“Aaaaa… cries the baby” As a beginning reader, it is important
for students to learn the correspondences between letters and
sounds. Vowels are very important in learning to read because
they are found in every word. Because short vowels can be hard
to learn, it is important for students to have explicit
instruction and practice. This lesson will help students learn
to recognize and read the correspondence a=/a/. The students
will learn the correspondence a=/a/ by making a memorable
connection to the correspondence in written and spoken words.
Chart with tongue twister Book: The Cat in the Hat Letter
tiles-a, c, t, b, k, p, l, g, r, s 1. I will begin the lesson by
introducing the phoneme sound /a/. Also by asking, “Have you
ever heard a baby cry?” Well, today the phoneme that we are
going to working on makes the sound of a baby crying. “Aaa.” It
may also help the student to explain what the mouth movements
for this sound look like. “Watch my mouth as I make the /a/
phoneme. Notice my jaw and tongue are down.”