Elkonin sound boxes v0.1.0
Sounds (boxes)
Say it slowly. How many sounds?
Letters that make one sound share a box: ship is sh-i-p, three sounds. 34 words for 3 boxes.
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Say a word slowly and push a counter into a box for each sound. Pick two to five boxes and a word with that many sounds, or leave the boxes empty and use your own words.
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How to use it
- Choose how many boxes (sounds). A word with a picture appears with the word hidden.
- Say the word slowly. For each sound, tap a box to put a counter in it (or press Push a counter).
- Press Show the word and letters to check: the letters for each sound appear on the counters.
Ideas for class
- Start with two boxes (me, up, bee), move to three (cat, ship, moon), then blends in four and five.
- Say the word, students say it slowly with you, and everyone pushes a finger down for each sound.
- Mix up the boxes: ask which sound is first, last, in the middle.
- Use empty boxes for spelling: students say a word you choose, push the counters and then write the letters.
- Compare ship (three sounds, four letters) and bed (three sounds, three letters).
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Questions
Why are some words shown with fewer boxes than letters?
Sound boxes count sounds, not letters. Letters that make one sound, like sh, ch, ee, oa and ck, share a box. That is the point of the lesson.
Where do the words come from?
A hand-checked list of about eighty words in the style of the phonics lists on this site, with the sounds written out so each count is right.
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