Activities: Sounds, Letters, and Words (Alphabetics)
Auditory Segmenting
Overview
Objective
Given a phonemic breakdown, the student will identify a word, i.e., /c/ /a/ /t/ = "cat".
Facilitation Tips
Students can do this activity in pairs and take turns (one word per turn) to identify the word and find its matching picture.
Levels
Level 1: 2-sound (phoneme) words.
Level 2: 3-sound (phoneme) words.
Level 3: Harder 3-sound words.
Level 4: 4-sound words.
Level 5: Harder 4-sound words.
Level 6: 5-sound words.
Level 7: Harder 5-sound words.
Activity Insights
What is Auditory Segmenting?
Similar to the auditory blending activity, segmenting words into their phonemes is a complex task.
Why do students struggle with Auditory Segmenting?
It requires making a connection between the sounds in words and the sounds for individual letters. As words are uttered, the student reconstructs the word using the correct phonemes, such as the phonemes in the word "cat" are /c/ /a/ /t/. If a student does not hear correctly or pay attention to these sounds correctly, he/she may have difficulty.
How do I further support students?
Make sure that students have mastered three-phoneme words with short vowel sounds before attempting levels four to seven. Levels four to seven contain harder short, long and r-controlled words, which are harder for students to segment. Basic Decoding is a good activity to gain practice with segmenting as well.
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Activities: Sounds, Letters, and Words (Alphabetics)
Auditory Segmenting
Objective
Given a phonemic breakdown, the student will identify a word, i.e., /c/ /a/ /t/ = "cat".
Facilitation Tips
Students can do this activity in pairs and take turns (one word per turn) to identify the word and find its matching picture.
Levels
Level 1: 2-sound (phoneme) words.
Level 2: 3-sound (phoneme) words.
Level 3: Harder 3-sound words.
Level 4: 4-sound words.
Level 5: Harder 4-sound words.
Level 6: 5-sound words.
Level 7: Harder 5-sound words.
Insights
What is Auditory Segmenting?
Similar to the auditory blending activity, segmenting words into their phonemes is a complex task.
Why do students struggle with Auditory Segmenting?
It requires making a connection between the sounds in words and the sounds for individual letters. As words are uttered, the student reconstructs the word using the correct phonemes, such as the phonemes in the word "cat" are /c/ /a/ /t/. If a student does not hear correctly or pay attention to these sounds correctly, he/she may have difficulty.
How do I further support students?
Make sure that students have mastered three-phoneme words with short vowel sounds before attempting levels four to seven. Levels four to seven contain harder short, long and r-controlled words, which are harder for students to segment. Basic Decoding is a good activity to gain practice with segmenting as well.
Linked Stories
Darryl! Don't Dawdle
Feelings
Henny Penny
How a Bean Sprouts
I Can Move Like a ...
The Dove and the Ant
The Frogs and the Well
The Little Red Hen
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
When I Open my Eyes
Related Activities
If you notice your student struggling with this activity, suggest one of the following activities to further practice and reinforce the skill.
Basic Decoding
Rhyme Matching
Same Phoneme