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qwrrty Students practice phonics and spelling concepts they’re learning as they play online games. These interactive games provide opportunities for students to match letters to pictures of objects illustrating their sounds, identify rhymes, sort words according to vowel pattern, and spell words, for example. They provide engaging practice opportunities because the colorful screen displays, sound effects, fast-paced action, and feedback about game performance grab students’ attention, maintain their enthusiasm, and scaffold their learning (Chamberlain, 2005; Kinzer, 2005).
Teachers choose games based on concepts they’re teaching and students’ achievement levels. Teachers preview the games and bookmark those they want to use, and then students use the bookmarks to quickly access the game they’ll play at the computer center. They play the games individually or with partners. Because most young children are experienced game- players and because many games have tutorial features, teachers don’t have to spend much time introducing them, but it’s helpful to have a parent-volunteer or older student available to assist when there are problems.
Here are some suggested websites with phonics and spelling games:
Game Goo: Learning That Sticks
www.earobics.com/gamegoo
Visit the Game Goo website to play games to practice letter recognition, phonics, synonym, antonym, and spelling concepts. The fast-action games are divided into three levels of difficulty.
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