It is natural for parents and teachers to help children learn the sounds heard at the beginning of words. However, it is also important for children to be able to identify the sounds that they hear in the middle and at the end of words. Middle sounds are particularly difficult to identify so, after your child has mastered beginning sounds, help her to determine the sounds she is hearing at the end of words.
Using a set of magnetic letters and a cookie sheet or refrigerator, begin to write a short word, such as “cat”, but leave off the last letter. Ask your child to finish the word “cat”. You may need to let her know that right now, the letters say “ca”, but she needs to find the last letter. Repeat this activity with a dozen or so other short words.
This activity can also be completed with pictures. For example, if you have a picture of a bed, write the letters “be_” underneath, and have your child fill in the last letter (or simply tell you the letter if you want to reuse the pictures).
Once your child is very comfortable with these shorter words, move on to two- and three-syllable words.
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Written by BRWI Staff on July 30, 2010
Once your child is able to identify the sounds associated with each letter of the alphabet, and he can identify the letters as they are used as the beginning sound in words, move on to a more difficult, yet similar concept of identifying the letter sounds in other parts of words. For example, the letter ‘d’ starts the word “dog”, it is in the middle of the word “pudd
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Written by BRWI Staff on February 6, 2010
