Beginning Literacy
Can the Student
You'll need to find out the names of your student's family members/friends in order to generate a series of true sentences. A good way to start is to look at family photos, or work on a family tree diagram.
One series of sentences is usually enough for a day's lesson-don't introduce too much new content at once. Introduce the pattern orally first (to clarify the meaning), then generate 5-10 written sentences using the same pattern. You can write yourself into the pattern too!
- Say the alphabet?
- Point to the alphabet letter that you name?/name the letter that you point to?
- Tell you the sound that each letter makes?
- Form the letters him/herself?
- Write his/her name?
- Recognize written names of other family members?
- Identify the initial consonant of a word (e.g. "what letter does the word "baby" start with?")
- Sound out 3 letter words?
- Fill out a simple personal information form (name, address, phone, birth date, signature)?
- Match a simple sight word to a picture or object?
- Copy these sight words and read them back to you?
- Recognize simple sight words like: book, mother, dog, house, milk?
- Read simple signs (stop, men/women, push/pull, danger, etc.)
- Recognize words related to: clothing, colors, body parts, family members, foods, animals, household objects, etc.?
- Read simple sentences using such vocabulary? (see suggested sentence patterns below)
- Copy and read back such sentences?
- Complete simple exercises using the patterns below? (scrambled sentences, fill in the __________ s, "yes or no" [true or false], etc.)
- Generate sentences by him/herself following patterns such as those below?
You'll need to find out the names of your student's family members/friends in order to generate a series of true sentences. A good way to start is to look at family photos, or work on a family tree diagram.
One series of sentences is usually enough for a day's lesson-don't introduce too much new content at once. Introduce the pattern orally first (to clarify the meaning), then generate 5-10 written sentences using the same pattern. You can write yourself into the pattern too!
- I am a man/woman.
- __________ is my sister/brother.
- __________ is a girl/boy. (etc.)
- __________ is my father/mother. (etc.)
- I am __________ years old years old
- (name of family member) is __________ years old. (etc.)
- I am wearing (pants, a shirt, shoes...).
- __________ is wearing (a dress and a sweater). (etc.)
- I am wearing (a blue shirt).
- __________ is wearing (a red shirt). (etc.)
- __________ likes pears. (etc.)
- I like (apples).
- I don't like (pears).
- I like to (play soccer /cook/fix cars/shop).
- I don't like to ....
- I have a __________. (names of things in backpack/around house)
- I have a (color) __________.
- I have 3 __________ s. (etc.)
- (arrange household objects and describe using prepositions)
- The pen is on the book.
- The keys are in the cup.
- The cup is under the table. (etc.)
- Today is Monday, December 3, 2007.
- Tomorrow will be Tuesday, December 4, 2007.
- Yesterday was....
- My birthday is....
- __________ 's birthday is....
- Every day I wake up at 6 a.m.
- Every day I brush my teeth. (etc.)