Unit 3～6 - “Homework” pages

Question

Manabiocean · Accepted Answer

If you’re doing these pages in class, they can initially be quite challenging for students.
The goal is to get students to respond with the alphabet names for each letter of the words. First, play the word from the CD, after which you can pronounce the word more slowly for them. (This isn’t yet enough to get them to answer most of the time.)
Next, try to help by pronouncing the individual phonics sounds. For example, if the word is “gum,” say the phonics sounds for “g,” “u,” and “m.”
If they can’t remember the alphabet name of the letter, try writing the capital letter of it on the whiteboard. This might help them recall.
If all else fails, you can help them with the “ABC Song,” which most kids by this point will know. If the alphabet sound you want them to say is “G,” sing “A B C D E F…???” This should prompt them to say “G.” Get them to say it a second time as you write it on the whiteboard (and as they write it in their textbook) to help with memorization.