4.1 Introduction

The 38 literacy activities described in this Section are organized according to six different categories:

Reading Activities

Directed-Reading Thinking
Readings by Learners
Appropriate Texts

Writing Activities

Spelling Dictations
Copying Text
Cloze Exercises
E-Mail Accounts
Story Starters
Tracing Sheets
Memo Blank
Sentence Writing
Personal Information
Greeting Cards
Cartoon Balloons

Numeracy Activities

Dice Addition
Numeracy Vocabulary
Tracing Sheets
Numeral Flashcards
Keypad Counting
Numeracy Tables
Calculator Usage

Currency Activities

Currency Flashcards
Counting By...
Cheque Blanks
Basic Budget

Phonics Activities

Listen & Circle
Beginning, Middle or End?
You Say, I Say
Tongue Twisters
Circle Sounds
English Sounds
Pronunciation Bingo
Poetry Sounds

Other Activities

Reader's Theatre
Visiting the Library
Poetry Scaffolds
Like Letter Loops
Decision Tree

Try the activities described in the SARC Supplementary Tutor Handbook, too!