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Pony Learning small medium large FLUENCY / FLUENCY / FLUENCY / FLUENCY / FLUENCY / FLUENCY / FLUENCY * FLUENCY refers to the ability to name letters quickly - a skill that is needs for beginning reading. Things to Help Your Child with FLUENCY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Play with letter flash cards by having your child name them as quickly as possible. -- Make a line of letters (8-10) and have your child point to each one and name it. After doing this one time, have them do it again, only faster. Then try it again even faster. Make a new line of letters and continue. -- Afer reading a story have your child name all the letters in a KEY word from the story. After naming the letters, have them try to do it again, only faster. -- Beat the timer - set a timer for a minute. Using flash cards, let your child name as many as he can before the timer goes off. Repeat, trying to BEAT the timer! -- Students will be asked to name as many letters as they can in one minute. The ultimate goal is to be able to read over 60 letters per minute. -- Students will be shown pictures and told what the pictures are. Then they will be asked to point to the picture that begins with a specific sound. This assessment will show students ability to follow directions and if they have a knowledge of beginning sounds in a word. *************************************************************************** Things to Help Your Child with LETTER NAMING and RECOGNITION ** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- FLASH CARDS - Use the flash cards for naming the letter and giving the sound. -- MEMORY GAME - Use flash cards, make one set of capital letters and one set of lower case letters. When your child finds a match they celebrate by making that letter sound. -- "BOOM" Game - Place a set of flash cards into an empty can or box. Also add several cards that say "BOOM". You and your child take turns pulling out a card, naming it and making the letter sound. You get to keep the cards you name correctly. If you pull out a "BOOM" card you have to put all your cards back in! -- MAGNETICS - Use magnetic letters and a cookie sheet. You can name a letter and have your child find it. When they have found the letter they let you know by making the sound. -- WIPE-OFF BOARDS - You can let your child practice writing letters and making the sound as they write them. You can make a sound and have your child write the letter. -- LETTER POSTERS - Choose a letter and write it at the top of a piece of construction paper. Give your child an old magazine and have them cut out as many pictures as they can that begin with that letter. You can help them write the words under the pictures and they can cicle the letter. Work on several pages and make a book! -- I SPY - LETTER-SOUND - Play a game of I Spy. I spy something that begins with "buh, buh, buh" (B). Continue for several letter sounds. Great for in the car or while waiting for appointments! -- LOADED - Play "My Ship is Loaded With..." Think of a sound and say, "My ship is loaded with things that begin with 'puh'. Your child tries loading your ship with as many things that begin with the letter 'P' as he can. Great for in the car or while waiting for appointments! Or, would you like to revert to one of these previous versions? Password: Forgot your password?

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