Sound Boxes
From FreeReading
| Activity Type: Build Fluency |
| Activity Form: Standard |
| Grade: K, 1, 2, 3 |
| Group Size: Individual |
| Length: 30 minutes |
| Materials: |
| Goal: Help students segment words at the phoneme level to build fluency and independence with this task. |
| Items: Letters, sounds, words, developmental spelling |
What to do
- Identify a word that students would like to write or segment.
- (Teacher) Draw connected boxes (one box for each sound in the word). Note: You may have two letters in one box if they combine to make a sound that can't be represented by a single letter (sh, ch, oe, etc.)
- Say the word slowly and have the students tell you what sounds they hear. Write the sounds in the appropriate boxes as they are identified.
- Guide the students through filling in any missing sounds.
Related activities
Categories: Activity | Supplemental | Phonological Awareness | Letter Sound | Sounding Out | Multisyllable words | Advanced Phonics | Letter Combination | Spelling | Writing