The lesson plan that I have chosen to incorporate into my
classroom is “Letter Blend Bingo”. The objective of this reading and phonics
lesson is to help diverse students learn blended letter sounds. This lesson is primarily
intended for students with dyslexia, but is also appropriate to use for
kindergarten, first, and second grade students who are learning to read.
During this “game”, the teacher will read aloud and/or
display a word or a picture beginning with a blended letter sound and the
students will match those sounds to a letter pair on their bingo cards. The
blended letter sounds will consist of pairs of consonants such as “gr”, “bl”,
and “ch”. Just as in regular bingo, the first person to complete a straight
line or diagonal on their card wins the game. The teacher may alter the rules as
he or she wishes.
Letter Blend Bingo is a fun and motivational way for
students to enhance their reading skills. This lesson is also beneficial for
all types of learners as it uses auditory, visual, and kinesthetic methods.
Visual learners benefit from seeing the letter pairings on their bingo card as
well as the words or pictures the teacher may say and display. Auditory
learners hear the letter pairings. Kinesthetic learners can color or touch the
letter pairings. The teacher may use modeling techniques to show the students
how to play the game, and may use visuals to help the students understand the
phonemes they are to identify. I am excited to use this lesson in my classroom during a reading lesson as a deviation from the norm.
http://specialed.about.com/od/readingliteracy/a/Letter-Blends-A-Lesson-Plan-For-Students-With-Dyslexia.htm
