Children isolate and classify beginning, middle and ending sounds in spoken words.
Closure Teacher calls on individuals and whole group to isolate given sounds. To check for generalization, see if children can isolate sounds other than the sounds practiced in the lesson. The blind sort is part of a sorting continuum in which students classify written words and pictures according to letter patterns and sounds. Children can use word cards to sort by beginning or ending sounds or by some pattern within the word. For children who have trouble hearing sounds in words, exaggerate the sound in the position the child is to identify.