Manipulate sounds in words. They repeat the sentence. Recognize and produce rhyming words both isolated and within print materials. Teacher continues to utilize a variety of rhyming books. Given words orally, students sort rhyming words into families Teacher models and students respond to clapping or tapping syllables in multisyllabic words.
Students demonstrate understanding of syllabication by counting syllables with blocks.
Given pictures or orally presented words students produce first and last sounds. Teacher models and directs students to produce middle sound in given words. Use blocks to segment phonemes in CVC word, students say sounds randomly when asked by the teacher. Oral reading demonstrates understanding of punctuation. Teacher provides examples, compare and discuss written language structures.