Letter sound fluency

Activity Type: Build Fluency

Activity Form: Standard

Grade: K, 1

Group Size: Small Group

Length: 10 minutes

Materials: Index card size letters cards

Goal: Given index card size letter cards, students will be able to discriminate between each letter sound

Items: All letter sounds learned so far

What to do

Assemble a stack of index cards with letters printed on them. The cards should be a mix of all letters learned so far, weighted toward the most recently learned letters.
Now let's play a game. We're going to try to go through this stack of cards as fast as we can, saying the sound of the letter on each card. Let's see how fast we can go. My turn first.
Model taking the top card of the stack, showing it to the students, and saying the sound of the letter after a pause. Continue through the stack.
Do you think you can go faster than I did? Call on a single student in the group, starting with a student you think may be slower. Show the first card: What's the sound of this letter? If the student is incorrect, correct him, have him repeat your answer, and move to the next card. Praise correct answers.
Select the next quicker student and repeat until all students in the group have worked through the stack.
Okay, now let's go faster. Shuffle the stack of cards and repeat with students in the same order, but encourage them to go faster.
If time and focus allow, shuffle and repeat at an even faster pace.
For students who struggle, give them help and make a note in an Activity Log.