Montessori Pink Reading Blending Sounds with Objects

May 17th, 2007

Blending Sounds with Objects

Direct aim:
1) Identify the separate sound in a word.
2) Order, concentration, corrdination, independence, and self esteem.

Indirect aim
1) Preparation for writing and reading
2) Preparation for spelling

Control of Error
1) The adult
2) The child’s auditory sense

Materials:
Object may be organized in the following groupings:
Group a1: can, tag, map
Group a2: pan, fan, bag
Group a3: ham, jam, cap
Group e1: peg, hen, jet
Group e2: bed, red, ten
Group e3: pen, net, leg
Group i1: bib, tin, lid
Group i2: pin, wig, zip
Group i3: kid, pig, bin
Group o1: log, mop, pot
Group o2: dog, dot, cot
Group o3: cob, top, fox
Group u1: bud, cup, sun
Group u2: bug, pup, gum
Group u3: nut, bus, jug

Presentation 1:
1)Invite the child to work with the objects for sound blending
2) Show the child where the objects for sound blending are located on the shelf.
3) Select the group a1 container and carry it to the table or rug.
4) Remove the objects in group a1 one at a time, place them in a horizontal row from left to right: can, tag, map

5) Select the object (can) to the left and place it before the child. Say the word “can”. Then say, /c/ /a/ /n/
6) Replace 6the object (an) in its original position.
7) Select the next object (tag) to the right. Place it before the child. Say the word “tag”. Then say, /t/ /a/ /g/
8) Replace the object in its original position.
9) Select the next object (map)to the right. Place the object before the child. Say the word “map”. Then say, /m/ /a/ /p/.
10) Replace the object in its original position.
11) Say, “Hand me the /c/ /a/ /n/” Continue with the commands with the remaining objects.
12) Say, “What is this?” “Can you make the sounds in that word?”
13) Continue in this manner with the remaining objects
14) Return the objects to the container, replacing the materials one at a time from left to right.
15) Return the material to the shelf.

Presentaion 2:
1) Continue in this manner with objects in group a2 thrpugh u3.

Variation
Each day at group time
(1) Present blending with objects
2) Sound out children’s names
3) Sound out objects in the room i.e. box, pin, map, lid.
4) Sound out made-up words. The children “guess” the word being blended.

Language:
1) The names of objects
2) the separate sounds in words.

Age:
4-5 years


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