64 Substituting Letter Sounds in Songs
Jillian Owens
Strategy Overview
- The class will sing familiar songs but substitute the first sound of each of the words with a different sound.
- This activity builds phonological awareness as students sing the song and practice substituting sounds, it builds their awareness that words are built from individual sounds.
Strategy in Action
The class will together practice singing a familiar song normally to ensure that everyone knows the words of the song. Then the teacher will choose a new sound to replace the beginning of each word of the song. The class will sing the song again, making sure to substitute the beginning sounds of the words. The teacher can continue this process with other sounds.
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