Sound Blending- Students listen to sounds of phonemes and blend them together to form words.

Differentiation- For students with exceptionalities, visual aides along side audio cues can be used to assist in the activity.

Rhyming- Students listen to a word and then come up with words that rhyme

Differentiation- Students can be partnered, particularly those students with language development delays, to work together. Visual aides can also be used for the pictures of the rhyming words

Have children find things around the house that have the same sound

Letter - Sound Matching-students match letters to their corresponding sounds using letter cards or a digital platform

Differentiation- Students with exceptionalities, specifically dyslexia, use multisensory techniques.

World Building- Using letter tiles, students will build words based on phonics pattern.

Differentiation- Students that have delay with fine motor skills, large letter tiles can be used

Word Maps – Have students create visual maps for new words

Differentiation- For students with limited verbal expression, encourage the use of drawing or gestures instead of verbal definitions.

Interactive Read-Aloud – Read a book aloud and pause to discuss new vocabulary words, using visual cues.

Differentiation- Use props or physical gestures for students with language delays.

Echo Reading – The teacher reads a sentence, and the students echo it back with expression.

Differentiations- Provide sentence strips for students with visual impairments or dyslexia to help them follow along.

Choral Reading – The class reads a passage together to practice fluency

Differentiations-For students with speech difficulties, allow them to participate by following along without speaking.

Repeated Reading – Have children read the same short story or sentence multiple times to increase fluency.

Story Mapping – Students create a visual map of a story's characters, setting, and plot.

Differentiation: Use a more hands-on, tactile approach for students with cognitive delays.

Questioning Techniques: After reading a story, ask children both literal and inferential questions to assess their understanding.

Differentiation- simplify questions and provide visual prompts or sentence starters to help structure responses.