Alphabet Learning Center Activities Kit

by Fetzer, Nancy; Rief, Sandra F.

• ISBN13: 9780130449771
• ISBN10: 0130449776
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-15
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

This practical resource gives primary teachers a collection of stimulating, tested learning center activities to teach and reinforce alphabet letters and their sounds. Helps children identify and spell words with ease!

Author Biography

Nancy Fetzer is a District Literacy Trainer and Title One Facilitator for the Naranca School District (El Cajon, CA). She has an extensive background in general and special education, including reading recovery teacher and resource specialist. She has co-authored and co-produced two educational videos: Successful Classrooms and Successful Schools.

Sandra F. Rief is an award-winning teacher from San Diego City Schools, currently serving as a consultant in New York City Public Schools. She is a national/international speaker and author of How to reach and teach ADD/ADHD children (Center for Applied Research in Education, 1993), The ADD/ADHD checklist (Prentice Hall, 1998), and other books and videos.

Table of Contents

Introduction	v
How This Kit Will Help You	ix
Phonemic Awareness	1	(4)
The Holder & Fastie Alphabet	1	(1)
ABC Tubbing Activities	2	(1)
Letter of the Week	2	(1)
Word Warm-Ups	2	(1)
Shared Reading	2	(1)
Modeled Writing	2	(1)
Take-Home Activities	2	(1)
Additional Phonemic Awareness Activities	3	(2)
The Holder & Fastie Alphabet	5	(65)
A--Z: How to Present and Teach the Letters and Sounds of the Alphabet	5	(1)
Visual Features of the Charts	5	(1)
Other Important Features of the Alphabet Boxes	6	(1)
Symbol Guide for Instructors	6	(1)
Other Important Points	7	(1)
What Else Do You Need to Know Before Getting Started?	8	(1)
The Holder & Fastie Alphabet from A--Z	9	(58)
Spanish Version Holder & Fastie Letter/Sounds	67	(1)
A Handy, Easy Reference for Consonant Digraphs, Blends, and ``Expert Words''	67	(3)
Reproducibles: English Holder & Fastie Alphabet Chart	68	(1)
Spanish Holder & Fastie Alphabet Chart	69	(1)
Alphabet ``Tubbing'' Activities for Learning Centers	70	(120)
Materials You Need	70	(1)
Suggested Teaching Points for Upper-Grade Tutors or Other Assistants	71	(119)
ABC Pocket Books	73	(2)
ABC Button Up	75	(2)
ABC Velcro® Match (or Match Us Up)	77	(2)
ABC Pencils	79	(1)
ABC Sock Clothesline	80	(1)
ABC Apron	81	(1)
Alphabet Tablecloth	82	(1)
Alpha File	83	(1)
ABC Purses	84	(2)
Alphabet Fishing	86	(1)
ABC Jewelry Boxes	87	(1)
ABC Sort & Match	88	(1)
Chinese Take-Out Food	88	(1)
ABC Milk Carton	89	(1)
ABC Mini-Pockets	89	(1)
ABC Pocket Chart	90	(1)
Plastic Tubs	90	(1)
ABC Plastic Tackle Box	90	(1)
ABC Mystery Can	91	(1)
ABC Food & Plates	92	(1)
ABC Silverware	93	(1)
ABC Sound Sticks	94	(1)
Sound Puzzles	95	(1)
ABC Egg Twist	96	(1)
ABC Clothespins	97	(1)
Holder & Fastie Chart Match-Up	98	(1)
ABC Bingo	99	(2)
ABC Circles	101	(1)
ABC Picture Sort	102	(1)
Alphabet Book	103	(1)
ABC Library Book Center	103	(2)
Class Letter Books	105	(1)
Holder & Fastie Book/Listening Center	105	(1)
Reproducibles: Tub Labels	106	(31)
Blackline Master for Alpha File	137	(1)
ABC Clothespin Construction Pictures	138	(26)
ABC Picture Sort Cards	164	(26)
Teaching the ``Letter of the Week''	190	(59)
Monday Rotation	190	(4)
My Rainbow Letter Book	190	(2)
Home Practice	192	(1)
Reproducible: Parent Letter	193	(1)
``Letter of the Week'' Class Book	194	(55)
Presenting Each Daily Page	194	(2)
Sequence of introducing the ``Letter of the Week''	196	(1)
Other Activities for Teaching and Reinforcing the ``Letter of the Week''	196	(1)
Reproducibles: My Rainbow Letter Book, A to Z	197	(52)
Reading: Developing Strategy-Oriented Activities for Beginning Readers	249	(50)
How to Model Good Reading Behavior to Emergent Readers	250	(11)
Read-Aloud	250	(8)
Shared Reading	258
Reproducibles: Picture Box Sequencing	252	(4)
Butcher Paper Mapping	256	(6)
First Day of Kindergarten	262	(2)
I Can Read Book	264
Guided Reading at the Emergent Level	261	(36)
Initial Stage for Teaching Beginning Reading Behaviors	261	(7)
The Reading (Story) Folder	268	(8)
Guided Reading with Unseen Text	276	(21)
Good Reader Buddies--Cueing System Prompts and Reference	297	(2)
Reproducibles: Color Books	281	(18)
Writing: Developing Strategy-Oriented Activities for Beginning Writers	299	(24)
Modeled Writing	300	(4)
Generating and Writing the Sentences	300	(1)
Involving Students During the First Step of the Modeled Writing Process	300	(2)
Locating and Circling Information in the Text	302	(2)
Guided Writing	304	(8)
Teaching the ``Writing Position''	304	(1)
Teaching Spacing	304	(1)
Preparing for Journal Groups	305	(2)
What Happens First During a Journal Writing Group?	307	(1)
What Happens Next?	307	(1)
Working with Experienced Writers	308	(1)
Working with Middle/Average-Performing Writers	308	(1)
Working with Beginner (Inexperienced) Writers	309	(1)
What About Spelling?	310	(1)
Publishing Journal Stories	311	(1)
Keeping a Record/Portfolio of Published Books	312
Reproducibles: My Journal	306	(7)
Published Book Master	313	(1)
My Published Stories	314	(3)
Happy Notes	317	(1)
Prompts for Writing	318
Higher-Order Thinking Prompts for Writing	312	(3)
Independent Writing Activities with Real-Life Emphasis	315	(8)
Post Office	315	(1)
Home Center	315	(1)
Grocery Store	315	(1)
Doctor's Office	315	(1)
Restaurant	316	(1)
Thematic Center	316	(1)
Science Center	316	(1)
Dollhouse Center	316	(1)
Happy Note Board	316	(1)
Art Area	316	(1)
V.I.P. Book of the Week	316	(7)
Home-School Partnership: Getting Parents Involved	323	(28)
Parent Communication Bulletin Board	323	(1)
The Read-at-Home ``Bookbag'' Program	324	(1)
Reading Comprehension Bookmark	325	(1)
Phonemic Awareness Home Activities	326	(2)
The Rhyme Game	326	(1)
The Sound Game (Penny Slide)	327	(1)
What's That Sound?	327	(1)
Alphabet Card Decks and Activities	327	(1)
ABC Picture Book	328	(1)
Reading Folder Introduction	328	(1)
Book-Handling Skills and Reading Process Cues	328	(1)
Parent Workshops	328	(23)
Reproducibles: Parent Communications Board	330	(1)
Weekly News	331	(1)
Monthly Calendar Sample	332	(1)
Monthly Calendar Master	333	(1)
Food Sign-Up Sheet Sample	334	(1)
Food Sign-Up Sheet Master	335	(1)
Classroom Volunteers Sample	336	(1)
Classroom Volunteers Master	337	(1)
Take-Home Sign-Up Master	338	(1)
Tub Lables	339	(3)
Letter to Parents	342	(1)
Bookmarks	343	(1)
The Rhyme Game	344	(1)
The Sound Game	345	(1)
What's That Sound?	346	(1)
Holder & Fastie Alphabet Deck Cards	347	(1)
Parent Letters	348	(3)
Appendices	351	(43)
Appendix 1: Spatial Anchors and Supports	352	(4)
Appendix 2: Alphabet Lists (Objects, Actions, and Foods)	356	(4)
Appendix 3: Strategies for Teaching high-Frequency (``Expet'') Words	360	(2)
Appendix 4: Tactile Strategies	362	(2)
Appendix 5: Reading, Writing, and Learning Positions	364	(2)
Appendix 6: Verbal Prompts for Alphabet Letter Formation	366	(2)
Appendix 7: Teaching Consonant Digraphs (ch, sh, th, wh, ph) and Inflectional Ending ``ing''	368	(4)
Appendix 8: Spanish Holder & Fastie Alphabet	372	(6)
Reproducibles: Teacher Chart Cards	374	(4)
Spanish Holder & Fastie Alphabet Chart	378	(1)
Appendix 9: English Holder & Fastie Alphabet	378	(16)
Reproducibles: Teacher Chart Cards	379	(2)
Listening center/Wall-Size Cards	381	(13)
Holder & Fastie Alphabet	394