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Fluency, Letter-Sound Correspondence, Make a Match ActivityFluency, Letter-Sound Correspondence, Make a Match Activity
Publisher
Florida Center for Reading Research
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Grade
K - 1st
Subjects
English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Year
2005
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Fluency, Letter-Sound Correspondence, Make a Match

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An activity tests the fluency skills of young readers. Scholars match initial sound cards to letter cards. Pairs take turns and work to locate the most matches before the timer goes off. The activity ends with a peer evaluation.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

reading fluency, emergent reading, beginning reading, oral reading, literacy, high frequency words, sight words, letter-sound correspondence, phonemic awareness, phonics, initial sounds, letter recognition

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Assign the activity as a literacy learning center in the primary grades
  • Use as a one-on-one assessment of children's reading fluency
  • Use card stock and or laminate the printable materials so they can be used with pupils year after year

Classroom Considerations

  • Preparation includes making copies and cutting paper into cards

Pros

  • Includes suggestions for extending or adapting the activity
  • Boosts participants' speed and accuracy

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RF.K.1.d RF.K.3.a RF.1.2.c

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