Dancing With Dolly the Dog
Emergent Reader
Rationale: Studies have shown that
"intensive,
explicit phonics instruction resulted in comprehension skills that are
at least
comparable to, and word recognitions and spelling skills that are
significantly
better than those that do not.. Approaches in which systematic cod
instruction
is included along with meaningful connected reading result in superior
reading
achievement overall." The overall
goal of this listen is to get kids familiar with letter D.
They will be provided explicit instruction on
the individual sound (phoneme) /d/ make,
as well as how to form the letter themselves.
The ultimate goal is to get students well on their way to
becoming
confident and capable readers.
Materials:
Puppet representing Dolly
the Dog,
Primary paper and pencils
for each child
Giant D
and d made out of felt
Dreams by Ezra Keats
Cards with pictures on it
(some starting with d and others
not starting with d)
Chart with the song "Dolly
says the /d/ Sound"
Picture that students can
color (http://www.childfun.com/color/alpha/d.shtml)
Test with pictures on it
Procedures:
1.
I
will first introduce the letter D
using Dolly the Dog. "My friend
Dolly the Dog is going to help all of us learn how to hear and write
the letter
D.
He knows that reading and writing can sometimes be challenging
but if
you know all the right tricks, it can be very easy!"
2.
"Boys
and girls, can someone tell me what the letter D
sounds like? I want you
all to watch my mouth when I say the sound D
makes." (I say the letter
emphasizing the sound). Can you tell a
difference when I say /b/ and when I say /d/?
Why don't you try it. Everyone
say /b/. Now say /d/.
Can you tell that when you say /d/ your
tongue hits the roof of your mouth? "
3.
I
want us all to practice writing the letter d. (I would pass out the primary paper and
pencils;
I will then put a giant D and d on
the board.) Notice how both big D and little d
looks. I want you to watch me draw it
and then draw it on your sheet of paper.
Let us draw each one of them five times on our paper. I will be coming around to see how
amazing
your writing looks.
4.
Now
I am going to show you some pictures. I
am going to show you the picture and then tell you what it is. If you think the picture starts with the
letter D, I want you to raise your
hand.
a.
I will show 12 pictures,
all ranging
in the letters they start with, but the majority starting with D.
5.
Now Dolly is going to
teach you her
favorite song. Listen up as she sings
it. "Dolly the dog likes to dance
and say the /d/ sound. /d/, /d/, /d/, /d/, /d/, /d/, /d/, /d/, /d/,
/d/, /d/,
/d/, /d/, /d/, /d/. I can say the /d/
sound." (tune is to
Bingo). Now here is the trick. Dolly looooves to dance. So
every time we say /d/ we are going to do
something different. The first time we
do it lets clap to the /d/. Good job!
Now let us wave our hands and sing it again.
6.
Good job boys and girls!
You did an
amazing job singing and dancing. Why don't
you meet me down here on the reading rug and cool down a bit while I
read the
book Dreams by Ezra Keats. Can
anyone guess why I chose this book to
read? (wait for student responses) That's
right the word dreams has Dolly's favorite letter in it.
It starts with D.
7.
Okay, now I want everyone
to go back
to your seats because I have a picture I want all of you to color. It has Dolly on it and the letter d! http://www.first-school.ws/t/alpha3_dog_b.htm
8.
You all did a great job
coloring your
pictures. Before we have a test on our
letter D. I want to be
sure everyone knows the sound d
makes. Can someone tell me what your
mouth does again when you say /d/? That's
right, your tongue touches the roof our your mouth.
(I will call on students one at a time and
give them two words, asking them which word they hear /d/ in).
a.
For example, "Sally do you
hear /d/ in dog or fog?"
b.
"Josh do you hear /d/ in duck
or buck?"
c.
Each student will get
asked a question.
9.
For
assessment, I will distribute a worksheet with pictures on it. Each problem will have two pictures. I will discuss what each picture is to
eliminate any confusion. Students are to
circle the picture that starts with the letter d. It will also have lines
at the bottom of the page where students will be asked to write an
upper and
lower case d three times each.
10.
Great
job dancing with Dolly today guys. I hope
everyone has learned the trick to
hearing the letter d, and making the
letter. Like dolly says, it isn't hard
to do if you just know the trick. Why
don't we end today by dancing with Dolly while we sing her favorite
song. Any suggestions on the type of move
we can do
on our /d/ sound?
References:
Adams, Marilyn J. (1990). Beginning to Read: Thinking and Learning About Print. Center for the Study of Reading Research and Education Center. Pg 12.
Keats, Ezra Jack. Dreams. New York, Puffin Books, 2000.
Dog Theme Preschool Activities and Crafts. http://www.first-school.ws/t/alpha3_dog_b.htm
Teacher Planet Teaching website. http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/letterd.php
The Reading Genie
website.
http://www.auburn.edu/academic/education/reading_genie/