All classes have names that are spelled weird and/or don’t match up with the typical letter sounds - Logan, Tyler, Charlotte, Adelynn, Liam, Mateo, Kaeli. The nonexamples of letter/sound correspondence are actually really useful. As the year progresses, you’ll put stars under the letters that are making the correct sound and no star under the others. Kids LOVE analyzing each letter to see which gets a star. They’ll remember letter sounds BETTER if there is a classmate’s name where it makes a different sound. It’s really fun and effective.
Many of my students have Spanish names and so the sound doesn't correlate as well with the sound we will be teaching. Do you still recommend playing this game?
All classes have names that are spelled weird and/or don’t match up with the typical letter sounds - Logan, Tyler, Charlotte, Adelynn, Liam, Mateo, Kaeli. The nonexamples of letter/sound correspondence are actually really useful. As the year progresses, you’ll put stars under the letters that are making the correct sound and no star under the others. Kids LOVE analyzing each letter to see which gets a star. They’ll remember letter sounds BETTER if there is a classmate’s name where it makes a different sound. It’s really fun and effective.
Many of my students have Spanish names and so the sound doesn't correlate as well with the sound we will be teaching. Do you still recommend playing this game?