Which materials can help my students learn to hear, say, and distinguish among the sounds of language before they start formal phonics lessons?
Two of my books do just that! Phonics Through Poetry: Teaching Phonemic Awareness Using Poetry and More Phonics Through Poetry: Teaching Phonemic Awareness Using Poetry are read-aloud collections that contain 2 or 3 poems for every sound in our language. Each poem is what I call a “dessert” such that your students will say, “Do it again!” And with each repetition, they will be saying more and more of those words with you! Accompanying each poem, you’ll find all sorts of tips and activities to help your students master the sounds of language. All poems and activities are fully indexed by skill and by content area to help you find the right poem for a particular sound and to coordinate with other current lessons. Also by Babs — Listen! Listen! Letter Sounds in Rhyme consists of 3 poster kits: I. Vowels, II. Consonants, and III. Blends and Digraphs. Each kit contains a number of sing-along rhyming posters which are illustrated with color photos. Each poster focuses on one sound, with one
