This is a strategy we use to teach students to match sounds to letters in order to spell a word!
1. Select a list of words for your student (partner) to spell. You may use:
bricks
farming
paint
2. Prepare materials for your student to use:
3. Work with your partner to practice the steps for Sounds to Spelling.
Take for example the word lob.
Say,
The word is lob: /l/, /ŏ/, /b/.
Student says,
lob
While pushing a small token into the first square of the grid, the student says,
/l/
Moving a second token into the grid, the student says,
/ŏ/
And pushing the last token into the third square, the student says,
/b/
After the student has isolated each sound with a token, you would ask,
Show me the /l/ sound.
Student points to the token that represents /l/.
Pointing to the second token ask,
What is this sound?
Student answers,
/ŏ/
Pointing to the last token ask,
What is this sound?
Student answers,
/b/
After the questions have been asked, the student pushes aside the tokens and writes the letter(s) (grapheme) for each sound on the box, saying the sounds as they write the letter(s).
Then, the student writes the entire word on the line next to the boxes.
4. Switch roles with your partner. Repeat the steps above with these words:
white
thirsty
healing
Your Turn to Practice Sounds to Spelling
