Things You'll Need:
- Two small movable alphabets in different colors
- Phonogram picture and word card boxes
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Step 1
Sit at the table with the student. You should both be on the same side of the table so that you are looking at the words that you build from the same perspective.
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Step 2
Arrange your materials. You should have both small movable alphabets within reach. The word cards should remain in the box to the side, and the picture cards should be close at your hand. Make sure that you have some space in front of the two of you to work.
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Step 3
Build the word indicated by a picture card together. Show the picture card to the child and then show him how to build the word. The phonogram should be in one color, while the rest of the word is in the other color. For example, if you build the word "boat," then the letters b and t will be one color, and the o and a will be another.
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Step 4
Check your work against the word card that is in the box. If the word is spelled correctly, then move on. As the child becomes more comfortable with identifying phonograms and spelling the words, you can let her work on her own.
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Step 5
Keep the small movable alphabets and the appropriate word boxes and cards in an accessible location. The student should be encouraged to use the lesson whenever they wish to build words with phonograms and then check them against the word cards.
