65 Listen to the Beginning
Emily Mahany
Strategy Overview
- The object of this game is to identify which two pictures on the smart board start with the same beginning sound.
- This is important because it teaches students how to break words and sentences up. It teaches us how to rhyme and piece words together.
- This can be used as a station or whole group activity. Students can do this on their chrome books for a station, or they can take turns coming up to the smartboard.
- “Phonological awareness, or the awareness of and ability to work with sounds in spoken language, sets the stage for decoding, blending, and, ultimately, word reading.” (Massliteracy, 2024).
Strategy in Action
Students will be shown three pictures. For example, a Cat, a Car, and an Egg. They will listen to each word and decide which two have the same beginning sound. In this example, the answer is Cat and Car. If the student does not pick the right answer, play the words or say the words for them again and emphasize each beginning sound.
Student Example
Which two have the same beginning sound?
Egg Cat Car
References
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. (2021, December 14). Skills for early reading: Phonological awareness – evidence based early literacy. https://www.doe.mass.edu/massliteracy/skilled-reading/fluent-word-reading/phonological-awareness.html
