Once the child has learned the letter-sounds and that words begin and end with different sounds, it’s time to put that knowledge together into three-letter words.
One of four different sets of object cards (boxes).
Download the file here, then print them out on pink paper if possible.
Begin by looking through a six-word set and take the pictures only. Lay them out in a vertical line and with your child, name each item. If s/he says knee (for example) instead of leg, acknowledge that yes, there is a knee, but we are also looking at a leg. Have child repeat.
In the beginning, take out only the word building letters needed to make the six words. Put the remaining ones away. Arrange them so that the child has easy access to them and can see them easily.
Look at the first word and say it while emphasizing each sound. “Bin…biiiiiinnnn.” Ask the child what the first sound is. If the chold is confused, Repeat the wrd with a more obvious beginning sound and ifeeded, point out the correct letter. Ask the child to place the first letter in front of him/herself.
Repeat the sae with the remaining letters. Congratulate the chold once a word has been completed. DCOmplete the remaining words. WHen done, give your chold the six cards which have the words printed them and ask him/her to math the cards to the word they ‘wrote’ and the picture. This is the first step in sight reading.
On another day, repeat the activity, but with less involvement. The child should be able to take more initiative in completing the activity. If it’s still not understood, assist in completing it. Over the next few days, you should see the child taking on more independance in the exercise.
Once the child can do this task fairly independently, introduce a new set of words until all four sets have been learned and mastered.
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