COPYRIGHT INFORMATION 2010 PLD Organisation Pty. Ltd. (Publisher) - www.pld-literacy.org Written by Diana Rigg Illustrated by Deborah Walter Revised Edition 2014 Alphabet Letter Sounds Games and Worksheets. ISBN 978-1-921560-20-0 First Edition 2009 Alphabet Letter Sounds Games and Worksheets. Second Edition 2010 Alphabet Letter Sounds Games and Worksheets. This resource is copyright under the Copyright Act, 1968 (Cth). All rights reserved. Copyright Guidelines: The purchasing Educational Institution is granted permission to copy or communicate only a reasonable proportion – being no more than 10% or one chapter, at any given time, for educational purposes only. Artistic Works include illustrations, photographs, drawings, pictures and design components within teaching manuals and on flash cards, charts and posters. They should not be adapted or removed and are recognised by the Copy- right Act 1968. Digital reproduction of this publication/resource or any proportion of it is strictly prohibited without written consent from PLD Organisation Pty. Ltd. This blackline master is published and sold with a limited copyright. It may only be reproduced by the original pur- chaser for use with their class(es). The publisher (PLD Organisation Pty. Ltd.) prohibits the loaning or onselling of this master for the purposes of reproduction. Please visit www.pld-literacy.org for our extended Copyright Guidelines. A Learning Resource for Key Area: Spelling and Decoding Alphabet Letter Sounds Games and Worksheets Designed by Speech Pathologists and Occupational Therapists. Simple and easy to use. The resource provides multiple opportunities to rehearse the recognition, application and letter formation of the alphabet symbols. Multiple screening formats to track student performance on letter sound recognition and letter formation.
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COPYRIGHT INFORMATION 2010 PLD Organisation Pty. Ltd. (Publisher) - www.pld-literacy.org
Written by Diana RiggIllustrated by Deborah Walter
Revised Edition 2014 Alphabet Letter Sounds Games and Worksheets. ISBN 978-1-921560-20-0
First Edition 2009 Alphabet Letter Sounds Games and Worksheets.Second Edition 2010 Alphabet Letter Sounds Games and Worksheets.
This resource is copyright under the Copyright Act, 1968 (Cth). All rights reserved.Copyright Guidelines: The purchasing Educational Institution is granted permission to copy or communicate only a reasonable proportion – being no more than 10% or one chapter, at any given time, for educational purposes only.Artistic Works include illustrations, photographs, drawings, pictures and design components within teaching manuals and on flash cards, charts and posters. They should not be adapted or removed and are recognised by the Copy-right Act 1968. Digital reproduction of this publication/resource or any proportion of it is strictly prohibited without written consent from PLD Organisation Pty. Ltd.This blackline master is published and sold with a limited copyright. It may only be reproduced by the original pur-chaser for use with their class(es). The publisher (PLD Organisation Pty. Ltd.) prohibits the loaning or onselling of this master for the purposes of reproduction.Please visit www.pld-literacy.org for our extended Copyright Guidelines.
A Learning Resource for Key Area: Spelling and Decoding
Alphabet Letter Sounds
Games and Worksheets
Designed by Speech Pathologists and
Occupational Therapists.
Simple and easy to use.
The resource provides multiple
opportunities to rehearse the
recognition, application and letter
formation of the alphabet symbols.
Multiple screening formats to track
student performance on letter sound
recognition and letter formation.
Overview Of ContentsNote from the Author 3Check Readiness For An Alphabet Program 3Establish Initial Phoneme Awareness 4Readiness For An Alphabet Program 5 Student Record Form And Test Sheets 5 - 7Recommended Resources 8
Learning Target 1 - Alphabet Letter Sounds: s, a, t, p, i, n 9 Alphabet Sound Picture Matching Tasks - Worksheets 10 - 14 Learning To Recognise The Sounds : s, a, t, p, i, n - Game Boards 15 - 18 Forming Letters - Worksheets 19 - 24 Alphabet Sound Writing - Worksheets 25 - 29 Writing Beginning Sounds With Correct Letter Formation - Worksheets 30 - 35 Rehearsing s, a, t, p, i, n Letter Formation - Game Boards 36 - 39 Flash Card Set for s, a, t, p, i, n 40 Alphabet Sound Knowledge Check 41
Learning Target 2 - Alphabet Letter Sounds: m, r, h, e, c, d 42 Alphabet Sound Picture Matching Tasks - Worksheets 43 - 47 Learning To Recognise The Sounds : m, r, h, e, c, d - Game Boards 48 - 51 Forming Letters - Worksheets 52 - 57 Alphabet Sound Writing - Worksheets 58 - 62 Writing Beginning Sounds With Correct Letter Formation - Worksheets 63 - 68 Rehearsing m, r, h, e, c, d Letter Formation - Game Boards 69 - 72 Flash Card Set for m, r, h, e, c, d 73 Alphabet Sound Knowledge Check 74
Learning Target 3 - Alphabet Letter Sounds: f, l, g, o, u, b 75 Alphabet Sound Picture Matching Tasks - Worksheets 76 - 80 Learning To Recognise The Sounds : f, l, g, o, u, b - Game Boards 81 - 84 Forming Letters - Worksheets 85 - 90 Alphabet Sound Writing - Worksheets 91 - 95 Writing Beginning Sounds With Correct Letter Formation - Worksheets 96 - 101 Rehearsing f, l, g, o, u, b Letter Formation - Game Boards 102 - 105 Flash Card Set for f, l, g, o, u, b 106 Alphabet Sound Knowledge Check 107
Learning Target 4 - Alphabet Letter Sounds: w, j, v, k, z, y 108 Alphabet Sound Picture Matching Tasks - Worksheets 109 - 113 Learning To Recognise The Sounds : w, j, v, k, z, y - Game Boards 114 - 117 Forming Letters - Worksheets 118 - 123 Alphabet Sound Writing - Worksheets 124 - 128 Writing Beginning Sounds With Correct Letter Formation - Worksheets 129 - 134 Rehearsing w, j, v, k, z, y Letter Formation - Game Boards 135 - 138 Flash Card Set for w, j, v, k, z, y 139 Alphabet Sound Knowledge Check 140
A Final Note: q and x 141 Forming Letters - Worksheets 142 - 143 Flash Card Set for q and x 144Entire Alphabet Sound Knowledge Check Which Supports Reading (ie: Recognition) 145Entire Alphabet Sound Knowledge Check Which Supports Spelling And Writing (ie: Reproduction) 146Recommended Resources 147Investigation Of Alphabet Symbol Recognition 148 Alphabet Skills Profile Student Record Form And Test Sheets 149 - 150Additional Letter Formation Pages 151 - 1592 Alphabet Letter Sounds Games and Worksheets PLD Organisation Pty. Ltd. Contents
Check
Before presenting the alphabet tasks, check student’s readiness for an alphabet program.REMEMBER: Students require the phonemic awareness skill of initial sound awareness prior to the introduction of a formalised alphabet program.
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A Note From The AuthorIt is common practice for day care centres, kindergartens, and other early childhood services to introduce formal literacy concepts. The intention is an admirable one; to provide students with early literacy skills. However, the negative side of presenting formal literacy concepts without attention to pre-requisite skills is that it can produce complications for a significant number of students.
There is a developmental time for the introduction of concepts such as the alphabet, reading and spelling. This “ideal” time for teaching such skills is not determined by a child’s age but rather their acquisition of other base pre-requisite skills. The presence of pre-requisite skills determines a child’s ‘readiness’ for the introduction of formal literacy concepts.
Readiness for the AlphabetStudents require the phonemic awareness skill of initial sound awareness in order to fully understand the alphabet system. Why? When students are conscious of single sounds (i.e. they can ‘hear’ and ‘say’ the beginning sounds in words) only then does the alphabet system make sense; as the alphabet symbols represent sounds (or phonemes) in words. For example; When a child can identify that ‘sun’ starts with a ‘sssss’ and ‘tap’ starts with a ‘t’ it is then an ideal time to introduce the alphabet symbols that correspond with the sounds that the child is aware of.
Too often the alphabet is introduced without any explicit attention to initial sound awareness. As a result of this approach:
1. While a proportion of students will make the connection that the alphabet represents the sounds they can ‘hear’ in words.
2. There will be a remaining proportion of students who will struggle to acquire the alphabet or will acquire a letter naming dominance. [Refer to the ‘Notes from the author ...’ in the text Alphabet ... the Multi-sensory Way! for an explanation of why alphabet letter sound recall is more important for acquiring early reading and spelling skills.]
Refer to pages 4-8 before presenting the Alphabet Sound Worksheets.
Alphabet Letter Sound KnowledgeStudents require alphabet knowledge in order to embark on the process of learning to read and spell. How-ever, rather than letter naming ability, letter sound knowledge is the more important skill for entry into formal-ized literacy learning.
For example:
• In order to spell the basic word ‘dog’ a child must first “sound-out” (or phonemically segment) “d”, “oh”, “g” and then the child must recall and apply in correct order the alphabet letter sounds.
• In order to read the word ‘dog’ a child must recognize each letter symbol and convert each symbol into the correct sound “d”, “oh”, “g” and then the child must blend the sounds together (phonemic blending ability).
In neither of the above early spelling and reading processes did alphabet letter naming come into the equation.
Many years of experience working with students has revealed a pattern. It is alphabet letter sound ability that is the more difficult of the two areas for students to acquire and it is alphabet let-ter sound ability that is the weaker skill for many students entering Year 1. For such students, from the outset of Year 1 entry, the absence of letter sound ability presents an immediate and significant barrier to acquisition of early literacy development.
This program aims to establish a strong letter sound ability in students.
BA(Ed), BEd, CPP(UK), MEd, MSc(SpPath)
4 Alphabet Letter Sounds Games and Worksheets PLD Organisation Pty. Ltd. Establish Initial Phoneme Awareness
Establish Initial Phoneme AwarenessAs the alphabet represents the phonological (or sound structure) of words, it is advisable to fully develop initial phoneme awareness before embarking on an alphabet program. This can be achieved by developing the ability to identify and verbalize initial continuant sounds in common words before developing this ability with the more subtle stop sounds.
Step 1
Establish the awareness of Continuant
Sounds(The ‘long’ sounds)
The ‘long’ sounds./m/ as in ‘mat’ /w/ as in ‘whale’/s/ as in ‘sun /y/ as in ‘yes’/l/ as in ‘lion’ /a/ as in ‘apple’/r/ as in ‘red’ /e/ as in ‘egg’/v/ as in ‘van’ /i/ as in ‘itchy’/z/ as in ‘zoo’ /o/ as in ‘orange’/f/ as in ‘fish’ /u/ as in ‘up’/n/ as in nose’
Once continuant initial phonemic awareness skills have been established progress onto stop sound awareness.
Step 2
Establish the awareness of Stop Sounds
(The ‘short’ sounds)
The ‘short, subtle, quiet’ sounds.
/t/ as in ‘top’ /g/ as in ‘girl’
/p/ as in ‘pot’ /d/ as in ‘dog’
/b/ as in ‘boy’ /h/ as in ‘hole’
/k/ as in ‘cat’ /j/ as in ‘jet’ and kite’
Once the awareness of stop phonemic sounds has been established progress onto an alphabet program.
Recommended Intervention
For students who
are unable to
identify and verbalise
initial sounds.
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1Target
Alphabet letter sound recall and forming and recalling correct letter formations.
LearningTarget 1
Alphabet Letter Sounds Games and Worksheets
Alphabet Letter Sounds
s a t p i n
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s t p i n a
Alphabet Sound Picture Matching Task
Student’s Name:
Learning Target 1, Alphabet Sound Picture Matching Task - Sheet 1: Students cut out the alphabet letter sounds from the base of the page and glue them next to the associated picture.
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s t p i na
Alphabet Sound Picture Matching Task
Student’s Name:
Learning Target 1, Alphabet Sound Picture Matching Task - Sheet 2: Students cut out the alphabet letter sounds from the base of the page and glue them next to the associated picture.
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Learning To Recognise The Sounds: s, a, t, p, i, n - Game Board 1
Learning Target 1, Recognising The Sounds: s, a, t, p, i, n - Game Board 1. Students roll a die to land on a space/picture. Students then point to the alphabet letter sound associated with the picture. (Attached this page to the following page to make an A3 game board).
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s pn
ia
Learning To Recognise The Sounds: s, a, t, p, i, n - Game Board 1
Learning Target 1, Recognising The Sounds: s, a, t, p, i, n - Gameboard 1. Students roll a die to land on a space/picture. Students then point to the alphabet letter sound associated with the picture. (Attached this page to the previous page to make an A3 game board).
t
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Task: Forming Letters(which provides multiple opportunties to rehearse letter formation)
Preparation: Copy sheet onto A4 paper and place on a desk/table.Task Instructions: Ask students to form the letters in the air with: a) eyes open and b) eyes closed. Adult says “Put your pencil (crayon or texta) on the starting dot and write the letter ‘s’ while staying on the grey path.”
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Task: Forming Letters(which provides multiple opportunties to rehearse letter formation)
Preparation: Copy sheet onto A4 paper and place on a desk/table.Task Instructions: Ask students to form the letters in the air with: a) eyes open and b) eyes closed. Adult says “Put your pencil (crayon or texta) on the starting dot and write the letter ‘a’ while staying on the grey path.”
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Task: Forming Letters(which provides multiple opportunties to rehearse letter formation)
Preparation: Copy sheet onto A4 paper and place on a desk/table.Task Instructions: Ask students to form the letters in the air with: a) eyes open and b) eyes closed. Adult says “Put your pencil (crayon or texta) on the starting dot and write the letter ‘t’ while staying on the grey path.”
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Task: Forming Letters(which provides multiple opportunties to rehearse letter formation)
Preparation: Copy sheet onto A4 paper and place on a desk/table.Task Instructions: Ask students to form the letters in the air with: a) eyes open and b) eyes closed. Adult says “Put your pencil (crayon or texta) on the starting dot and write the letter ‘p’ while staying on the grey path.”
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Task: Forming Letters(which provides multiple opportunties to rehearse letter formation)
Preparation: Copy sheet onto A4 paper and place on a desk/table.Task Instructions: Ask students to form the letters in the air with: a) eyes open and b) eyes closed. Adult says “Put your pencil (crayon or texta) on the starting dot and write the letter ‘i’ while staying on the grey path.”
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Task: Forming Letters(which provides multiple opportunties to rehearse letter formation)
Preparation: Copy sheet onto A4 paper and place on a desk/table.Task Instructions: Ask students to form the letters in the air with: a) eyes open and b) eyes closed. Adult says “Put your pencil (crayon or texta) on the starting dot and write the letter ‘n’ while staying on the grey path.”
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Alphabet Sound Writing
Learning Target 1, Alphabet Sound Writing - Sheet 1: Students cut out the alphabet letter sounds from the base of the page and glue next to the associated picture. Students then repeatedly write the letter in the space provided.
s t p i n a
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Writing Beginning Sounds With Correct Letter Formation
Learning Target 1, Writing Beginning Sounds With Correct Letter Formation - Sheet 1: Students write the beginning sound next to the picture using correct letter formation. Top left to right (snail, astronaut, igloo, snake, penguin, insect, nap, tap, toothbrush, peg, apple, net).
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p
s t n pa
a
a
nn
ni
i
is t
t s p
Rehearsing s, a, t, p, i, n Letter Formation: Game Board 3
Learning Target 1, Rehearsing s, a, t, p, i, n Letter Formation - Game Board 3: Students roll a die to land on a space/letter. Students say the sound and then write (on a white board) the alphabet letter sound. (Photocopy onto A3 coloured paper and laminate).
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a s t p itastpi
na s t p i
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stpin
Rehearsing s, a, t, p, i, n Letter Formation: Game Board 4
Learning Target 1, Rehearsing s, a, t, p, i, n Letter Formation - Game Board 4: Students roll a die to land on a space/letter. Students say the sound and then write (on a white board) the alphabet letter sound. (Photocopy onto A3 coloured paper and laminate).
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s na it p
Learning Target 1, Set of Flash Cards: Photocopy onto coloured paper, laminate, hole punch and then place onto a metal ring.
Hole Punch
Hole Punch
Hole Punch
Hole Punch
Hole Punch
Hole Punch
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