Student Information:
Student J is a seven-year-old Caucasian male English-speaking student in the second grade. At the end of first grade, Student J was recommended by his parents for assessment for special education. The assessments done revealed that Student J has a specific learning disability in reading that is affecting his phonemic awareness and phonics milestones. Currently, Student J is behind grade level in phonics, and fluency as demonstrated by the DIBELS NEXT scores below. Student J is very eager to learn and does very well when identifying the beginning and ending sounds of words. Even though he has trouble with phonemic awareness and phonics, Student J loves to look through picture books with …show more content…
We will be using Elkonin boxes to separate the sounds in different words. Then we will use alphabet tiles to sound out words we read.
• I will then engage Student J in a discussion on why it is important to be able to separate the sounds in words he hears and why it is important to be able to sound out words he reads.
Direct Instruction for Elkonin Sound Box:
Elkonin Sound Box
• I will show Student J the Elkonin boxes and the chips. I will show the student that as each word is said that he has to push the chips into the boxes for each sound in a word. As I push the chips, I will say each sound. I will use the word cat as an example to show him that the word cat has three sounds c-a-t. I will show him that for each sound you would push a chip into one box to show the three sounds.
Guided Practice for Elkonin Sound Box:
Elkonin Sound Box
• I will give Student J the elkonin box and walk him through how to do it. I will have him push the chips into the boxes for the first word on the list (see end of document) I read him. I will help him identify the sounds of each part of the word. Then I will guide him on pushing the chips into the …show more content…
As Student J pushes each chip, he will say the sounds in the word.
Direct Instruction for Alpha Tiles:
Alpha Tiles
• I will show Student J the alpha tiles and the cookie sheet. I will have the word dog spelled on the sheet. I will read the word to Student J to show that he needs to read the first word. Then I will show Student J that for each letter in the word he needs to push the letter to the top of the sheet and say the sound it makes in the word. I will show that for the word dog the d says “d”, the o says “au”, and the g says “g”.
Guided Practice for Alpha Tiles:
Alpha Tiles
• After giving Student J the cookie sheet, I will set the alpha tiles next to him and show him the word to spell on the list (see end of document). Then I will tell Student J to read the word. After I will help Student J push up each letter and help him identify the sound that it makes in the word.
Independent Practice for Alpha