Consonants Introduction
Grade Level: Kindergarten
Consonants produce sounds that are more consistent and easier to identify
than vowels. Therefore, they make a good starting point for learning to
read.
Initially, work should be done on identifying beginning consonant sounds
(ex: t-t-t tulip).
After that, activities can focus on identifying final consonant sounds
(ex: cat ends with the t-t-t sound)
When children learn to recognize the sounds of consonants at the beginning
and end positions of words, they gain the ability to look at a word and make a
reasonable guess as to what it might be. Viewing the word in the context
of a picture will help reinforce this skill.
(for example, a picture of a dog with the word DOG underneath. The
ability to sound out the D and G letters will help the child identify that the
word is DOG, not puppy or dalmation)
|
