Classroom activities

You want students to learn to break down sound by splitting up a word. The word ‘cat’, for example, can be boiled down to /c/ /a/ /t/.

Teaching students single sounds and then having them join together to create a word is called phoneme blending. A /d/ /o/ /g/, for example, becomes ‘dog’.

At Home Activities

Activities at Home Phoneme Game: In this game, parents speak a word and ask their kids to locate the first or final sound.

Starfall is a great website for children to work on Phoneme activities at home.

Classroom activities

Write multiple letters on the board and give the students the sound of the letter and ask them to go erase the letter that corresponds with the sound they are given.

At Home Activities

Flashcards: To assist their children in learning the sounds that letters produce, parents might utilize flashcards that have both letters and images.

Classroom activities

Echo reading is a great way to work on fluency with a younger age group like Pre-K. The teacher can pick a super simple book that almost sings the story, like Brown Bear, Brown Bear and have the students repeat each page after the teacher has read.

At Home Activities

Reading at home the same way the teacher does by having the child parrot to story is a great way to get parents actively involved in their child's education as well as work on their fluency at home.

Classroom Activities

A great classroom activity to help students really understand their vocabulary could be to add hand motions or movements that correspond with their words.

At Home Activity

Reading Aloud: Parents can read aloud to their children and talk about new words they encounter.

Classroom Activities

To make sure students comprehend what they're reading, ask questions to them regarding the material.
Story Mapping: Students illustrate the story's components with a visual aid.

At Home Activities

After reading the story to their child, parents might have a conversation with them.