EPIC Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 233
Phonemic Awareness
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Show ‘pan’ flashcard and ask: What is this? (Elicit: This is a pan.). Ask:
What sound do you hear at the beginning of the word ‘pan’? (Elicit: /p/)
What sound do you hear at the end of the word ‘pan’? (Elicit: /n/)
What sound do you hear in the middle of the word ‘pan’? (Elicit: /a/)
How many sounds does the word ‘pan’ have? (Elicit: 3)
Say and use your fingers to count the sounds: /p/ /a/ /n/ ‘pan’
Have the pupils say the sounds and count with you.
Ask: Take away /a/ and add /e/, what do you hear? (Elicit: /p/ /e/ /n/)
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Ask: Take away /n/ and add /t/, what do you hear? (Elicit: /p/ /e/ /t/)
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Show the flashcard and say together with the pupils: 'let'
Ask: Take away /t/ and add /g/, what do you hear? (Elicit: /l/ /e/ /g/)
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Show the flashcard and say together with the pupils: 'pet'
Ask: Take away /p/ and add /l/, what do you hear? (Elicit: /l/ /e/ /t/)
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Show the flashcard and say together with the pupils: 'pen'
Show the flashcard and say together with the pupils: 'leg'
Ask: Take away /t/, what do you hear? (Elicit: /e/ /g/)
Show the flashcard and say together with the pupils: 'egg'
Song
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Teach and sing “Take Away and Add” (song #2.38)
Lexical Chunks
Review
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Review the vocabulary using the flashcards and gestures: in, on, under, near.
Ask: Who remembers? (Elicit the words.)
Have pupils repeat the words and gestures.
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