Level 1: Sample Activity

Rhythm & Rhyme: Connections to Print

Level 1 Activities help a child develop an “ear” for the spoken language. When surrounded with oral talk, the hearing, identifying , and matching similar word patterns flourishes. This is the foundational building block for reading.

Early Literacy Foundational Skills

• Sound (Phoneme) Matching

  • listen & detect similar sounds at the beginning (onset) of a word

  • listen & detect similar sounds at the ending (rime) of a word

• Syllable Counting

  • listen, detect, & count syllables (beats) within a word

• Word Counting

  • listen, detect, & count words in a sentence or phrase

Sample Activity

GOAL: sound matching & matching letters to sounds

Materials:

• word cards

  fox box bear chair horse house

Directions:

Have printed words pairs on individual index cards: fox, box; bear, chair; horse, house. Ask the child(ren) to identify those that rhyme - sound the same at the end. Have more advanced learners think of a rhyming word to match a given word.

HELPFUL TIPS:

• Always model first until the child is comfortable with this activity.