How to Teach Beginning Letter Sounds2023-10-02T10:01:30-05:00

Posted by: Alesia Netuk

Updated: October 2nd, 2023

How to Teach Beginning Letter Sounds

How to Teach Beginning Letter Sounds

As kids become more familiar with letters and sounds, they can distinguish beginning letter sounds in words. First, teach your child to recognize beginning sounds; they move on to final sounds and then teach the medial sounds.

When they develop fluency in isolating sounds, they can start producing words that begin or end with this sound. First, start learning continuous letter sounds. Continuous letter sounds are sounds that can be extended, and they are the easiest to teach. The pronunciation of continuous sounds is straightforward.

Stop letter sounds are more complicated; they cannot be extended and are more difficult to learn. In order to isolate these sounds in words, repeat them several times. Be careful teaching these sounds; do not add vowels as they can distort the sound. Always say the sound of the letter and not its name.

Continuous sounds: a, e, f, i, l, m, n, o, r, s, u, v, w, y, z.

Stop sounds: b, c, d, g, h, j, k, p, q, t, x.

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Tips for Teaching Beginning Letter Sounds

  • Use visuals. Using visuals correctly helps connect the sound of the letter.

  • Be consistent. Be consistent when teaching the sounds, so students can take learned skills and quickly move from one sound to another.

  • Assessment. A good evaluation is a crucial element of your teaching strategy. It would be best to see what each student in the class can and cannot do. Use the assessment to determine what your students need to learn and focus on those areas.

Useful Resources for your Lesson

  • Initial sound clothespin games. Great activity for preschool and kindergarten kids.

  • Beginning sound matching game is a great way to keep kids interested and entertained while learning.

  • An amazing activity every child will love to play! Combine pegs and elastic bands, and you will get an activity that not only teaches the beginning sounds (and their types) but also promotes fine motor skills.

  • Is your child love playing various board games? Therefore, this beginning sound game is right for you. Print and set up the game (it takes just a few minutes) and have fun family time!

Beginning sound hands-on activities:

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