Which strategy did you use?
· Which subject area/grade level?
· How effective was it?
· Any challenges?
· Any suggestions to make it a better learning experience for your students?
So, when you did this, you didn't do it with the basic primary sounds? What types of words did you use? We're going into some particular tricky vocabulary in Geometry and maybe I should try this. (Scalene, Isosceles etc.)
ReplyDeleteFrom Rae Dewberry
ReplyDeleteThis is a response to Mary Beth Bloom: I loved the idea of making your exercise “silly fun”. I think we all need to make our classes more “fun” for the students. I seem to find myself so concerned with discipline, I forget the fun part. Thanks for the reminder…Rae Dewberry
From Nora Johnston
ReplyDelete“Moving the mouth from one sound to another” sometimes can be challenging, especially for English Language Learners AND for people who have spoken English several years, but have become sloppy with it.
Being a musician, I have found that sometimes saying something in a “sing-songy” manner helps, or going ahead and turning a phrase or statement into a poem/song. When students (anyone, for that matter) hear and recite something in poem and/or song form, somehow the rhythm and melody help it stick! The syllabication that’s involved with this actually helps clarity and diction as well. I still remember old jump rope rhymes from elementary school, OR a states and capitals song, or multiplication songs (to remember math facts).
Thanks for sharing what worked for you and your students.