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Identifying Beginning Sounds
Identifying Beginning Sounds
What is BEGINNING SOUND IDENTIFICATION?
BEGINNING SOUND IDENTIFICATION is your child’s ability to hear and say the first sound in a word. Beginning sound identification is easier than identification of sounds in the middle of end of words.
What does BEGINNING SOUND IDENTIFICATION have to do with READING?
Eventually, students will learn which letters pairs with sounds (even though our focus is only sounds right now). This sound identification is a first step towards accurate writing/spelling.
What can I do at home?
Point out words and their beginning sounds. (“Bear, that starts with ‘b’, b-ear”)
Point out words that start with the same sounds (Lauren, you’re name starts with ‘l’, just like ‘ladder”)
Follow activities on your PA Beginning Sound ID Calendar
✔️Choosing the Sound
✔️Choosing the Sound
Does this start with /p/ or /k/?
pat? cat? peas? car?
Which word starts with /b/?
frog, box, kite
🌀Matching Two Sounds
🌀Matching Two Sounds
Which words start with the same sound?
toy, meat, teeth?
dog, car, kite?
🗣️Saying the Sound
🗣️Saying the Sound
What sound does:
goat start with?
pizza start with?
Long Sounds
Long Sounds
f - frog z - zoo
v - vest r - red
th - thing l - light
m - mouse s - sock
ch - cheese w - whale
n - knee sh - shoe
Short Sounds
Short Sounds
p - pet
b - boy
t - two
d - dog
k - cake
g - goose
Emphasizing the first sound in a word will make these activities easier. Some sounds are “short” and hard to emphasize. Here is a list of long sounds and short sounds to help you get started.
*FUN TIP* When using ‘short sounds’ make sure when using these kids of sounds you don’t add an “uh”. It’s a p-anda bear. Not a puh-anda bear. This will help our students not to add extra vowels as they learn to write!
IN A SONG
IN A SONG
Sing to the tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”
Polar Bear,
What do you hear?
I hear a /p/ sound in my ear.
Do you hear a /p/ in fish?
No, there’s not a /p/ in fish.
Do you hear a /p/ in penguin?
Yes, I hear a /p/ in penguin.
IN A BOOK
IN A BOOK
Any book–pick a word and ask your child what the beginning sound is. Even use the pages for i-Spy.
“I spy with my little eye, something that begins with ‘s’!”
PA Calendar- Initial Sound ID.pdfPA Beginning Sound ID Calendar
PA Beginning Sound ID Calendar
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Identifying Ending Sounds
Identifying Ending Sounds
What is ENDING SOUND IDENTIFICATION?
ENDING SOUND IDENTIFICATION is your child’s ability to hear and say the last sound in a word. Ending sound identification is harder than identification of sounds at the beginning of words.
What does ENDING SOUND IDENTIFICATION have to do with READING?
Eventually, students will learn which letters pairs with sounds (even though our focus is only sounds right now). This sound identification is a first step towards accurate writing/spelling.
What can I do at home?
· Point out words and their ending sounds. (“Boat, that ends with ‘t’, boa-t”)
· Point out words that end with the same sounds (Lauren, you’re name ends with ‘n’, just like ‘cor-n”)
· Follow activities on your PA Ending Sound ID Calendar
Choosing the Sound
Choosing the Sound
Does this end with /p/ or /k/?
cap? cake? hop?
Which word ends with /b/?
car, fox, rob?
Matching Two Sounds
Matching Two Sounds
Which words end with the same sound?
tooth, bath, jog?
dog, car, wig?
Saying the Sound
Saying the Sound
What sound does:
goat end with?
pizza end with?
Emphasizing the last sound in a word will make these activities easier. Some sounds are “short” and hard to emphasize. Here is a list of long sounds and short sounds to help you get started.
Long Sounds
Long Sounds
f - laugh v - cave
z - cheese r - car
th - bath l - ball
m - ham s - gas
ch - fetch w - now
n - win sh - wash
Short Sounds
Short Sounds
p - clap
b - dab
t - feet
d - said
k - cake
g - fog
When using ‘short sounds’ make sure you don’t add an “uh”. It’s a fro-g, not a fro-guh. This will help our students not to add extra vowels as they learn to write!
*FUN TIP* Draw attention to final sounds with an action! A hand in the air as you say the last sound, or even squishing Play-Doh when you emphasize these sounds can be a fun activity to do together!
IN A SONG
IN A SONG
Sing to the tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”
Polar Bear,
What do you hear?
I hear a /t/ sound in my ear.
Do you hear a /t/ in fish?
No, there’s not a /t/ in fish.
Do you hear a /t/ in cat?
Yes, I hear a /t/ in cat.
IN A BOOK
IN A BOOK
Any book–pick a word and ask your child what the ending sound is. Even use the pages for i-Spy.
“I spy with my little eye, something that ends with ‘k’!”
PA Calendar- Final Sound ID.pdfPA Ending Sound ID Calendar
PA Ending Sound ID Calendar
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