Welcome to the PHONETIC AWARENESS WORKSHOP

PHONETIC AWARENESS IS – knowing the sound represented by each letter

THERE ARE 26 ALPHABETS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE MAMA LETTERS A - Z BABY LETTERS a -z

called Capital letters & Mama letters are also called Capital letters & Upper case letters

Baby letters are also called Small letters or Lower case letters

ALPHABETS CONSONANTS 21 VOWELS 5

b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z VOWELS a e i o u CONSONANTS b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z

EACH ALPHABET HAS A NAME AND A SOUND OF ITS OWN Name of Alphabet A a B b C c D d E e F f G g H h I i Sound of Alphabet A a as in apple B b as in bat C c as in cat D d as in dog E e as in elephant F f as in fan G g as in gate H h as in hat I i as in ink

Name of the Alphabet J j K k L l M m N n O o P p Q q R r S s T t U u V v W w X x Y y Z z Sound of the Alphabet J j as in jug K k as in kite L l as in lamp M m as in mango N n as in nest O o as in orange P p as in pen Q q as in quilt R r as in rat S s as in sun T t as in tap U u as in umbrella V v as in van W w as in water X x as in x’mas Y y as in yoyo Z z as in zoo

WHY DO WE USE SOUNDS OF ALPHABETS FOR READING FOR WORD BUILDING TO MAKE READING EASIER

COMBINING VOWELS WITH CONSONANTS TO BUILD WORDS ib lit hit bit rib nib bib

SIGHT WORDS WORDS THAT CANNOT BE BROKEN DOWN ARE READ WITH THE NAME OF THE ALPHABET ARE TAUGHT USING THE WHOLE WORD APPROACH

the, is , in , my , by Go ,to , his , has , her , as ,and . SIGHT WORDS the, is , in , my , by Go ,to , his , has , her , as ,and .

LEARNING IS EASY WHEN LEARNING IS FUN

Finally ……. Listening Speaking Reading Writing Being able to listen to simple words and sentences. Understanding simple questions. Listening to simple rhymes, poems and stories. Understanding simple instructions. Understanding oral commands and requests. Concentrating on conversation. Reciting simple rhymes, poems, songs in groups with actions and expressions. Answering simple and short questions. Talking about oneself and describing simple situations in the social environment . Clarity of speech and right pronunciation. Fluency in language. Recognising letters of the alphabet from Aa to Zz. Reading simple words . Right pronunciation. Meanings of simple words Picture reading-observational skill. Reading of- phonic words and sight words. Developing correct reading habits. Writing letters of alphabet- (lower case). Forming and writing 2 to 3 letter words. Practice copy writing from the black board.

Number Work 1 – 50 XTOX Concepts 1-20 After and In-between Before (1-10) Addition & Subtraction Colours & Shapes

YOUR PRESENCE HERE MEANS A LOT TO US – HOPE THIS WAS HELPFUL !