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Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Manipulating, Word Change ActivityPhonological Awareness: Phoneme Manipulating, Word Change Activity
Publisher
Florida Center for Reading Research
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Grade
2nd - 3rd
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
30 mins
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Year
2006
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Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Manipulating, Word Change

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Once your scholars know their letter sounds and recognize them in words, have them try making new words by manipulating phonemes. Pupils are given a word change picture board and a stack of word pictures. They pick a card and place it where it goes on the picture board based on how it relates to the picture it is near. A picture of bread will be placed after the picture of a bed.

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Concepts

phonemic awareness, phonemes, letter-sound correspondence, phonics, emergent reading, spelling

Additional Tags

early reading, letter sounds, making words, phonemic awareness, phoneme manipulation, english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Print and laminate picture cards and board to continue using with minor wear and tear

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  • Requires making copies

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