The letter C H can represent as the sound "CH".

• Using LEGO bricks, beads, or pennies, say a word and have the student show you how many sounds the word makes. For example, top = t-o-p = three sounds, so the student would place three objects in a row. Then have them tap each object as they say the sound.

Sound Matching:

• Students will have a paper with a set of pictures where they would have to cut and glue the pictures to the correct sound it makes.

For students with exceptionalities:

• I will state the instructions clear and with more visuals to explain the directions. I will also use sensory activities and provide one on one support. For students who are gifted I would look into other worksheets that are at a different level or suggest peer to peer support.

Sound scavenger hunt

Choose a letter sound, then have your child find things around your house that start with the same sound. “Can you find something in our house that starts with the letter “p” pppppp sound? Picture, pencil, pear”.

• This website includes many at home activities that includes videos for demonstration to try out at home.

https://www.readingrockets.org/literacy-home/reading-101-guide-parents/your-kindergartener/phonological-and-phonemic-awareness

• This will meet the reading needs of students by building awareness of beginning sounds. This helps with seeing visuals/first letter of the word and to make sound connections.

• Prompt students to look at the first letter of the word and make the letter’s sound.

Use a chart to practice saying beginning sounds:

• displaying an alphabet chart with corresponding pictures boosts letter-sound recognition and automaticity.

For students with exceptionalities:

I will state the instructions clear and with more visuals to explain the directions. I will also use sensory activities and provide one on one support. For students who are gifted I would look into other worksheets that are at a different level or suggest peer to peer support.

Talk about letters and sounds:

Help your child learn the names of the letters and the sounds the letters make. Turn it into a game! “I’m thinking of a letter and it makes the sound mmmmmm.

• This website has different activities that parents can try at home with their children.

https://www.readingrockets.org/literacy-home/reading-101-guide-parents/your-kindergartener/phonics-and-decoding-activities

• This will help students understand the word and the sound that the letter makes. Understanding and learning what sounds the alphabet requires a lot of visual and interactive learning.

• Using charts to display in the classroom letters and words.

• Footsteps2brilliance- this is an online platform that helps students with many objects such as phonics, vocabulary, etc.. This will help students with saying and practicing vocabulary. It is a very engaging and active learning method for students.

For students with exceptionalities:

• Alternative ways would be by accessing key content (e.g., charts, books written in their first language, simplified text written by the teacher, discussion, etc.) this allows students to learn the same material as other students as they continue to develop their English language skills.

An at home activity would be to print an image of the child. Then glue the image onto a paper. The child would then have to write vocabulary words that best describes themselves.

• Starfall is a children's website that teaches basic English reading and writing skills. There is a section that focuses on "All about me".

• https://www.starfall.com/h/index-kindergarten.php

• Student-adult reading

The student reads one-on-one with the teacher. The teacher reads the text first, providing the students with a model of fluent reading. Then the student reads the same passage to the teacher with the adult providing assistance and encouragement.

• Repeated reading

After the teacher models how to read the text, then the students reread it. By doing this, the students are engaging in repeated reading. Usually, having students read a text four times is sufficient to improve fluency. Texas Education Agency. (2023).

• For students with exceptionalities:

What will help students is repeated reading because repetition helps strengthen word recognition.

Read together every day. You can read the morning news at breakfast, share a story after supper, or cuddle up for a book at bedtime. A daily reading routine is something everyone can look forward to.

• Website for parents:

https://storylineonline.net/

Reading aloud to children has been shown to improve reading, writing and communication skills, logical thinking and concentration. This website has many books to choose from to read a long and listen to the book.

• Predicting when reading stories.

When students make predictions about the text they are about to read, it sets up expectations based on their prior knowledge about similar topics. As they read, they may mentally revise their prediction as they gain more information

• Retelling

Asking students to retell a story in their own words forces them to analyze the content to determine what is important. Teachers can encourage students to go beyond literally recounting the story to drawing their own conclusions about it. Read Naturally. (2023).

• Alternative ways would be by accessing key content (e.g., charts, books written in their first language, simplified text written by the teacher, discussion, etc.) this allows students to learn the same material as other students as they continue to develop their English language skills. As well as breaking down the information using graphic visuals.

https://www.readingrockets.org/literacy-home/reading-101-guide-parents/reading-basics/comprehension

Activities to do at home:

• When reading books at home, stopping to talk about what happened? What do you think will happen next? Who were all the characters? How did you like the story? Will build great comprehension skills.