Irresistible Sound-Matching Sheets and Lessons That Build Phonemic Awareness [Paperback]

Janiel Wagstaff (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2001

Teach phonemic awareness in a fun, hands-on way without taking a lot of time away from the curriculum. Follow favorite read-aloud and shared-reading books with game-like practice based on words from the book. Kids practice important skills—such as sound-matching rhyming words, beginning sounds, ending sounds, and vowel sounds—with interactive sound boards. Includes sheets for 24 books, lessons, and word lists—everything you need for fun phonemic awareness practice!

The boards can be used with small groups or individuals, so teachers can target the specific needs of students. Great for older kids who need phonemic awareness practice, too. Includes sheets for 24 books, lessons, and word lists—everything you need is ready to go for successful lessons. Sound sheets are included for Where the Wild Things Are, Miss Nelson Is Missing, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, The Paper Bag Princess, and 20 other classroom favorites. For use with Grades K-2.

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About the Author

Janiel Wagstaff is the author of the best-selling Phonics That Work and Teaching Reading and Writing with Word Walls.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Teaching Resources (November 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439165172
• ISBN-13: 978-0439165174
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #709,415 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Hello!
It's exciting to share a personal note here on Amazon. Like you, I have a huge passion for literacy learning. Mine started more than twenty years ago as I set out to teach second grade with a number of struggling learners. The status quo wasn't working: even though I was working hard and my students were working hard, my low readers/writers stayed low/readers writers. Naturally, this was enormously frustrating, so I launched into researching practical ways to help my students grow--and I haven't stopped since! That's one great thing about teaching, though, isn't it? We are always learning right alongside our students. It's in this spirit that all my books are written.
Currently, one of my biggest concerns in education is how writing has taken a backseat to reading in so many classrooms. Plain and simple, most teachers aren't writing enough with their students. We know students need motivation and practice to gain and excel in any area. Yet, we have so many misconceptions about writing that we tend to get bogged down and not get the job done. Since so few minutes are spent writing during the school day, students aren't getting the benefits of how writing aids reading and over all learning (not to mention the host of other advantages writing affords). If you care about thoughtful, rigorous education, you know a renewed commitment to writing is a MUST.
My home state of Utah has recently adopted the new Common Core Standards. The tasks students will be asked to complete to show proficiency across curricular areas require the ability to think through writing. Students will write extensively to show what they know. How will students do this without fluency in writing?
It is my pleasure to share news of the January, 2011 publication of my latest book: "Quick Start to Writing Workshop Success" from Scholastic. Inside, you'll find sound techniques for getting students writing across the curriculum in "quick bursts," so they'll gain confidence, skill and fluency while building their abilities to think through writing. Additionally, you'll see how this dovetails with daily Writing Workshop and everything we already do in reading. I hope the book will assist teachers in renewing their cross-curricular commitment to writing and reignite the passion for writing in general.
-- Best to you and your readers/writers/thinkers!

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hands-on phonemic awareness fun based on favorite books, April 8, 2002

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This review is from: Irresistible Sound-Matching Sheets and Lessons That Build Phonemic Awareness (Paperback)

This book enables you to teach phonemic awareness in a fun, interactive, hands-on way without taking a lot of extra time out of your curriculum. The "sound boards" are based on books we all read to our kids including: Where The Wild Things Are, The Snowy Day, Miss Nelson Is Missing, If You Give A Mouse A Cookie, The Paper Bag Princess, Curious George, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Mrs. Wishy-Washy, Brown Bear, Brown Bear etc. After enjoying the read-aloud or shared reading, the class works with the sound board in a game-like way to practice sound matching with rhyming words, beginning sounds, ending sounds, vowel sounds, and more. The boards are adaptable to use with small groups or individuals of varying needs. They're great to use with older kids who need phonemic awareness practice, too. Everything you need is included in this book--ready-made, ready for you to copy and use. Experience phonemic awareness success with this book!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Irrestible Sound-Matching Sheets and Lessons, February 4, 2002

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Patrice Holbrook (Bountiful, Utah USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Irresistible Sound-Matching Sheets and Lessons That Build Phonemic Awareness (Paperback)

This Book is life saver and time saver for me. I'm always looking for ways that I can focus on Phonemic Awareness that is fun and enjoyable. I teach Kindergarten, so this is something that we do everyday. The titles used in this book are ones that I had already in my books that I had aquired through the years. They are ones that my students really like. The sound-matching sheets give the children the hook they need to remember the sounds that are being used. Janiel has saved hours of time giving you beginning sounds, endings sound, rhyming, consonants and vowel sounds. This book is a must to help the children focus on phonemic awarenes.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lessons Made Easy and Fun, March 11, 2002

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margo olsen (Iselin, New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Irresistible Sound-Matching Sheets and Lessons That Build Phonemic Awareness (Paperback)

As a teacher of twenty six years, I am excited and impressed by
Ms. Wagstaff's book on phonemic awareness. Lessons using her sound boards are easy, fun and provide immediate feedback. Teachers are able to assess and remediate quickly any student errors. Detailed directions and parent and volunteer letters help to make reinforcement an easy task. This is truly a book for every busy reading teacher, since it's concise, organized, informative and easy to use. I think it will change the way teachers teach. Parents will also enjoy sharing these activities with their child, since many of these books are on childrens' bookshelves or readily available. Most of all, this book is fun for everyone!!

Margo Olsen