English Language Learners
Songs, Chants, and Poetry
Songs, chants, and poetry can be used to discover how letter sounds work together to create words. It is suggested to use songs, raps, chants, and poetry to teach the alphabetic principal as an alternative to drill teaching. Chants and rhymes are more fun and give students a way of connecting to the alphabet.
The Have Fun Teaching website has several songs to use when teaching different topics.
The Sounds of Rhythm Band
This activity is useful for helping students learn to hear sounds in words in sequence. By stretching out the sounds in words help students when they begin spelling and writing words. It also, teaches the necessary skills for blending words that are unknown while reading.
MClass reading 3d has activities that are useful for teaching the skills assessed using the program. One activity, shoulder, elbow, hand, is a great activity for teaching students to tap out short 3 sound words. For example, the word mat, touch your shoulder when saying /m/, your elbow when saying /a/, and your hand when saying /t/. This activity can be used for stretching out the word to "find" the letters that make a word, or for putting the letter sounds together to make a word.
Songs, chants, and poetry can be used to discover how letter sounds work together to create words. It is suggested to use songs, raps, chants, and poetry to teach the alphabetic principal as an alternative to drill teaching. Chants and rhymes are more fun and give students a way of connecting to the alphabet.
The Have Fun Teaching website has several songs to use when teaching different topics.
The Sounds of Rhythm Band
This activity is useful for helping students learn to hear sounds in words in sequence. By stretching out the sounds in words help students when they begin spelling and writing words. It also, teaches the necessary skills for blending words that are unknown while reading.
MClass reading 3d has activities that are useful for teaching the skills assessed using the program. One activity, shoulder, elbow, hand, is a great activity for teaching students to tap out short 3 sound words. For example, the word mat, touch your shoulder when saying /m/, your elbow when saying /a/, and your hand when saying /t/. This activity can be used for stretching out the word to "find" the letters that make a word, or for putting the letter sounds together to make a word.