

Next, I put the 1,2,3 and 4 syllable headers on our pocket chart. My Two handed her older brother one card at at time. He named the picture, breaking it into syllables as he did so. Finally, he filed the picture under the proper header.

I showed him how to clap the syllables, but he only needed to do that once. By saying each word slowly, he easily counted the syllables. "Cal-cu-la-tor. Four!"

3. Sort objects.

My Seven and Nine gathered toys for me that were one, two, three, or four syllables. Then I provided some sorting containers for my preschooler to sort them.

4. Manipulate.

Print these free cards from This Reading Mama. Then give your child small counters to move, one at a time, as he says each syllable. Have him count the manipulatives to see how many syllables are in each word.

5. Build.

Check out This Reading Mama's post about counting syllables with duplo bricks - you'll also get a set of free picture cards.

6. Clip it!

Just grab our free syllable clip cards, and have your child clip the correct number of syllables with a clothespin.

Get the free sorting cards below. You'll find a total of 48 cards, in three different formats - depending on how much ink you want to use. 😉 Make sure you select the pages you want instead of printing the whole document.
And there you have it - six hands-on ways to teach syllables!

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Fun, Hands-On Syllable Activities for Early Readers

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Learning the number of syllables in a word is an important skill for new readers. Syllable activities help strengthen both reading and spelling skills, as they teach kids to break longer words down into smaller chunks, making them easier to read, spell, and write.

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Are you curious how syllable and phonological awareness can help young kids develop reading skills? Let's take a look at what syllable awareness is and why it's important for young learners. We'll give you some ideas for teaching syllable awareness, and even provide a list of activities to help your kiddos learn to break words apart in a fun way.

So get ready to start exploring the world of syllables!

What is Syllable Awareness?

Phonological awareness involves recognizing and manipulating the spoken parts of sentences and words, and it is an important stepping stone to learning to read. Examples of phonological awareness include identifying words that rhyme, recognizing alliteration, segmenting a sentence into words, identifying the syllables in a word, and recognizing and blending phonemes.

Syllable awareness is a key part of developing phonological awareness as it involves understanding how oral language can be divided into smaller components or chunks.

Why is Syllable Awareness Important?

Syllable awareness is important because understanding that words are made up of sounds is essential for children as it helps them learn to read.

When Can I Start Teaching Syllable Awareness?

You can begin laying the foundations for phonological awareness and "playing" with words at an early age. During the preschool years, children's phonological awareness begins to accelerate, and it's totally appropriate to teach kids how to break words into syllables.
The best part is that dividing words into chunks is that it can be done in a very fun and playful way.
How Can I Teach Syllable Awareness?

Introduce syllable awareness to young kids in a fun and interactive way. One of the best ways is through clapping syllables or "beats" in words.

For more details, be sure to check out my article about clapping syllables.

With a little practice, your kids will be able to recognize that words can be broken down into syllables.

Syllable Activities for Kids

Now that you understand what syllable awareness is, why it's an important skill, and how to teach it, let's look at some fun syllable activities for kids.

These fun activities provide a great way to practice syllable awareness by breaking words apart, emphasizing syllables, and counting syllables

Clapping Syllable Activities

As I mentioned above, one of the easiest ways to emphasize and count syllables is to clap them. Once your kids get the hang of clapping syllables, you can find all kinds of opportunities for syllable clapping and counting activities. Here are some syllable clapping activity ideas.

Syllable Clapping Activities with Names

It's no secret that name activities are incredibly motivating for kids. So, be sure to clap out and count the syllables in your kids' names.

Say a child's name slowly while emphasizing the different syllables. Show children how to clap their hands for each syllable. Soon, they will understand that Collin is a two-clap name and Joanna is a three-clap name.

Syllable Clapping Activities with Books

As you read books to kids, stop and clap the syllables of the characters in the story. This multi-sensory activity is also a great way to emphasize unusual or new words in books.

Syllable Clapping Activities with Clip Cards

Kids can also clap the words that they find on word or picture cards or environmental print.

The Syllable Counting Clip Cards above are from my TPT store. Kids can select the number of syllables (claps) in the word on each card. You can use name cards, picture cards, or even a basket of objects. Ask kids to clap the syllables for each object or picture and sort them by the number of claps.

Emphasizing Syllables with Dancing Ribbons

While clapping syllables is fun, there are many other ways to segment words. Get out a dancing ribbons so your children can wave or shake them as they say different words. If you don't have dancing ribbons, a piece of crepe paper will work too.

Dividing Words Into Syllables by drumming

Small drums can be used to break words apart. If you don't have an actual drum....no problem. Use an upside-down bucket with a stick, a wood block with a stick, or use two rhythm sticks.

Your students will have fun experimenting with different kinds of drums. I love the idea of using a pumpkin as a drum while counting the syllables in fall and Halloween-themed words. Now my wheels are turning as I start thinking about other items children can drum.

Use Shakers & Instruments to Teach Syllable Awareness

Tambourines, bells, and shaky eggs are a fun way to break words apart. Show your kiddos how to shake their instruments with every syllable in a word.

Make DIY Shakers for Syllable Practice

Fill plastic containers with different materials. Kids can shake the containers to see how they each sound and weigh differently. They can also use the containers to emphasize syllables.

Make a DIY Instrument to use for syllable activities

Use the bells in your instrument basket or make your own jingle bell sticks to use for wordplay.

Pounding Syllables

This is a good reason to gather hammers from the toy toolbox or the Whack-a-mole game. Children can pound their hammers for each syllable in a word.

Pool Noodles for Phonological Awareness Activities

Another great idea for counting syllables is to use two pool noodles. Cut the pool noodles into smaller sections and let kids pound them together.

Use Puppets to Teach Syllable Segmentation

Use puppets to help read a book. Pick out a few words from the book to see how many claps the words have. Tell your kids to focus on the puppet's mouth as it says the word. They will see the mouth open and close with each segment of the word.

Syllable Action Activities

When you use movement to emphasize syllables, kids can learn AND get their wiggles out at the same time. Ask kids to do the following as they emphasize or count syllables in words:

jump up and down

tap their toes, march

do jumping jacks

give a high five to their friend

touch their elbow to their knee

tap their head

You can make a game of it by letting kids select the action and/or the word.

The action spinner above is a great way to select an action. It can be found in my Seasonal Syllable Counting Activity Set in my TPT store.

I hope this gave you some great ideas for dividing words into syllables. Now, you and your kids can go out and have fun playing with words.

Purchase The Printables Today

Are you ready to work on developing phonological awareness with your kids? You can purchase printable syllable activities the store. Click on the pictures below to purchase them today

Purchase on TPT

Do you prefer to shop at Teachers Pay Teachers? You can also purchase the syllable activity printables in my TPT Store.

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AVAILABLE WORKSHEETS
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RF.1.3.b- Common Core ID

Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.

RF.1.3.e- Common Core ID

Decode two-syllable words following basic patterns by breaking the words into syllables.

Common Core " 1st Grade English Language Arts Standards " Reading: Foundational Skills " Phonics and Word Recognition " RF.1.3.b, RF.1.3.e

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Counting Syllables Worksheet for 1st Grade (Free Printable)

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Counting syllables can be fun, as your young student will discover in this colorful worksheet. He'll also be practicing some important phonological awareness skills. The worksheet is compatible with first and second grade Common Core Standards and may also be useful in other grades.

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Count the Syllables | Phonics Worksheets

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How often have you repeated the following sentence to your students?
English isn't pronounced as it's written, nor is it written as it's pronounced.
While for about 15% of English this is true, there's another 85% where the letters we use to record English in writing do represent the sounds we spit out when speaking.

Where's the problem then?

Well, we all know it: There are only 26 letters that graphically represent around 44 sounds in spoken English.

So how does an ESL teacher begin to tackle letter sounds?

How to Teach English Letter Sounds

You're going to face a lot of orange cones on this obstacle course. Here are some tips that can be applied to any method of teaching letter sounds.

Start teaching letter-sound associations from the first day

Teach those basic letter/sound combinations from the very first day of class. Just try to avoid going overboard with memorization of all the different possible sounds of each letter (or combination of letters).

You should also probably avoid trying to show all the possible ways that a particular sound can be spelled. Though spelling is often based on sound, it's overwhelmingly based on a number of other factors, including word origin.

Separate "sound" from "spelling"

English openly borrows words from other languages. You already know that English doesn't always adapt spellings, often using the original spelling of the words from languages that share an alphabet with English.

When we tell our students that one sound can be represented with one letter or various letters, this can be discouraging.

The truth is, the pronunciation typically comes from how the word is said by natives of the language of origin. English spelling is sometimes based on foreign, complex pronunciation rules or the original spelling of borrowed word. English and the foreign language may share some common ground, but can often be in conflict.

Recognize the "sound environment"

Even in languages with basically phonetic alphabets (where each letter generally represents a single sound), that sound can be altered by its environment -the sounds of the letters that precede or follow it.

In Spanish, for instance, the letter c can represent two different sounds depending on the following vowel: comer (eat) has a k sound while cenar (dine) has an s or th sound. The b in obtener (obtain) is pronounced as the p in optimista (optimist) simply because it's followed by a letter t, which is, like the p, an unvoiced consonant.

So, with a language like English, with so many dialects, pronunciations and variations, a letter that you may teach as sounding one way will often sound another way when surrounded by the right sounds. Spelling rules will then often reflect this.

Watch out for native language interference

In many cases you'll have to overcome a visual interference-when the sound of a letter in English will be different from that applied in the students' native language. This can be seen when our German-speaking students make a v sound upon seeing a w.

In other cases, you may be teaching an alphabet and sound system that are totally unfamiliar to students, who will be accustomed to other symbols that represent their own sounds or words.

Provide opportunities for practice

It's likely your students will be in different places when it comes to learning letter sounds. Give students the opportunity to put new ideas into practice and personalize their experience.

Exposing students to new vocabulary in context and allowing them to hear words (and see how they're spelled) will speed up this process of letter/sound association. FluentU is the perfect platform to give ESL students the boost they need.

FluentU takes real-world videos-like music videos, cartoons, documentaries and more-and turns them into personalized language learning lessons for you and your students. They'll get to see how natives speak English and get familiar with the language.

Plus, FluentU provides plenty of tools for students to actively practice English vocabulary and grammar, like interactive subtitles, flashcards, vocabulary lists and more. It's great for in-class activities, but there's a new homework feature that will let students personalize their language experience at home!

Aim to decipher the code

Once your students understand that what they see isn't always a faithful representation of what we say or they hear, we can slice the 26 letters down into some fairly regular and useful sound/symbol combinations.

You're seeking a middle ground, among the limitations presented by the English alphabet as a phonetic system, mainly by identifying your objectives in wedding sound to letter.

Your objectives will be:

Presenting your students with a useful tool to record sounds they're learning

Helping students to recognize the sound value of a letter to aid in deciphering a written word

We'll take a look, first, at a simplified scheme of basic sound-letter relationships in English. Then we'll look at some activities that can systematically help your students associate sound to symbol.

Let's begin by dividing those 26 symbols into their two major categories: consonants and vowels.

The Big Letter Sound Ideas to Teach

1. Consonants

What, exactly, is a consonant? This will be a sound that's produced by either vocal chord vibration or simply air which, on its way out, is somehow altered or obstructed.

2. The basic alterations of letter sounds

A first alteration would be any part of the vocal apparatus (parts of the body involved in producing sound-vocal chords, nose, mouth, etc.) obstructing the sound or air. The three letters that involve this kind of obstruction are: l, m and n.

A second alteration involves some type of friction-the sound gets out, but rubs against some part of our vocal apparatus. The letters that fall into this category would be: f, j, s, v and z. The most common digraphs (combination of two consonants that represent one sound) that make friction would be ch, dg, ph, sh and th.

We finally come to sounds where the vocal apparatus stops then releases the sound. These sounds first include the glottal stops represented by c (as in cat), g (as in good) and k (as in kite). Then we have the plosive sounds represented by b, d, p and t.

So, our basic code list representing common consonant sounds would be:

Note: When teaching pronunciation, we often have to place the above consonants into "voiced" and "unvoiced" categories (vocal chord vibration or not).

When teaching basic sound value though, we can happily overlook this distinction, as a voiced consonant can become unvoiced simply because of the sound environment mentioned above.

However, if you'd like more information on the different terms used to describe the various consonant sounds, there's a handy reference here. For the purposes of this post, we're going to stick to the basics and leave such subtleties for actual pronunciation work.

3. Seen but not heard: silent letters

There are several times when a consonant will not be pronounced in an English word. This usually occurs in words adapted from other languages and when there are two consonants together, as in the case of:

While there are innumerable examples of the silent consonant (and vowel!), you can group the most common ones into categories.

For teaching purposes, try putting up a large chart with several columns, each representing a particular double-consonant-with-one-silent digraph. At the head of each column, write the digraph in question: kn, gn, ps, wr, mb, lk and wh.

Each time a word comes up in class that falls into one of those categories, write it in the appropriate column and highlight the similarities like word origin that might have brought about the spelling vs. phonetics conflict. For example, knee and know share Middle English and Germanic origin, and they both went through an interesting pronunciation development as their sources and English drifted apart.

4. The letters left out

Yup, there are some letters that we consider consonants that aren't on the above list, and for pretty good reasons. Let's look at them separately:

The letter h is all by itself. Sometimes we sigh it out, sometimes we don't. It's often combined with a c, g, p or t to make one of those digraphs. Not a strong consonant, important in spelling but almost soundless in our discussion here.

The letter q in English will almost always be followed by a written u. Exceptions exist, mainly in words of Arabic or even Chinese origin. We can teach qu as a double sound of the k and the w combined.

The letters r, w and y fall into that sometimes so-called semi-vowel category. Nothing obstructs the sound they represent, though there's often an alteration based on positioning or movement of the vocal apparatus.

Finally, x is usually ks in one letter.

There, I don't think we've left any out. Let's take a gander at vowels, then-the tone and heart of English.

5. Vowels

There are a couple of dozen vowel sounds in spoken English. What's more, if we counted all the possible vowel sounds from all the English dialects in the world, we might be able to double that number.

In actual speaking, though, so many of those studied sounds end up getting transformed to that neutral sound we like to call "schwa," represented by putting the lowercase "e" on its head. Not really a letter.

For our purposes, combining graphic representation to basic sound, we'll just stick to the time-worn "long" vs. "short" vowel pattern many of us learned back in grade school.

Take a look at this chart for a simple way to begin getting a grip on these sounds:

Without getting too nitty-gritty about vowel sounds, most of them are a combination of two different tones, expecially in the case of the "long" sounds.

This concept will be challenging for some students whose native language may give simpler, more "pure" values to those same letters, for example Spanish or Italian speakers.

That weird "-ough" thingy

"The wind was r ough along the l ough as the pl oughman fought thr ough the snow, and th ough he hicc oughed and c oughed, his work was thor ough."

That sentence, attributed to no one in particular, clearly illustrates that this peculiar leftover from ancestors (and even current siblings) of modern English will be confusing (and maybe a bit frustrating) for your students.

Though the vowel + "gh" spelling isn't uncommon, it's not so prevailing as to mean you can't simply teach each instance as it comes to your students' attention, always highlighting that there simply isn't just one way to assign sound to that combination.

7 ESL Activities for Teaching Letter Sounds

First, a quick note on phonics-based activities
One of the difficulties you'll find with trying to use phonics in your ESL classroom is that it's mostly useful for native English speakers.
Many might think that phonics, the teaching of reading through the sounding out of individual letters, was the definitive answer to previous sight reading methods. This, however, was not the case. Learning to read through sounding out had actually been the norm for a while, while the so-called "look-say" method was a brief parenthesis.

Because of the myriad spelling irregularities in English, while a native speaker can identify a known word even when only sounded out approximately, an ESL student who doesn't already know the word being sounded out will simply be trying to pronounce a foreign word. This limits its efficacy to only already learned vocabulary.

On the other hand, having students whose native language doesn't share the English alphabet simultaneously learn a new alphabet and its basic sound values has been shown to be advantageous in specific situations. Repeated use of phonics in your class may help students to begin to recognize patterns based upon root words that become longer words.

In either case, since so many students will be faced with English texts when doing homework or in their daily lives, it's certainly not harmful to teach the basic concepts of phonics to your ESL students.

How to present sound/letter associations

Before getting to the activities, let's talk about the best way to present the letters and their respective sounds. In many cases, you may want to use double annotation: writing the word on the blackboard as correct spelling dictates, while noting the actual pronunciation of the word beside it. You'll want your students to note words in this fashion as well.

I suggest you use, as much as possible, the actual English alphabet when making this annotation. The best way to clearly indicate that what you're writing is sound value and not spelling is to always make these notes in traditional square brackets [like this]:

Besides having a large chart visible to all your students that includes the consonants, digraphs and vowels discussed above, any new word you introduce to your students should be noted on the board. You would first spell the word correctly, then annotate in square brackets and, if possible, the translation of the word following it in the students' native language.

By having your students copy your habit of this double annotation, you'll be helping them distinguish between spelling and pronunciation while reinforcing the basic sound value of each of the letters they use, both in the spelling and phonetic transcription.

Note the use of the symbol on the vowels from the above chart to distinguish between long and short sounds.

Once you've noted the spelling then the pronunciation, another trick is to underline diagraphs (enou gh) and cross out silent letters ( k now).

Now, let's get to those activities!

1. Letter name / sound quiz
You'll need:
Complete single letter and digraph flashcards
How to play:
For letter names, use the single-letter cards. Shuffle them up.

Put Dana in the "hot seat."

Hold up the first letter card. She must immediately say the name of the letter.

If she gets it right, put the card face down in one pile. If she gets it wrong or isn't quick enough, put the card face down in another pile. (Keep a steady rhythm and give her only a couple of seconds for each card. We don't want her to begin at a and run through the letters in order until she can tell you that she sees a g.)

Count up how many she got right and record the number.
You'll need:
Alphabet flashcards (don't forget to include the digraphs!)
How to play:
First round, hand out all the single letter cards in order.

Have students line themselves up in alphabetical order.
You'll need:
Vowel flashcards (cards with a, e, i, o, u, several of each one)
How to play:
Hand a vowel flashcard to each of your students.

Put them in groups of two or three students.

Give the groups about five minutes (use that egg timer!) to compose their beat box song, then have each group present, showing the pair of flashcards when they make the syllable that they're singing.

Hand out consonant flashcards to each group member.
You'll need:
Scrabble tiles (probably from a couple of sets) or letter cards
How to play:
Distribute the tiles to your students at random, making sure that they have at least five tiles each (more if you have an abundance).

The tiles should be face-down on their desks.

Once two or several students have gathered to make the word, have them pronounce it, each making the sound that they have. So, if Juan has "b" and "a" and María has l and k, they'll do this: Juan: b; María: l; Juan: a; María: k.

Recite a vocabulary word to your students.

Students quickly turn over their tiles and find sounds that are in that word. Students must then find others who have sounds that they don't have to make the entire word.

Vocabulary list from current lessons

Have them improvise a rhythmic sound-song, each using the syllable created by their combination.
How to play:
Hand out all the tiles.

Have students make as many consonant + vowel syllables as they can with the letters they have.

Ask Gerry to pronounce, loud and clear, one of his syllables. He shouts out "po." Lucy has a syllable she can add and shouts out "ta." With a bit of luck, someone will have to to conclude the word. And, another student may have an s that adds a final touch to "potatoes."

Once a word has been made, collect those tiles from Gerry, Lucy and the other students.

Continue until no more words can be made with remaining tiles.

Now, have them sing the ABC song with the names of the letters, each student singing out their letter.

Now, have them sing the ABC song with the basic sound of the letter. Vowels can be either long or short sounds.

Collect the alphabet cards, add the digraph cards, hand them out, three to each student, have them sing the alphabet song out of order, simply singing the sounds of the cards they have.
You'll need:
Consonant, consonant cluster and consonant digraph flashcards
How to play:
Mix the consonant and vowel flashcards (it's a good idea to make each type a different color to help students find a partner for word-making).

Sit at the front of the room and have your students line up to receive a card.

As soon as everyone has a card, students have to move about to find one or more students with whom they can create a word.
You'll need:
A list of words from former and recent lessons
How to play:
The first goes to the board. The second reads the word to be spelled. The third spells out the word. The first writes the word as it's being spelled.

If the word is spelled correctly, the speller receives a token.

If the word is spelled incorrectly, the first changes places with the third. The second reads the word again. The first has the chance to spell out the word while the third notes it on the board.

If the word is spelled correctly, the speller receives a token.

If the word is spelled incorrectly, the second spells out the word while the first and third write out the word on the board.

Once any of the three spells out the word correctly, have the trio sit and bring a new trio up to play.

Once two or more students have made a word, they must come to you and present their word.

If you accept the word, give each student a token or a bill and a fresh card. Collect their cards and mix them back into the deck.

At the end of the playing session, count up chips or money to see who participated in making the most words.

Vowel and vowel combination flashcards

Poker chips or play money

Show the cards she got wrong and ask other students to volunteer the name of the letter.

Move on to Vicente and through the entire class.

A point chart with students' names in the first column and a column for each date you do the quiz to record progress and show it to the students

I used this activity at least once a week with younger kids. They love challenging themselves and each other by accumulating points and seeing how many more points they earned from the previous quiz.
Revel Arroway taught ESL for 30 years before retiring into teacher training. His blog, Interpretive ESL, offers insights into language teaching, simplifying the classroom, language class activities and general thoughts on ESL teaching.
Adjust exposure speed to your student's individual knowledge. If Vincent is really good at this, flip through the cards really quickly. If Anna has trouble, give her a little (but not much!) more time to remember.
Bring English immersion to your classroom!
Now, add the digraph cards, this time students making the basic sound of the letter.

You may think that kids will fidget, impatient for their turn, but this won't be the case. The hot seat student gets personal attention for a couple of minutes while the rest eagerly watch for the one in the hot seat to do better (or worse!) than last week.

2. Mixed up ABC song

3. Sing and whisper beat box

So, Joan, with a "b" and an "a" card, has two choices, either bā or bă. He may start the song by giving the basic beat, bă / bă / bă / bă. He then invites Susana to join him, by adding her "w" and "e" syllable, wē / wē / wē / wē. Then they can alternate: bă / wē / bă / wē, then add another student.

4. Silly Scrabble

So, let's say you just said the word "blackboard." Students will need to find the letters that represent the sounds b, l, a, k, o, r and d. No one will have all the sounds necessary. They'll need to join forces to create the word, once they have their individual contributions.

It's very important to remember that this isn't a spelling game. It won't matter if a student uses a "c" instead of a "k" to represent the k (as in k ite) sound. Nor will it matter if a "p" is used instead of the second "b": these are a voiced/unvoiced pair, articulated in the same way.

5. Syllable Scrabble

Again, you'll need those scrabble tiles.

In this game, you want your students to first create syllables, consonant + vowel.

You can adapt this activity to a "wander about" one simply by having students stand up and look for someone with whom they can construct words. You can also give chips or play money to students for each tile spent.

Distribute and play again.

Note: Add special vowel sound spellings when you feel students are ready.

Once your students have a firm grasp on the basic sounds that individual letters and consonant digraphs represent, you can introduce some of the odd letter combinations that represent vowel sounds.

Make special flashcards with these combinations (for example, for the long ē sound, ee, ea, e + silent e, y, ie and ei) and gradually include these spellings to help your students begin to remember those.

The same can be done with words that contain silent consonants.

6. Phonics matchmakers

Ignore spelling and exact pronunciation in this one. For example, if students bring you "ha pee" for "happy," accept it, point out the correct spelling and move on. The students have recognized the sound value of "ee" and that's where you're focusing.

7. The phonics spelling bee

A variation of this activity would be to have students make the letter sounds instead of naming the letters. This can be done after having played the first way a few times.

Make sure to rotate quickly so all students get a chance to be reader and speller.

The Final Sound Off

Coming to grips with the sounds that letters make in English can be a challenge both for you as a teacher and especially for your students. New symbols representing new sounds and sound combinations, frustratingly irregular spelling rules and interference from native language can make the process seem nearly all uphill.

On the other hand, if you make the effort from the outset to let your students know that despite the irregularities, there's a method behind how we pronounce and speak English and how we write it down, you'll be giving them an invaluable tool for their efforts in taking notes, learning how to write and finally making reading easier.

As long as you keep spelling at an arm's-length from letter sounds, you'll find your students adapting to English letter-sound combinations and finally learning rapidly, just as you did, that English can be spelled, written and read by anyone.

And One More Thing...

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It's got a huge collection of authentic English videos that people in the English-speaking world actually watch on the regular. There are tons of great choices there when you're looking for songs for in-class activities. You'll find music videos, musical numbers from cinema and theater, kids' singalongs, commercial jingles and much, much more.

On FluentU, all the videos are sorted by skill level and are carefully annotated for students. Words come with example sentences and definitions. Students will be able to add them to their own vocabulary lists, and even see how the words are used in other videos.

For example, if a student taps on the word "brought," they'll see this:

Plus, these great videos are all accompanied by interactive features and active learning tools for students, like multimedia flashcards and fun games like "fill in the blank."

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Why not try some of these catchy syllable activities with your ESL class the next time you plan to talk about rhythm in spoken English.

How to Teach Syllables in English

1. What is a syllable?
Helping ESL students understand the concept of syllables can be challenging, but it is necessary for good pronunciation skills. As part of a pronunciation lesson, have available for your students several small, hand held mirrors. Using a list of vocabulary from your current unit, have students repeat one word at a time after you, concentrating on clear pronunciation. Encourage your students to watch your mouth as you say each word. Then as they repeat the word, have them watch their own mouth in the mirror. Point out that with each vowel sound (not necessarily each vowel in the word) your mouth opens. Each time your mouth opens, you pronounce one syllable. Have your students count the number of syllables in each of their vocabulary words as they watch themselves in the mirror. While working in pairs, have your students group those same vocabulary words by the number of syllables each contains creating a list for one-syllable words, another list for two syllable words and so on.

2. What is in a name?
Another way to help your students understand the number of syllables in a word is to tell them that the number of beats in a spoken word corresponds with the number of syllables in that same word. The number of letters in a word or the way that word is spelled are not indicative of their syllabic structure, but simply clapping along with speech can make clear how many syllables that word contains. To practice counting the number of syllables in words, have your class take turns saying their names aloud. As each person says his name or as you say it, have your class clap along with it and count the number of claps. Once you have practiced the number of syllables in all the names of your students, give each person a list of his classmates and have him write down how many syllables each name contains. Do boy's names or girl's names usually have more syllables? Which nationality's names has the most syllables?

3. Open and Closed
During your lesson on syllables, it may be a good time to show your students the difference between a closed syllable and an open syllable. A closed syllable is one that ends with a consonant sound. Most often, the vowel sounds in closed syllables are short vowel sounds. You may want to select some examples from their current vocabulary lists or write other examples on the board such as helmet or candid. Open syllables are those that end with vowel sounds. Most often, these vowels are long vowel sounds. Again, use examples from your current vocabulary list or supply other words like sky or raven. Once students understand the difference between an open and closed syllable, point out that this knowledge can help them pronounce new words. By breaking the word into syllables and then determining whether those syllables are open or closed, your students can make educated guesses about vowel pronunciation when they encounter unfamiliar vocabulary.

4. The Root of It All
A natural extension of breaking words into syllables may be reviewing word roots, prefixes and suffixes. Your students will benefit from knowing that meaning can be found in the building blocks of words and that these building blocks can often be found in syllabic breakdowns. Take some time to review commonly encountered word roots including mal (bad), bene (good), ology (the study of), un (not), vis (see), and any other word roots that may make up your class' current vocabulary words. If you are unsure which word roots may be a part of the vocabulary you are using in class, you can check this online source for word roots. Encourage your students that the more word roots they memorize and know, the easier it is to break down new vocabulary into pieces and decipher their meanings.

Syllables in English are key to proper pronunciation, underlying word meaning and appropriate spelling. When you take the time to review syllables with your ESL class, you help them increase their linguistic skills in several facets of English.

Take the time to review syllables today and your students will surely benefit now and well into the future.

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