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General Information
Sounds Great! is a unique, multi-sensory letter/sound program that has been developed to accommodate various learning/teaching styles. It can be easily modified to coordinate with the existing curriculum. The flexibility of the program meets individual needs.
Teacher Guide with Literature List
The teacher's guide offers practical suggestions for using each component and provides a comprehensive literature list to enhance the teaching of each letter. Supplemental activities are suggested.
Letter/Sound Stories
Stories are provided to introduce, review, and reinforce letters and sounds.
Student Size Book (8.5 x 5.5) and Audiotape
The Sounds Great! book and tape represent the core of our letter/sound program around which all of the other components are based. The audio-tape teaches letters and sounds through music.
Using a catchy, repetitive melody, the vocal side includes 34 verses representing 26 letters, long and short vowel sounds, and 3 digraphs (ch, sh, and th).
The instrumental side repeats the melody many times to provide time to learn each verse if necessary.
The student-sized book has 34 colorfully illustrated verses to accompany the tape. The book also includes a full color writing aid in the back which can be removed and used to encourage inventive writing
after the student has a comfortable knowledge of letters and sounds.
Student Size Book (8.5 x 5.5) and CD
The Sounds Great! book and CD represent the core of our letter/sound program around which all of the other components are based. The CD teaches letters and sounds through music.
Using a catchy, repetitive melody, the vocal version includes 34 verses representing 26 letters, long and short vowel sounds, and 3 digraphs (ch, sh, and th).
The instrumental version repeats the melody many times to provide time to learn each verse if necessary.
The student-sized book has 34 colorfully illustrated verses to accompany the CD. The book also includes a full color writing aid in the back which can be removed and used to encourage inventive writing
after the student has a comfortable knowledge of letters and sounds.
Wall Cards (8.5 x 5.5)
The Sounds Great! wall cards feature the 34 letter/sound characters printed in full color on 8.5 x 5.5 card stock.
The cards can be used in a variety of ways... from introduction of a letter to a permanent wall display.
Take Home Cards
The take home cards were designed to be used for home reinforcement of the letter/sound verses.
They may be reproduced and sent home in a variety of ways:
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Individually (as introduced) - in random or alphabetical order.
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8.5 x 5.5 Mini Book organized so the child can see the picture and matching print at the same time.
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3 ring binder, paper fasteners, or rings.
Letter/Sound Games
Letter/sound games provide the student with an opportunity to practice letter sounds through a variety of hands-on activities.
Games may be enhanced by copying them on construction paper. The games lend themselves to coloring if desired. A laminated set of classroom games may be helpful for reinforcement. An explanatory parent letter is provided for each game.
Make-a-Word Book
The Make-a-Word Book consists of a page to practice printing each letter of the alphabet and a corresponding page of words using that letter.
The page designed to practice printing the letter has a model at the beginning and end of each line in order to accommodate both left and right handed students. The corresponding page of words has picture clues to aid the students in decoding words.
Sound Blending Games
The Sound blending Games were created to give students practice in blending sounds together to make words.
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House Games
The House Games have been designed to give students practice blending sounds together to make words. A variety of interchangeable letter strips of beginning sounds and a moveable wheel containing three different word endings allow the child to create many word families. Each house may be duplicated on 8.5 x 14 paper so that the extra width can be folded back to create a storage pocket for the letter strips.
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Sound Blending Flip Book
The Sound Blending Flip Book is designed to give students practice blending sounds together to make words. The book consists of letter strips which can be flipped individually to demonstrate how changing one letter changes a word.
Writing Aid (Masters)
The Writing Aid Masters of the 34 letter/sound characters in miniature designed to be use as an aid to the students during their creative and free writing experiences.
There are 2 variations included.
Writing Aid Color Printed Cardstock (8 1/2 x 11)
All 34 letter/sound characters in full color miniature designed for individual use.
Coloring Book
This book contains line drawings of the "Sounds Great" alphabet characters designed to introduce or reinforce letter recognition. Pages may be reproduced for classroom use.
Assessment Package
The assessment program enables a teacher to measure a student's knowledge of letters and sounds prior to receiving Sounds Great! instruction; it also provides four additional assessment opportunities during the school year. The package includes assessment sheets for upper case letters, lower case letters, and letter sounds. As the student learns letters and sounds throughout the year, the totals are noted at the
bottom of the page, allowing the teacher to see progress at a glance. The final page has twelve short words which can be used to determine a child's ability to blend sounds and read (probably not applicable until 2nd
semester unless a child has acquired reading skills before starting school).
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