Teach letter recognition and recall for a new letter-sound (GPC

Hear it

1. Display the picture side of the mnemonic card. 2. Say the pure sound, saying the mnemonic at the end (e.g. sssss snake) 3. If any children in the room have names with the sound in them, say their names, accentuating the sound. 4. Do the same with other words (e.g. ssssand, bussss).

See it

5. Show the grapheme side of the card. Draw the letter formation over the grapheme as you say the letter formation. 6. Show the picture side of the card and write s next to the snake and say sssss.

Pure Sounds

Pronounce each letter

sound clearly and distinctly without adding additional sounds to the end e.g. sss not ‘suh.’

fff not ‘fuh.’

t not ‘tuh.’

p not ‘puh.’ mmm not ‘muh.’

Say it

7. Ask the children to repeat sssssssss. Ensure children pronounce the pure sound. 8. Point to the snake and say sssssnake and to the s and say sssssss. 9. Repeat with the children joining in. 10. Put the card behind your back and explain that when you show the snake side of the card, the children should say snake and when you show the s side of the card, they should say s.

Write it

11. Ask the children to put their ‘writing finger’ or ‘pencil’ in the air and follow you in making the shape, also saying the letter formation. Repeat two times. 12. Ask them to do the same again, either tracing s in front of them on the carpet or sitting in a line and tracing s on the back of the child in front. Practise: Later, at their desks, children write s on whiteboards or paper.

mnemonic cards phase 2 Code: LT14

Letter recognition and recall activity: 1. Using a wall frieze, ask the children to tell you the sound of the letter as you point to them randomly. 2. As the children become more familiar with the letters, increase the speed of the presentation