Lets say it together. First we'll give the Hi Ya signal, then chop the word. Now let's find out how many sounds are in Kara's name. Children and teacher break apart Kara's name in unison and count the sounds. Teacher and children repeat several times with different names.
Teacher gives the name, students practice independently.
Closure Teacher checks for understanding by sampling children in the classroom to see if they can break up a short name independently. Teacher samples entire group for proficiency. For example, John has 3 sounds, but 4 letters. For children who need extra help, exaggerate the chopping hand motions as the word is segmented. Have the child do the same as the word is segmented, one chop per sound.