Sound Recognition Drill

Purpose

Letter/sound recognition

Summary

This sound recognition drill supports learners with recalling common letter-sound correspondences. Fluent recognition of the sounds different letters or combinations of letters can spell is crucial for quickly decoding new words.

Materials Needed

This drill is conducted orally. You will need a list of graphemes (letters or letter combinations) to sound out.

How to deliver

You will point to the letter/letters and the learner will say the sound or sounds that the letter pattern represents.

Suggested script

“I’m going to show you some letters, you say the sound or sounds they spell.” [Point to each letter pattern in the sequence or move through the slides - move reasonably quickly, with minimal verbal input unless correcting an error]

Common Issues & Prompts

Issue: Learner says the wrong sound

Do this: Tell the learner the correct sound and give an example of when it is used. Ask the learner to repeat you.
Example: The learner says /ch/ for ‘sh’. You say “the sound is /sh/ for ‘ship’. Ask the learner to repeat it back to you.
Then: Move to the next item and return to letter sound combination once or twice times before completing the drill.

Issue: Learner hesitates or doesn't know the sound.

Do this: Tell the learner the correct sound and give an example of when it is used. Ask the learner to repeat you.
Example: The letter pattern is ‘tch’, the learner hesitates, say “’tch’ spells /ch/ like at the end of ‘batch’.” Prompt the learner to repeat it back to you.
Then: Move to the next sound and return to the sound one or two times before completing the drill.

Additional Tips

If your learner is struggling to remember a particular spelling pattern for a few days, you may need to go back and re-teach the spelling pattern.

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Sound Recognition Drill

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