Overview and Background: Unit: Blocks of ABC

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Name: Karen Spexarth

Cheney Elementary : Grades Special Services

Title:	Blocks of ABC
Topics:	Reading
Time Frame:
Start Date:	August

Other Designers:

Summary:
Home-school activities to build letter and sound recognition

Print Materials Needed: One set of uppercase letters and one set of lowercase letters

Resources:

Resource Attachments:

http://www.cheney268.com/CES_SS/abc/abclist.htm

Internet Resource Links:

Notes:

Stage 1: Identify Desired Results

State:	Local
Title:	Reading
Standard(s):	Relate sounds to symbols and decode accurately.

Understandings:

Each letter represents a sound or several sounds.

Letter sounds are combined to make words.

Essential Questions:

What is the name of the letter?

What is the sound the letter makes?

What is this (simple) word?

Knowledge and Skills:

The names and sounds of letters and how to decode simple three letter words.

Name each letter of the alphabet and give its sound.

Say the letter names and letter sounds.

Decode simple three letter words.

Stage 2: Determine Acceptable Evidence

Assessment Summary:
Home directions are written out by steps. Parents will initial off homework each night.

Student Directions:

You as the parent are the teacher. Students will look at letters and name them. Students will look at letters and give letter sounds. Students will decode simple three letter words in flash cards.

Rubric:

Number of Letter sounds and names given. 1 (1-7), 2 (8-13), 3(14-20), 4(20-25), 5(26) Decoding simple three letter words 1-Is beginning to show attempts at sounding out 3-Partially correct attempts in 50% of words given 5-Shows consistent decoding with great accuracy.

Other assessment evidence to be collected:

Pretest: See Activities below.

Posttest: See Activities below.

Stage 3: Plan Learning Experiences and Instruction

Learning Activities:

This is a home school project. The “Hook” is many different ways to approach the letter sound connection.

Pretest: Students have been assessed on their entry level skills in letter recognition and letter name recall. Students will be able to correctly name the letter and sound of the letters of the alphabet.

Activities: See attached Building Blocks of ABC’s chart of take home activities. Posttest: Individual assessments. These can be given in a variety of ways to test the concept. Teacher will give letter name, and student will give sound. Students will look at letters and give letter sound. Teacher will give letter sound, and student will name letter. Student will look at letters, and give letter name and sound. The teacher gives a letter name or sound, and the student writes the letter. Student can decode simple three letter words.