B, C, and D
series - 4 boards and 96 pictures each
The pictures are
high resolution photographs, very beautiful to attract the children's attention and keep them involved in the
learning process.
How do you begin
using the pictures of the phonics games set?
1. Start by
showing each card to the children and asking them what it is. If you think the children may not know these words
you need to start by teaching them the words. You show a card and say, "It's a peacock. what is it? a peacock". You
ask and answer the questions yourself first and then expect short answers from the children. If the children
say "peacock" teach them to say, "a peacock".
2. Help children
identify the first sound of each word - 'b' (/ba/) for 'book' and 'c' (/ka/) for 'cat'. Have two boxes labelled 'b'
and 'not b' and ask the children to put the picture cards in the correct box. After teaching two sounds, 'b' and
'c' repeat the activity with two boxes labelled 'b' and 'c'. Continue with the other
sounds.
A3 Phonics
Chart
In the
following photos the UKG children of FountainHead school show their ability to sort out all the 192 pictures of the A series.
They have learnt to identify the first sound of all the pictures.
3. The A boards
have a letter, for example, 'b' in the middle of the board.
Children have to
pick out the pictures representing 'b' words and place them on their board. Children can play the board game
in groups of 4 / 5.
Here the
FountainHead school kids are playing the game individually. They have played the game in groups a number of times.
They wanted to have all the four boards for themeselves and all the 24 picture cards. So in one of the classes they
enjoyed playing the game individually.
4. B, C
and D series have words printed on the boards. B series has CVC words.
Children should
be able to read words to match the pictures with the words. So before playing the B game, the words are introduced
to the children using the blackboard. The c-v-c words (consonant-vowel-consonant words) such as 'a bat', 'a pen',
'a tin', 'a fox', ' a bus', etc. are introduced. The teacher should write 'b' on the blackboard and ask the
children, "What is this?". The children will say, 'b' (/ba/). Then the teacher should leave the space for 'a' and
write 't' on the blackboard - b t - and ask, "What is it?" The children will say, 't'
(/ta/). Then the teacher should write 'a' in two places to get 'a bat' on the blackboard and say, "a bat". In
the same way she should introduce other cvc words.Have at least five or six words for 'a', five or six words for
'e' and so on. It will be better to introduce them over a period of time.
5. C series has
words with double vowels and D series focuses on other diagraphs such as 'ch', 'sh' etc. Children can be introduced
to these words in the same way as before and they should be able to read these words. Then they can play the board
games C and D.
Benefits of the Game Set Resources
With 80 boards and 480 carefully selected pictures, the set is a
treasure for innovative teachers who may make use of this resource in many different
ways.
At lest 50 different types of guessing games and classroom
activities can be carried out with the picture cards.
Children will develop a large volume of vocabulary in the shortest
span of time.
The pictures can be used for a variety of categorization and
classification activities. A number of listening, speaking and writing activities can be planned around
the picture cards.
Teach Phonics To Develop Reading Skills
There are many methods to teach English and they all have their own advantages and limitations.
It is true that a good teacher can make any method work and an insincere teacher can trample the best of the best
methods and crush the enthusiasm of the students.
At the beginners level oral work and phonics method have proved to be effective with most
teachers and children. Teachers and parents have found that children are able to become better communicators
through the oral method and better readers through the phonics method. Children will begin to read faster and
develop their language ability faster, if they are taught systematically through the phonics method of
teaching.
Phonics method along with the oral work based on story books involves
the participation of all the students in the learning process. No student is left idle. The teacher acts more
often as a facilitator. The students learn from their peers too. Use of First language or mother-tongue is
avoided in the class. The oral interaction requires the students to think in English and express their own ideas
and opinions. It enables students master efficient communication in English right from the primary stages of the
learning process.
Let the children start reading on their
own...
The phonics method of teaching has been
proved to be most helpful in developing children’s ability to read books. Teaching languages through the phonics
method makes it easier for children to associate sounds with letters, guess the pronunciation of unknown words
and develop their vocabulary fast.
In English the 26 letters of the alphabet
are associated with 44 sounds. This means that teaching the names of the letters of the alphabet is not going to
help the children know which sounds the letters are associated with. The order of the letters of the alphabet, A
to Z, is useful only when we refer to a dictionary or when we need to alphabetically arrange a set of words.
In the phonics method the sound of initial
consonants is taught first. Each letter / sound is taught separately and c is taught as k. Vowels
are more difficult and are introduced in the context of words, short vowels first in consonant-vowel-consonant
words and then progressing in stages to other uses. [The phonics games follow these stages in sets
A,B,C,D]
If the children are made to memorize the
spellings of words using the names of the letters, they will learn only that one word. The knowledge of that
word will not help them read similar sounding words.
Concept and Development of the
Games
The
phonics games are based on an idea by Greta Jackson, a British expert in the teaching of
reading. Dr. Ranganayaki Srinivas has developed the games. The games have been tested with live
classes for two years and children who’ve used it have been able to read better compared to other children at
their level.
The phonics games were tried
out and edited as per the responses received from teachers and children who played the games.
Having fun with the learning experience is one of the best ways to
internalize the concepts, get personally involved in the learning process and retain what is learnt for longer
periods. The Phonics games prepared by Greta Jackson give systematic practice following the phonics method.
Children enjoy playing the games and learn without stress or fear.
Pedagogic
Gradation of the Games
The games are carefully graded to provide
systematic practice. Beginning the teaching of phonics with initial consonants such as /b/, /c/. /m/. /n/, /t/
etc. through words that are within the experience level of small children is essential. This principle is kept
in mind for the preparation of Series A, which consists of 8 games. Children are not required to know the
spelling of the words, nor do they need to read words. Based on the oral work, they are expected to recognize
the word associated with the pictures and the sound those words begin with.
The next levels introduce them to CVC words (consonant-vowel-consonant combinations), double
vowels and the diagraphs.
Series A - Initial consonants:
8
games
Series B - Consonant-vowel-consonant (c-v-c)
words: 4 games
Series C - Words with double
vowels:
4 games
Series D - other
diagraphs:
4 games
About 40 children will be able to play the A
series in groups of 5.
Generally, sets A and B would be appropriate
in UKG, and sets C and D would be appropriate for Std. I.
The pilot launch of the games set was a great success. We are launching the games on a larger scale. This has
saved the printing cost and made it possible for us to make the games available to schools at a greatly reduced
price. We also work with the teachers and schools who buy the games.
Each game has four boards and 24 pictures.
4 games - 16 boards 96 pictures - Rs. 800 + shipping - New
Price Rs.350 + Shipping
8 games - 32 boards & 192 pictures - Rs. 1500 + shipping - New Price Rs.550 + Shipping
20 games - 80 boards & 480 pictures - Rs. 3500 + shipping - New Price Rs.1500 + Shipping
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