Phonological Awareness

Building academic language

Word

• Display two of the images containing CVC words that begin with different letters.
• Say the name of one of the pictures, "The first sound in cat, /ccc/. Cat begins with /ccc/. Everyone, say the first sound in cat with me, /ccc/."
• Repeat with the second image.
• Go over the new vocabulary words using the glossary and visual vocabulary cards for reference and to provide student-friendly definitions.

Sentence

• Point to two images of CVC words (e.g., cat and sun) and model how to isolate the ending sound of each word. "The beginning sound in cat is /ccc/, and when I say the word I can hear the ending sound is /ttt/. Can you repeat the ending sound with me?"
• Repeat with the second image.
• Display a third image and say the word aloud. Ask students to turn and talk to a partner to share the beginning sound they hear.
• Say the beginning sound aloud and have the students repeat after you (e.g., /sss/). Repeat this process with the ending sound.

Discourse

• Model using the animal alphabet chart to help you identify the letter that makes the beginning and ending sounds.
• Pass out alphabet charts to each student along with a copy of the Create Words with Letters worksheet to complete independently.