THE CLASSROOM NOTEBOOK

Make the sound-to-letter link explicit

Keep listening, speaking and print connected.

Kindergarten–grade 3. Align the example with your school’s systematic phonics sequence.

Try this starting point

1. Choose a sound-letter relationship students have been taught.
2. Say a familiar example clearly and identify the relevant sound together.
3. Show the letter representation, model the connection, and invite students to practice with an aligned example.

Keep in mind

• Do not introduce a random collection of patterns outside the instructional sequence.
• Adapt response modes for speech, hearing, language and motor needs.