How do you teach initial consonant sounds?

Objectives

1. Practice reading words with the same letter sound to connect those letters and sounds.
2. Recognize beginning consonant sounds by reading and listening to a story that highlights select words.
3. Construct a story by actively choosing words.
4. Use picture clues to aid comprehension.
5. Match beginning consonant sounds.

How can I help my child hear his initial sounds?

Below are the things I have done that usually help them.

1. Read My Lips (and Listen Carefully!) First I would try having your child watch your lips while you say the word, and then watch her own lips in the mirror as she says the word.
2. Give Each Letter Sound a Unique Movement.

How do you teach consonant letters?

Challenge students to write a list of words that start with the sound. Let students write the letter with their finger in sand, making the sound with their mouths as they write. Choose songs and poems that incorporate the sound, and read, chant and sing them along with your students.

What are the worksheets for learning to write consonants?

The English language is not a language, where each letter has only one sound (c, for example, has the ‘k’ or ‘s’ sound). This section of worksheets help kids learn to recognize and write consonants, consonant blends and digraphs, starting with the easier consonants and moving onto the more difficult ones. What is K5?

How can I Help my Child with initial consonants?

Reinforce initial consonants throughout the day. Modifications: If the child is struggling, try these tips: Focus on one initial consonant at a time. Focus on a few highly preferred functional words. Go back to more listening activities. Over-exaggerate initial sounds in conversational speech.

How do you do the ending consonant worksheet?

In these 6 ending consonant worksheets, students match letters with pictures of words that end in that letter. All consonants are uppercase. 6 ending consonant sound worksheets : Students sound out the word in the picture and circle the consonant corresponding to the ending sound.

How to engage children in the beginning sounds?

If you teach or have preschoolers at home, you may be interested in my friend’s website, Cool Tot School. She also has a blog post about engaging ways to help kids identify letters. You can get started with the beginning sound match-up worksheets, today.