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ORC Resource Number #3407
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Using Songwriting to Build Awareness of Beginning Letter Sounds
Promising Practice
PROFESSIONAL COMMENTARY

In this lesson, students use familiar songs to reinforce their understanding of letter-sound correspondence. Although presented as a multi-day lesson, the components of this lesson can be customized to match the specific needs of beginning readers at various stages of reading development. Students gain proficiency in many skills including, identifying and learning letter names and beginning consonant sounds. Extending the activity by creating new verses to the song as a class, allows students to build their phonemic awareness skills. (author/ncl)

OHIO STANDARDS
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English Language Arts Standards
Phonemic Awareness, Word Recognition and Fluency Standard
Writing Process Standard
Writing Applications Standard
NATIONAL STANDARDS
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Standards for the English Language Arts
Reading strategies, language use, and conventions
RESOURCE TYPE
Instructional Resource
PRACTICE LEVEL
Promising Practice
STANDARDS ALIGNMENT
Grades K–1
TOPICS
English Language Arts --
Reading;
Alphabet & Word Knowledge;
Writing;
Writing Process;
KEYWORDS
letter-sound correspondence;
letter names;
beginning consonant sounds
Publisher: Read Write Think.org
Author: Jennifer Prior