44 Speech Sounds
For Teachers
Learning Goals
Our aim is to help teachers become more intentional in their articulation and pronunciation of words as they role model for the children and aid in their understanding of the sound-letter associations in the English Language.
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To learn and apply the 44 speech sounds
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To understand and represent the 44 speech sounds with letter or letter combinations
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To learn and apply blending and segmenting skills
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Teachers will learn to identify and interpret developmental stages of reading and writing in their class children using real classroom examples.
Prepared by Serena Park
MSc in Early Childhood Education
Dip. in Montessori Education
Cert. in Orton Gillingham Approach
Process: Learning by Doing
Each teacher will be using 44 speech sound boxes, mirror, key word mat, print on packaging (provided) and objects found in the classroom to aid in understanding, recall and application.
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Workshop Structure
Process: Step By Step Building of Foundational Understanding
Basic Speech Sounds
1.1) Key words associated with 23 basic speech sounds
1.2) Application
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Hearing the 23 sounds in spoken words
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Word building with the 23 speech sounds
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Invented spelling attempts by children (how it looks like and how you can support learning)
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Blending skills
Advanced Speech Sounds
2.1) Key words associated with 21 advanced speech sounds
2.2) Application:
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Hearing the 21 sounds in spoken words
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Word building with 44 speech sounds
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Invented spelling attempts by children (how it looks like and how you can support learning)
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Blending skills
Graphemes
3.1) What are graphemes?
3.2) Application:
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Children’s invented spelling
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Adult / grown-up spelling
4.1) Practice
4.2) Common errors
Pronunciation
Interpreting Literacy Skills
5.1) 3– Period Lesson: stages of understanding and applying
5.2) Progression observed in class
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Total: 6 Hours
Workshop Fee
Included in our fees:
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One set of 44 speech sounds (for centre) if more than 5 participants
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Grapheme key words mat (for each teacher)
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44 speech sounds and graph
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Curated wordlist (for each teacher)
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Summary for interpreting development and progress seen in the classroom in children's skills
Cost per Teacher: $300
Follow-up
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Teacher’s submission of sample recordings to ensure practice (2 submissions of 10-15 min video)
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Each submission will be followed-up with a 30 min zoom feedback session with 2-3 teachers in each session
