When I was working in preschool I would introduce a new sound to them every week. In our preschool we use the developmental sound approach, and introduce the sounds not from A-Z but in the order that children typically produce these sounds developmentally as they grow. I enjoy using the "treasure box" theme approach, it really grabbed our preschoolers attention! I have a treasure box that I spray painted gold and decorated with pirate flags and decals from Michael's. In the beginning of the year I tell them that pirates left their treasure box and I found it filled with clues. All the clues have something in common, and I wonder what it is? Why did the pirates leave these clues for us? We put on our "sound detective" hats and I then give them clues for each item and they have to guess it before I pull it out. They have such a fun time being "sound detectives" and figuring out what our secret sound of the week is. The sounds are also presented in pairs, i.e. /p/ and /b/. These sounds are produced the exact same way, they are both "lip popper" sounds, but one has our "motor" (voice) off and the other one has its "motor" on. The one with the motor on is the "noisy brother". The third week of the unit we put BOTH sets of clues in the treasure box. We practice sound discrimination. The preschoolers have to figure out which sound the clue starts with and put it under the correct letter. We practice it as a group first and then the preschoolers, during transition, get a chance to hold a clue and put it on the correct letter themselves.
These are copies of the parent newsletters that I sent home every week. You could use these to work with your children on their sounds and phonemic awareness skills every week!
These are copies of the parent newsletters that I sent home every week. You could use these to work with your children on their sounds and phonemic awareness skills every week!
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