Adult ESL Pre-Literacy TPR Phonograms Explicit Phonics

Pre-Literacy

Sections	Tasks
Reading & Writing	Playing with Sounds
	1. Identify the beginning/ending sound of a word Animated Beginning Phonics 2. Distinguish & Write 69 Phonograms. [7.31MB PowerPoint file for DSL or Cable only] 3. Choose the phonogram that corresponds to the beginning/ending sound of a word 4. Beginning Consonant Digraphs / Final Consonant Digraphs / Vowel Digraphs / Flash Cards / Digraph Game /Digraphs OO 1 / OO 2 / PowerPoint 5. Consonant Blends 6. Diphthongs: ou and ow / Diphthongs oi, oy, and ew 7. R controlled words 1 / 2 8. *Reading Skills Rubic* 9. Word Wizard - an online exercise to make new words. 10. Alphabet Organizer - Vocabulary Lists are organized by each letter with definitions. Enter Your Name & Class and chose Option 3. 11. Song: When Two Vowels Go Walking. QuickTime / RealVideo
	Knowledge of Print
	1. Recognize parts of a book [See the parts] [Quiz] 2. Name and order alphabet letters [abc ordering] 3. Group words in alphabetical order
	Reading Aloud
	1. Read 40 Most Common Words with rebus inserts in the sentences 2. Read aloud a story and answer comprehension questions
	Writing
	1. Write letters 2. Copy a sentence 3. Use Word Cards & Pictures to write sentences & a story. 4. Use of "at" / "on" / "in" with time and dates.
Listening & Speaking	Active Listening & Participation
	1. Give a physical response to a rhyming pattern 2. Repeat a rhyming pattern [Scholastic Rhyming Words], Rhyming Words Game
	Understanding & Providing Words in Context
	1. Choose a picture that corresponds to a high-frequency/sight word [Match Words to Pictures], Drag and Drop Game, 2. Describe objects with high-frequency/sight words [Adjectives]
	Understanding & Giving Directions
	1. Follow directions [Tina's World], [Up Down All Around - 3 levels] 2. Give directions [Ogdon Basic English] Click on #2 for pictures
	Listening to & Re-telling a Story
	1. Listen to a story and answer questions 2. Retell a story

Internet References [Links]

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Free Download: Animated Beginning Phonics BY Flix Productions

Designed for beginning readers (pre-kindergarten to second grade), Animated Beginning Phonics covers upper- and lowercase letters, beginning and ending sounds, middle short vowel sounds, and beginning reading words. Sound is used extensively to help the child identify words and letters. Help is available as needed by the student. Pictures of more than 200 3D objects are used in the exercises. All menu items and directions are read aloud to the student to help prereaders navigate and operate the program.
When the student has completed a certain number of problems, they can visit the game room with puzzles and matching games (animated of course). The game room has a parent/teacher control so the number of problems that have to be completed before the student can play can be controlled (5 to 50, or you can close the game room.

Riggs Institute Catalog Boxed Set of 71 Phonogram Cards w/instructions for use and dictation script for letter formation $22.50

Student Audio CD of Phonograms w/Blackline master work and self-testing sheets $22.95

For full multi-sensory self instruction in the 71 phonograms (sound/spelling pattern relationships); ideal to allow older students independence in learning what they may, at first, consider "baby work." The testing/worksheet booklet contains suggestions for applications in spelling and 47 rules of spelling, plural & syllabication.

Telling Time Online Practice Click on Telling Time - choose 5 levels

Listening and Following Directions [Tina's World], [Up Down All Around - 3 levels]

Rapid Naming [How fast can you name an object, a color, a letter, or a number? Get your hand on the mouse, and get ready to start naming!]

abc ordering [animated] Hear the letters as they are placed, then click on the letter that comes next.

Identify Parts of a Book Game

Choose from 25 Stories to Read Aloud. The stories are printable.

Learning Pages - Register for Free downloadable books. Read online.

Scholastic Rhyming Words 12 Animated Games with Audio. This is a matching Game.

Reading A-Z List of Leveled Readers

Free Samples are available.

Raz-Kids - Online Talking Books

Motion Songs: Hokey Pokey Lyrics, Head Shoulders Knees and Toes

The Christian Literacy Series "The Light is Coming"

Reusable Basic Text; Zero to a Sixth Grade reading level; also available in red print on yellow, which has been successfully used with a variety of reading disabilities.

Black on White Text
Red on Yellow Text

Click on the image

Between the Lions is an award-winning PBS television series that premiered in April 2000. It's designed to foster the literacy skills of its viewers, while playfully demonstrating the joys of reading. Each show aims to give kids four to seven years old some of the experiences they need in order to become successful readers.