Reading Warm up
Orally
When I read I use the letter sounds
Vowels
When I read I need to know vowel sounds
A
E
I
O
U
Students say five times as a whole class, pick 3
individuals to assess. PRAISE, PRAISE, PRAISE!
Segmenting
Bag dag mag tin ton ten men heb sec
rag hag tag wag pag sag lag zag nag
wab rab tab hab pab dab jab lab zab
vab nab mab wop rod fed get heb ben
men sek sin sib bim git dip hop wad rad
tad yad pad sad dad fad gad had jad
kad lad zad vad bad nad mad wam ram
tam yam pam sam dam fam gam ham
mop mep ged fed hit hot hup gum mut
bun vin wok jam kam lam zam cam
vam bam nam mam wan ran tan yan
pan fan san dan han lan van ban man
wap rap tap yap pap sap dap fap gap
hap lap zap vap bap nap map pin pon
lob
Teacher: Segmenting is chopping a
word into individual sounds
Student: To read I must segment words
Example: hut
Q: segment hut into its sounds?
A: h-u-t
Q: big
A: b-i-g
(complete ten times using list opposite)
Identifying rhyme
Bag dag mag tin ton ten men heb sec
rag hag tag wag pag sag lag zag nag
wab rab tab hab pab dab jab lab zab
vab nab mab wop rod fed get heb ben
men sek sin sib bim git dip hop wad rad
tad yad pad sad dad fad gad had jad
kad lad zad vad bad nad mad wam ram
tam yam pam sam dam fam gam ham
mop mep ged fed hit hot hup gum mut
bun vin wok jam kam lam zam cam
vam bam nam mam wan ran tan yan
pan fan san dan han lan van ban man
wap rap tap yap pap sap dap fap gap
hap lap zap vap bap nap map pin pon
lob
Listen to these words wig and pig. They
rhyme. That means they have the same
sound at the end. Listen again. Tag and bag.
They rhyme, the have the same sound at
the end. Do these words rhyme.
1. Bag and dag (yes)
2. Fig and dog (no) etc
3. Hot and pot
4. Fog and bag
5. Sap and lap
6. Man and pan
7. Hop and pop
8. Rap and yes
9. Hip and bad
10. Yam and sam
Change these words each day using the list
at the side.
Alliteration
Listen to these words father, football,
feather. They start with the same sound. F
(sound). What sounds starts most of these
words.
1. Silly sally sang a sad song.
2. My mum milked my cow milly.
3. Peter potter played pink piano.
(make up sentences starting with the same
letter. Get students to identify the common
initial sound.)
Create rhyme
Bag dag mag tin ton ten men heb sec
rag hag tag wag pag sag lag zag nag
wab rab tab hab pab dab jab lab zab
vab nab mab wop rod fed get heb ben
men sek sin sib bim git dip hop wad rad
tad yad pad sad dad fad gad had jad
kad lad zad vad bad nad mad wam ram
tam yam pam sam dam fam gam ham
mop mep ged fed hit hot hup gum mut
bun vin wok jam kam lam zam cam
vam bam nam mam wan ran tan yan
pan fan san dan han lan van ban man
wap rap tap yap pap sap dap fap gap
hap lap zap vap bap nap map pin pon
lob
Listen to these words wig and pig. They
rhyme. That means they have the same
sound at the end. Say this word ‘man’. Tell
me a word that rhymes with man.
Ask a student.
1. Bat
2. Tag
3. Bit
4. Bot
5. Jet
6. Sad
7. Jam
8. Zam
9. Rod
10. Get
(change words daily)
Beginning sounds
Bag dag mag tin ton ten men heb sec
rag hag tag wag pag sag lag zag nag
wab rab tab hab pab dab jab lab zab
vab nab mab wop rod fed get heb ben
men sek sin sib bim git dip hop wad rad
tad yad pad sad dad fad gad had jad
kad lad zad vad bad nad mad wam ram
tam yam pam sam dam fam gam ham
mop mep ged fed hit hot hup gum mut
bun vin wok jam kam lam zam cam
vam bam nam mam wan ran tan yan
pan fan san dan han lan van ban man
wap rap tap yap pap sap dap fap gap
hap lap zap vap bap nap map pin pon
lob
Listen to this word ‘dad’. The sound at the
beginning of dad is d. listen for the
beginning sound in these words. Say the
word after me and tell me the beginning
sound.
Example:
Teacher: pot
Class: pot, and the beginning sound is p.
1. Ran
2. Dog
3. Sad
4. Cut
5. Rat
6. Let
7. Pet
8. Gap
9. Nap
10. Hit
(change words each day)
End sounds
Bag dag mag tin ton ten men heb sec
rag hag tag wag pag sag lag zag nag
wab rab tab hab pab dab jab lab zab
vab nab mab wop rod fed get heb ben
men sek sin sib bim git dip hop wad rad
tad yad pad sad dad fad gad had jad
kad lad zad vad bad nad mad wam ram
tam yam pam sam dam fam gam ham
mop mep ged fed hit hot hup gum mut
bun vin wok jam kam lam zam cam
vam bam nam mam wan ran tan yan
pan fan san dan han lan van ban man
wap rap tap yap pap sap dap fap gap
hap lap zap vap bap nap map pin pon
lob
Listen to this word cat. The sound at the
end of cat is t. listen for the ending sounds
in these words. Say the word after me and
tell me the ending sound.
Example:
Teacher: pot
Class: pot, and the end sound is t.
1. Bag
2. Not
3. Bin
4. Tap
5. Him
6. Dad
7. Rag
8. Fin
9. Cot
10. Fan
(change words daily)
Middle sounds
Bag dag mag tin ton ten men heb sec
rag hag tag wag pag sag lag zag nag
wab rab tab hab pab dab jab lab zab
vab nab mab wop rod fed get heb ben
men sek sin sib bim git dip hop wad rad
tad yad pad sad dad fad gad had jad
kad lad zad vad bad nad mad wam ram
tam yam pam sam dam fam gam ham
mop mep ged fed hit hot hup gum mut
bun vin wok jam kam lam zam cam
vam bam nam mam wan ran tan yan
pan fan san dan han lan van ban man
wap rap tap yap pap sap dap fap gap
hap lap zap vap bap nap map pin pon
lob
Listen to this word ‘dad’. The sound in the
middle of dad is a. listen for the middle
sound in these words. Say the word after
me and tell me the middle sound.
Example:
Teacher: pot
Class: pot, and the middle sound is o.
1. Ran
2. Dog
3. Sad
4. Cut
5. Rat
6. Let
7. Pet
8. Gap
9. Nap
10. Hit
(change words each day)
blending
Bag dag mag tin ton ten men heb sec
rag hag tag wag pag sag lag zag nag
wab rab tab hab pab dab jab lab zab
vab nab mab wop rod fed get heb ben
men sek sin sib bim git dip hop wad rad
tad yad pad sad dad fad gad had jad
kad lad zad vad bad nad mad wam ram
tam yam pam sam dam fam gam ham
mop mep ged fed hit hot hup gum mut
bun vin wok jam kam lam zam cam
vam bam nam mam wan ran tan yan
pan fan san dan han lan van ban man
wap rap tap yap pap sap dap fap gap
hap lap zap vap bap nap map pin pon
lob
Listen to this word ‘mmmm-aaaa-nnnn’.
Teacher: What word is that?
Students: man
Tell me these words.
1. rrrrr-aaaaa-ggggg
2. ddddd-aaaaa-mmmmm
3. bbbbb-uuuuu-nnnnn
4. hhhhh-ooooo-ttttt
5. ttttt-aaaaa-bbbbb
6. ppppp-iiiii-nnnnn
7. lllll-aaaaa-ppppp
8. fffff-aaaaa-nnnnn
9. hhhhh-iiiii-ppppp
10. mmmmm-eeeee-nnnnn
(change words daily)
Exchanging initial sounds
Bag dag mag tin ton ten men heb sec
rag hag tag wag pag sag lag zag nag
wab rab tab hab pab dab jab lab zab
vab nab mab wop rod fed get heb ben
men sek sin sib bim git dip hop wad rad
tad yad pad sad dad fad gad had jad
kad lad zad vad bad nad mad wam ram
tam yam pam sam dam fam gam ham
mop mep ged fed hit hot hup gum mut
bun vin wok jam kam lam zam cam
vam bam nam mam wan ran tan yan
pan fan san dan han lan van ban man
wap rap tap yap pap sap dap fap gap
hap lap zap vap bap nap map pin pon
lob
Listen to this word ‘rot’. Im going to change
the first sound r to h. rot becomes hot.
Teacher: say this word, bag.
Students: bag.
Teacher: Change the b to a t. whats the
word?
Students: Tag.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Hut, m
Dip, l
Jab, t
Lob, b
Fed, r
Men, t
Sin, p
Bag, s
(change words daily)
Exchanging final sounds
Bag dag mag tin ton ten men heb sec
rag hag tag wag pag sag lag zag nag
wab rab tab hab pab dab jab lab zab
vab nab mab wop rod fed get heb ben
men sek sin sib bim git dip hop wad rad
tad yad pad sad dad fad gad had jad
kad lad zad vad bad nad mad wam ram
tam yam pam sam dam fam gam ham
mop mep ged fed hit hot hup gum mut
bun vin wok jam kam lam zam cam
vam bam nam mam wan ran tan yan
pan fan san dan han lan van ban man
wap rap tap yap pap sap dap fap gap
hap lap zap vap bap nap map pin pon
lob
Listen to this word ‘cat’. Im going to change
the end sound t to n. cat becomes can.
Teacher: say this word, bag.
Students: bag.
Teacher: Change the g to a t. whats the
word?
Students: bat.
1. Hut, m
2. Dip, t
3. Jab, d
4. Lob, k
5. Fed, g
6. Men, p
7. Sin, t
8. Bag, p
(change words daily)
Exchanging middle sounds
Bag dag mag tin ton ten men heb sec
rag hag tag wag pag sag lag zag nag
wab rab tab hab pab dab jab lab zab
vab nab mab wop rod fed get heb ben
men sek sin sib bim git dip hop wad rad
tad yad pad sad dad fad gad had jad
kad lad zad vad bad nad mad wam ram
tam yam pam sam dam fam gam ham
mop mep ged fed hit hot hup gum mut
bun vin wok jam kam lam zam cam
vam bam nam mam wan ran tan yan
pan fan san dan han lan van ban man
wap rap tap yap pap sap dap fap gap
hap lap zap vap bap nap map pin pon
lob
Listen to this word ‘tin’. Im going to change
the middle sound i to e. tin becomes ten.
Teacher: say this word, bag.
Students: bag.
Teacher: Change the a to a i. what's the
word?
Students: big.
1. Bag, o
2. Not, e
3. Bin, a
4. Tap, o
5. Him, u
6. Dad, i
7. Rag, i
8. Fin, u
9. Cot, a
10. Fan, e
(change words daily)
Deletion
Bag dag mag tin ton ten men heb sec
rag hag tag wag pag sag lag zag nag
wab rab tab hab pab dab jab lab zab
vab nab mab wop rod fed get heb ben
men sek sin sib bim git dip hop wad rad
tad yad pad sad dad fad gad had jad
kad lad zad vad bad nad mad wam ram
tam yam pam sam dam fam gam ham
mop mep ged fed hit hot hup gum mut
bun vin wok jam kam lam zam cam
vam bam nam mam wan ran tan yan
pan fan san dan han lan van ban man
wap rap tap yap pap sap dap fap gap
hap lap zap vap bap nap map pin pon
lob
Listen to this word ‘let’. Im gonna say the
word again leaving out the l. the word is et.
Teacher: say this word, bag.
Students: bag.
Teacher: delete the initial sound b, what's
the word?
Students: ag.
1. Ran
2. Lab
3. Ham
4. Hop
5. Ten
6. Mag
7. Yam
8. Wok
9. Pin
10. gap
(change words daily)
Onset and Rime
Bag dag mag tin ton ten men heb sec
rag hag tag wag pag sag lag zag nag
wab rab tab hab pab dab jab lab zab
vab nab mab wop rod fed get heb ben
men sek sin sib bim git dip hop wad rad
tad yad pad sad dad fad gad had jad
kad lad zad vad bad nad mad wam ram
tam yam pam sam dam fam gam ham
mop mep ged fed hit hot hup gum mut
bun vin wok jam kam lam zam cam
vam bam nam mam wan ran tan yan
pan fan san dan han lan van ban man
wap rap tap yap pap sap dap fap gap
hap lap zap vap bap nap map pin pon
lob
In a word the onset is the beginning
sound.
Teacher: What is the onset in dog?
Student: d
In a word rime is the end letters used
to produce rhyming words
Teacher: what is the rime in dog?
Student: og
(Complete ten times with students
using words from adjacent list.)
PRAISE, PRAISE, PRAISE!