2. Same/Different- The teacher covers the mouth and says two words. Students decide if the words are the same or different. For example, NOSE-ROSE. Students will give a thumbs down to show that the words are different.
3. How many sounds? Say a word and have students tell you the number of sounds they heard and what the sounds are. For example, the word flame. Students would tell you it has 4 sounds. The sounds are /f/ /l/ /a/ /m/. The word fox has 4 sounds. /f/ /o/ /k/ /s/. The word heard has 3 sounds. /h/ /er/ /d/. I have found that many students really struggle with hearing blends in words. L blends and R blends are very difficult for some of our students to hear.
4. Sound Manipulation: Start with beginning sounds, then ending sounds, and then vowel sounds. To begin, tell students, to say, “Mat, but change the /m/ to /s/.” (Say the sounds, not the letter names. Students should say sat.)