STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS

  1. In the following activity, tutors can either write down the answers or, if the group is small, they can say the answers out loud.
  2. Read the following words out loud or use your own words. Ask tutors which sound they hear at the beginning of the words.
    • sensation
    • reservoir
    • winterize
    • buffalo
    • monopoly
    • diversion
  3. Ask tutors which sound is similar in the following group of words: nourishment, neighbourhood, negotiate. (Answer: sound made by the beginning letter n)
  4. Ask tutors which word doesn’t belong to the group: technical, tendency, universal. (Answer: universal because others start with the letter t)
  5. Ask tutors how many sounds (phonemes) are in the word fish. (Answer: three sounds)
  6. Ask tutors what word the following sounds make: p-i-ch-r. (Answer: pitcher)
  7. Ask tutors what word is made when you remove the sl from slouch. (Answer: ouch)

Activity C

Phonics

Teaching a learner about word families or the sound of various letters are examples of strategies a tutor can use to teach phonics. Remind tutors that they should not use these strategies as a series, one after the other in one lesson.

This activity will give tutors practice using exercises that teach phonics. They can use these exercises with their learners with the following cautions:

Discussion, use of handouts

Materials and equipment

Flip chart and markers
Cards with words from two or three word families written on them, one word per card
Handout 6.3: Tips for Phonemic Awareness and Phonics

Preparation

Make a list of word families on the cards. Copy handout.