3.1 Introduction

The 36 literacy activities described in this Section are organized according to nine different categories:

Puzzle Activities

Word Find Puzzles
Crossword Puzzles

Television Activities

Television Listings
Script / Dialogue Writing
Closed Captioning
Televised Sports

Photograph Activities

Photo Stories
Graffiti Boards
Picture Scaffolds
Collage Stories

Telephone Activities

Phone Book
Scripted Calls
Taking Phone Messages

Time Concept Activities

Monthly Calendar Sheets
Time Templates
Timer Time

Newspaper Activities

Headliners
Cutlines
Ad Decoding
Article Match-Ups

Playing Card Activities

Card Sorting
Match-Up Card Game
Clock Solitaire

Flashcard Activities

Flashcard Drills
Alphabetical Order
Alphabet Match
Alphabet Memory Match
Wild Card!

Vocabulary Activities

Dolch Word Charts
Key Survival Words
Sign Vocabulary
Idiom Fun
“Sense” Word Lists
Radial Trees
Overhead Hangman
Word Bank