Word Sorting with Pictures
Place two magnet letters on a desk. Have the student sort pictures according to the initial letter sounds using the picutre cards. This will show which sounds the student is understanding and which sounds the student may need more time learning.
Personalization Word Family Dictionary
The dictionary will be arranged in two different sections. The first section contains a page for each letter of the alphabet. The second section contains a page for each of the following common word familes. The top of each page for includes either a letter (in upper-case and lower-case) or the name of the word family. Students can add words as they find them in texts or hear them in conversation.