Florida Center for Reading Research
Letter Recognition: Poetry Pen
It's always nice to have a great idea and all the tools to make it happen. The class can use these nursery rhyme and alphabet cards to teach each other letter recognition and letter sound correspondence. There is a full set of alphabet...
Curated OER
Phoneme Identification with Sound-it-Out Chips
Looking for a tangible way to help emerging readers identify phonemes? You've found it! They use chips without letters to segment single-syllable words into first, middle, and last sounds. As you say each sound, scholars place a chip on...
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Phoneme Substitution, Harder (With Letters)
Emergent readers create new words by changing a phoneme, using sets of letter cards to spell out each CVC word. They begin by substituting initial sounds, then final sounds, and lastly the middle vowel. Help them sound out each word,...
Perkins School for the Blind
Letter Confusion
Teaching a child with low or no vision how to read is the same as teaching a sighted child how to read — it all starts with letter recognition. This is a simple way to provide your learners with an opportunity to practice reading and...
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Phoneme Substitution (With Letters)
Get pre-readers comfortable with phoneme substitution using these helpful letter cards, which are printable in three different sizes depending on your classroom needs. Once scholars understand some letter sounds, they can begin...
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Techno Letters
Students explore the alphabet by completing a computer activity. In this letter identification lesson, students utilize Kid Pix to create artwork based upon each letter of the alphabet. Students utilize drawings, type and animation to...
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Letter Sound Accuracy
Learners explore language arts by participating in a letter identification activity. In this spelling lesson, students identify the letters of the alphabet and the sounds they make. Learners collaborate in small groups and utilize large...
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Introduce /N/
Students explore the alphabet by participating in a pronunciation activity. In this letter identification instructional activity, students discuss the sound made by the letter "N" and words that begin with the letter. Students practice...
Kelly's Kindergarten
Kelly's Kindergarten: I Sounds
Youngsters practice identifying, writing, and pronouncing long and short i sounds in common words. After cutting out vowel sound cards, they then paste the cards besides appropriate matching words, such as zip, ice, and six.
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Searching For Letters, Words, and Sentences
This simple lesson is designed for K - 1 students. They are introduced to individual letters, words, and sentences. A game is played where they try to collect one example of each. For practice, students complete a worksheet which is...
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Build Accuracy /A/, /M/
Pupils practice identifying the letters /a/ and /m/. For this letter identification lesson, students examine letter cards for /a/ and /m/, tell the difference between the two, and say the sound for each. They play an identification game...
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Reintroduce /M/
Students study language. In this letter identification instructional activity, students practice pronouncing and recognizing the letter "m." They work as a group to actively particpate in various drills the teacher presents. This...
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Reintroduce /D/
Students study letters. In this letter identification lesson, students practice recognizing and pronouncing the letter "d." They work as a group to actively participate in various drills the teacher leads them through. This lesson...
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Reintroduce /V/
Students study letters. In this letter identification and pronunciation lesson, students practice recognizing and saying the letter "v." They work as a group to actively participate in various drills their teacher presents. This lesson...
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Reintroduce /Q/
Students explore the alphabet by participating in a letter identification activity. In this letter "Q" lesson, students identify the different sounds that can be made by the letter "Q" and words that begin with the letter. Students...
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Learning Letters in Your Name: Group Time Activity
Students examine teacher written name cards to name the first letter of their own names and those of their classmates. They do this daily with variations as they are able to identify the letters on a consistent basis.
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Homeschool, Kindergarten and Preschool Alphabet Lesson Plan for Letter H
Students participate in activities related to letter H. In this letter H lesson, students practice handwriting, and letter recognition through a letter search puzzle. Students participate in activities related to letter H words flash...
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Home Living / Daily Living: Safety Terms
Being able to recognize safety signs in your environment is a great start to staying safe. Kids with severe to moderate disabilities work to recognize and identify safety terms and signs. They use flashcards and decreasing prompts to...
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Reintroduce /O/
Students study letters. For this letter identification lesson, students practice recognizing and making the sound for the letter "o." They work as a class to actively participate in various drills the teacher takes them through. This...
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Introduce /U/
Students study letters. For this letter identification lesson, students practice recognizing the letter "u" and pronouncing the sound it makes. They participate in various group activities practicing the use of the letter "u." This...
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Reintroduce /B/
Students study letters. In this letter identification activity, students practice identifying and pronouncing the letter "b." They actively participate as a group in various drills the teacher leads them through. This activity includes...
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Alphabets And More Alphabets
Students identify and phonetically pronounce the letters in the alphabet. They participate in a letter identification game, and play musical letters. Students then listen to the book "Alphabet Family" and discuss their favorite words...
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Introduce /oo/
Learners explore language arts by participating in a vowel identification activity. In this word sound lesson plan, students discuss the sound that is made by two consecutive O's. Learners listen to the teacher recite words and identify...
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I Have - Who Has?
In this letter recognition learning exercise set, students use the cards to participate in an "I Have - Who Has?" activity. They hold up a card that says, "I have ___., Who has ___?"