Phoneme Segmentation

As a part of my action research, I decided to teach the skill phoneme segmentation to a few different small groups.  You can check out this post to see my daily plans during this process.

We started out using the dot cards in the previous picture and the sound boxes to sound out words.  Kinders and little learners need something to put their hands on!  Some of them caught on really fast and others needed some extra practice.  Using the sound boxes significantly helped some of them.  Anytime you can teach with more than one of the senses is helpful (see, hear and do).

After doing this a few different times, we did a picture sort.  This was more of a group effort.  Especially since some of them were doing better than others.  Some of the best teaching comes when working with peers!

I always try to do both a verbal and non-verbal assessment.  I am reaching those kiddos that get nervous and have test anxiety.  We used one of the pages from my Phoneme Segmentation pack called, "How many Sounds?".

I also used a few other resources I had created at other times.  We used my Segmenting Sweets from my February Math & Literacy Centers pack.  Anytime you can use a bingo dotter gets you big points with them!

We used my Phoneme Segmentation Flip Chart.  If you have a Promethean Board, and want to have this excellent resource, click the picture above to see it in my store.  If you purchase my Phoneme Segmentation pack-- you can have it for free! Just shoot me an email with your tpt name and I will send it your way.

And, of course at the end we did a verbal post assessment. 

Here is a preview of what's included in this pack:

Click the picture above to check it out!

And.. on another note.....

PS- If you stuck around to read this entire post.. I will give away my Phoneme Segmentation pack to one person.  Just leave your email and how you could use this in your classroom.  I will pick a winner tonight.

Peek at my Week- Phoneme Segmentation

I'm linking up (for the first time ever) with Mrs. Wills' Kindergarten for A Peek at my Week!

Since I am working on my action research, I thought I'd share what I have done a few days with my kiddos and plan to finish this week.  We have had a few snow days, so I will be back in the classroom tomorrow.

The skill I am working on is Phoneme Segmentation.  As you can see I have either created or found a variety of materials to help me teach this skill.  

Day 1:

I found a video on Pinterest of words being segmented.  I wanted my kiddos to see in the beginning the skill I want them to master.  So, we watched about half of the video.  Next, we used those dot cards I found here to segment a few different words.  Then, we used my segmenting sweets from my February Math & Literacy Centers unit to practice.  At the end, for documentation, I assessed each child by asking them to segment 5 words each.  

Day 2:

We used sound boxes and small gems to push the sounds into the box.  You can find these in my Phoneme Segmentation pack, along with the picture sort we did next.

Day 3:

We practiced tapping out the words again.  I had a few kiddos who struggled with this new skill.  Then, we used my Phoneme Segmentation Flip chart (they have Promethean Boards).  As an assessment, we did one of the printables from my Phoneme Segmentation pack "How many sounds?".

Day 4:

We will use the picture cards & sounds boxes again to refresh our memory.  Then, we will finish our Flip Chart.  At the end we will use our bingo dotters and do "Solar Sounds".  I will also give a post assessment to see how those kiddos progressed with this skill.

You can find almost all of these activities in my newly added Phoneme Segmentation pack on tpt.  Click the picture to check it out!

Check back later this week for pictures and a more detailed explanation of what's inside & how I used it for my small groups.  And possibly a freebie...