#3775. Reading Strategy Lessons: Lots of Literary Games

Reading/Writing, level: Elementary
Posted Wed May 24 19:15:02 PDT 2006 by Meghan Webb (megs_118@yahoo.com).
Marshall University , Huntington, WV
Materials Required: included in lesson
Activity Time: varies
Concepts Taught: Matching included

Matching Beginning Sound to Word/Phoneme Isolation

Alphabet Bingo

Source:
Alphabet Bingo Board Game by: Rose Art

Objective:
To teach the fundamental aspect of phonemic awareness by matching the beginning sound to the word/phoneme isolation

Materials:
Bingo Boards
Bingo Chips

Directions/Procedures:
1. Each child is given a bingo board and bingo chips
2. Teacher calls out word to the class Example: cat
3. Children respond by putting a poker chip on the letter that matches the beginning sound of the word
Example: C for cat
(If a child does not have that specific letter on his or her board he or she must wait until the teacher calls out the next word)
4. Play continues until one player covers all the blocks for the variation bingo game being played.
5. The first player with the complete variation that calls out, "BINGO" with the correct letter sequence wins.

Note: Prizes may be awarded to the winners

Evaluation:
Alphabet Bingo teaches the awareness of beginning sound recognition and relates them to words. The bingo board provides various (letter) answers for the children to choose from. Not only does Alphabet Bingo help to teach children the alphabet--it also helps the children learn about phonemic awareness.

Matching Final Sound to Word/Phoneme Isolation

Alphabet Bingo

Source:
Alphabet Bingo Board Game by: Rose Art

Objective:
To teach the fundamental aspect of phonemic awareness by matching the ending sound to the word/phoneme isolation

Materials:
Bingo Boards
Bingo Chips

Directions/Procedures:
1. Each child is given a bingo board and bingo chips
2. Teacher calls out word to the class Example: cat
3. Children respond by putting a poker chip on the letter that matches the ending sound of the word
Example: T for cat
(If a child does not have that specific letter on his or her board he or she must wait until the teacher calls out the next word)
4. Play continues until one player covers all the blocks for the variation bingo game being played.
5. The first player with the complete variation that calls out, "BINGO" with the correct letter sequence wins.

Note: Prizes may be awarded to the winners

Evaluation:
Alphabet Bingo teaches the awareness of ending sound recognition and relates them to words. The bingo board provides various (letter) answers for the children to choose from. Not only does Alphabet Bingo help to teach children the alphabet--it also helps the children learn about phonemic awareness.

Identification of Letters That Are the Same

Alphabet Flashcards

Source:
West Virginia K-3 Informal Reading Assessment (pg. 23)

Objective:
To teach a child how to identify alike letters
Note: can combine with Identification of uppercase and lowercase letters.

Materials:
Word Sequence Alphabetic Flashcards (with answers on back)
Dry Erase Marker

Directions/Procedures:
1. Give child flip chart "Identification of Letters that are the same and Identification of Uppercase and Lowercase Letters" and a dry erase marker.
2. Have student independently work to circle the letters that are alike.
Example: Chart 1: V, Z, h, d, h
Answer: V, Z, h, d, h
3. After completion, go over the flip chart with the child. Teacher must thoroughly explain answers to incorrect responses to avoid future misunderstandings.

Evaluation:
Alphabetic flashcards is an encouraging self assessment activity. It helps children learn how to identify letters that are the same. Through practice, the child should eventually be able to understand the similarity of letters and the differences of letters (both uppercase and lower case). Teachers should be able to observe progress and assessment after each flip chart review.

Identification of Uppercase Letters

Alphabet Flashcards

Source:
West Virginia K-3 Informal Reading Assessment (pg. 23)

Objective:
To teach a child how to identify uppercase letters
Note: can combine with identification of letters that are the same and identification of lowercase letters.

Materials:
Word Sequence Alphabetic Flashcards (with answers on back)
Dry Erase Marker

Directions/Procedures:
1. Give child flip chart "Identification of Letters that are the same and Identification of Uppercase and Lowercase Letters" and a dry erase marker.
2. Have student independently work to circle the letters that are alike.
Example: Chart 8: T, a, b, n, T
Answer: T, a, b, n, T
3. After completion, go over the flip chart with the child. Teacher must thoroughly explain answers to incorrect responses to avoid future misunderstandings.

Evaluation:
Alphabetic flashcards is an encouraging self assessment activity. It helps children learn how to identify letters that are the same. Through practice, the child should eventually be able to understand the similarity of letters and the differences of letters (both uppercase and lower case). Teachers should be able to observe progress and assessment after each flip chart review.

Optional Assessment Game: Go Fish by: School Zone
If child still cannot fully grasp the understanding of identification of uppercase letters have him or her play Go Fish. This is a classic card game that is fun and education. Players learn the alphabet by matching uppercase and lowercase letters.

Identification of Lowercase Letters

Alphabet Flashcards

Source:
West Virginia K-3 Informal Reading Assessment (pg. 23)

Objective:
To teach a child how to identify lowercase letters
Note: can combine with identification of letters that are the same and identification of uppercase letters.

Materials:
Word Sequence Alphabetic Flashcards (with answers on back)
Dry Erase Marker

Directions/Procedures:
1. Give child flip chart "Identification of Letters that are the same and Identification of Uppercase and Lowercase Letters" and a dry erase marker.
2. Have student independently work to circle the letters that are alike.
Example: Chart 3: x, b, s, t, x
Answer: x, b, s, t, x
3. After completion, go over the flip chart with the child. Teacher must thoroughly explain answers to incorrect responses to avoid future misunderstandings.

Evaluation:
Alphabetic flashcards is an encouraging self assessment activity. It helps children learn how to identify letters that are the same. Through practice, the child should eventually be able to understand the similarity of letters and the differences of letters (both uppercase and lower case). Teachers should be able to observe progress and assessment after each flip chart review.

Optional Assessment Game: Go Fish by: School Zone
If child still cannot fully grasp the understanding of identification of uppercase letters have him or her play Go Fish. This is a classic card game that is fun and education. Players learn the alphabet by matching uppercase and lowercase letters.

Segmenting

Spellominoes Game Cards

Source:
Spellominoes Game Cards by: Trend

Objective:
To build words by separating independent sounds to make words.

Materials:
Spellominoes Game Cards by: Trend

Directions/Procedures:
1. Deal seven cards to each player and start the discard pile by turning one card face up next to the draw pile.
2. The player to the left of the dealer goes first.
3. On your turn, choose a card from your hand to make one or two words with the card on the top of the discard pile. If you can make one word, you get one point. If you can make two words on the same card, then you get two points.
4. If you cannot make a word, you must pick a card from the draw pile. Then if you can play that card, you may do so; otherwise the card you drew is added to your hand.
5. Keep score on a sheet of paper. Play continues until someone runs out of cards. Tally the scores to see who wins.

Evaluation:
Teacher is able to assess the progress of the children by their ability to play this game. If the instructor wants to further reinforce phonemic awareness on segmenting then he or she can make the children separate the sounds of each word before attaining any points.

Concept about Printing

"Football Bump"

Sources: Dr. Maynard's games and activities for reading assessment and West Virginia K-3 Informal Reading Assessment.

Objectives:
To teach children the basic concepts of print: front of the book, title of the book, first page, beginning of the story, first word of the story, story prediction, left to right reading, verifications of letters in the story.

Materials:
Football
Children's Literature Book

Directions/Procedures:
1. Teacher gently bumps the football to a random student.
2. Once student catches the football he or she must freeze and randomly pick a number on the ball.
3. The teacher then reads the number of the question picked.
Questions can and may include:
"Please point to the front of the book."
"Please point to the title of the book."
"Please turn to the first page where the story begins."
"Please point to where to begin reading the story."
"Please point to show me the first word of the story."
"Please point to show me how you would continue reading the words of the story."
"Please show me which page to read first."
"Please show me which page to read next."
"Please show me one letter in a word in the story."
"Please show me two words in the story."

4. Child must then come forward to answer the question. If the child answers the question correctly, he or she may gently bump the football to another student to continue the game.

Evaluation:
The Football Bump is a fun interactive activity that teaches students about the concept of print. It is a great way for students to learn and reinforce the fundamental aspects of concept about print. By the continuous usage of this game, the teacher will be able to assess through observation. By the type of responses that the children give the teacher will be able to see if the students understand the activity.

Rhyming

Readiness Whimsy Game Cards
Source:
School Zone Readiness Whimsy Game/Flash Cards: Rhyming Words

Objective:
Learning to recognize and repeat rhyming works will help your child read and spell. This is a game for a child to see how many rhyming words he or she can say.

Materials:
School Zone Readiness Whimsy Game/Flash Cards: Rhyming Words

Directions/Procedures:
1. Spread the activity cards picture-side up.
2. Separate the cards into six groups:
• 12 Rhyming Word Cards
• 10 Go-Together Cards
• 6 Shape Cards
• 12 Opposite Cards
• 4 Directional Word Cards
• 9 Sequence Cards
3. Have child match the rhyming word cards, such as dog and frog.
4. Make a game of rhyming words. For example, ask your child to say words that rhyme with dog. He or she may say log, fog, hog, bog, etc. Continue game for at least 3-5 minutes.

Evaluation:
Periodically challenge a random student to play the rhyming words card game with you. This interaction will allow the teacher to observe the comprehension of the child. Teacher can keep a record of each student that he or she assesses everyday in order. Note: If teacher feels that child does not understand the concept, challenge him or her to another game at a later date. This allows the teacher to again assess the progress of the students learning of rhyming.

Sound Detection

Oral Assessment/Individual Worksheets

Source:
www.teach-nology.com

Objective:
To learn and understand words that sound the same.
To learn and understand words that sound different.

Materials:
List of words
Optional: Additional www.teach-nology.com worksheets

Directions/Procedures:
1. Explain to child that you will be reciting words. Example: "If I say dad-dad you would say they are the same If I say man-mat you would say that they are not the same or different."
2. Orally give out words to student (see example list) to see if he or she can identify words that sound exactly the same

Evaluation:
This individual assessment indicates if the student understands the difference between words that are different and words that sound exactly the same. If the student scores low and doesn't quite grasp the concept yet, provide him or her with additional work to reinforce this phonemic awareness skill.

Additional Work:
Sound Detection Word Search
Sound Detection Flashcards

Sound Detection Words:

bat bat alike -
must man different
cost come different
say sat different
say say same
cold cold same
lamp lamp same
bus bet different
flat flat same
pan mat different
dog did different

Number Correct: ________
Number Incorrect: ___________
Score: _______________

Note: Additional assessment may be needed if child's score is fewer than 90%