PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS ACTIVITIES
These phonological awareness activities will excite your child who is ready to start reading. He will have fun doing his very own dictionary. Not only will he be
writing
his letters, but he will also be learning to read some words to his favorite things.
Phonological awareness is a very important step in the reading process. You can help your child's future reading success by doing these phonological awareness activities now while he is in the "want to" stage.
ALPHABET DICTIONARY
You Will Need:
1 1/2" notebook
12 -26 dividers with tabs
blank typing paper with punched holes for notebook
crayons or markers
2 or 3 old magazines or catalogs (at least one with toys)
How to Construct the Notebook:
On each divider put one letter of the alphabet. (If using less that 26 dividers, than put 2 or 3 letters on each divider tab: AB or ABC) Put at least 5 sheets of paper in each section.
What to Do:
As you introduce a letter and its sound, make a page with the capital letter and one page with the lower case letter. These letters should be dotted, not solid letters. This way the student can trace the letter to learn the formation of it.
Have the student first trace the letter using a pencil. Have him say the sound and name the letter. Then he can trace the letter with a crayon or a marker. Again have him say the sound and name the letter. You can do this 3 or 4 times; each time using a different color marker.
Now look through the catalogs or magazines. Point out pictures that begin with the letter that you are introducing. Ask the child to name the picture and what sound they hear at the beginning of the picture.
Cut out the picture and have the child paste it on one of the blank pages. Write the name of the item underneath the picture.
Do only one letter per day. Every time the child gets the letter and/or the sound correct, give them an alphabet sticker to put on the page with the letter they traced.
PICK TWO
You Will Need:
Sticker page and stickers
Prize Box with small treasures
A list of words that begin with the alphabet that you have already practiced. As you introduce new letters, this list can expand. Use simple words that are in your child's vocabulary like ball, doll, truck, spoon, dad, mom, and apple.
What to Do:
Say this to the child: "I will say three words. Two words begin with the same sound. Listen carefully so that you can tell me the two words that have the same beginning sound."
THEN: read the three words. When the child chooses the correct two, have him put 1 or 2 stickers on the sticker page. Repeat this with 5-6 sets of words.
Make sure that you have a small treasure chest that the child can pick a prize from when they fill up their sticker page.
OTHER READING ACTIVITIES
Bathtub Activities
Car Reading Activities
Hands-On Reading Activities
Kitchen Table Reading Activities
Outdoor Reading Activities
Vocabulary Activities
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