Introduction

This WebQuest is for first grade pupils that are non readers and non writers of all socioeconomic backgrounds.  The question is will a methodical, specific program develop their phonemic awareness in a way that prepares them for learning to read and write.?

Phonemic awareness begins with the identification of letters
of the alphabet.

Click here to hear the sounds of the alphabet.
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To be able to see differences in letters we are going to sort clothing items.    Click here to sort clothes.

The pupils are going to continue sorting, this time with bottle caps.    Click here to sort bottlecaps.

The pupils are going to identify the initial consonants sounds in the Bumper Car game.  Click here for the Bumper Cars.

The pupils will learn to pay close attention to details in letters by playing The Close up Game.   Click here for Close Ups.

	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 4	Score
Letter  Identification	Knew 6 or less	Knew 12 or less	Knew 19 or less	All 26 letters
Letter  likenesses and  differences  Sorting Clothes	Knew 6 or less	Knew 12 or less	Knew 19 or less	Sorted all the clothes
Alike and Different   Sorting Bottlecaps	Knew 6 or less	Knew 12 or less	Knew 19 or less	Identified all the bottlecaps
Identify Initial Consonants	Knew 6 or less	Knew 12 or less	Knew 19 or less	Identified all the initial consonants
Identifying Details in Letters using Close Up Game	Knew 6 or less	Knew 12 or less	Knew 19 or less	Identified all items in Close up Game

The pupils will have learned the relationships between the letters of written language and the sounds of the spoken language. This leads to the systematic and predictable relationship between written letters and spoken sounds. This in turn will improve children's word recognition, spelling, and reading comprehension.