Thursday, May 9, 2013

#EL003 - Grapheme Flashcards

#EL003 - Grapheme Flashcards

$30 (84 pcs cut & unrounded corners)
$35 (84 pcs cut & rounded corners)
prices are inclusive of normal postage










Introduction

What is a grapheme?
A grapheme is a letter or a number of letters that represent a sound (phoneme) in a word. Another way to explain it is to say that a grapheme is a letter or letters that spell a sound in a word.

These cards were made because I was moving beyond simple CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant for eg. cat, cup, run) decoding for my girl. This set caters to beginning readers (has A-Z basic 26 letter sounds and how it appears in words) and also caters beyond the basic level into intermediate and advanced (with digraphs, diphthongs, double consonants etc)

I find these very useful in helping her to segment and break down complex words. The letter sounds are highlighted in RED in the word to draw her attention to where they appear. 

One side of the card shows a picture of the word and the other side are plain letters. 

I flash the non-pictorial side to her to check her understanding of the sounds. If she forgets, I simply flip to the pictorial side and work through the sounding with her with the help of the pictures.

There're digraphs, diphthongs, long vowels, soft and hard sounds (C and G), and many more. The various sounds that vowels (A, E, I, O, U and Y) are also included.

Key Features

 84 different sounds in the English Language
Knowing them helps your child become a more efficient 'decoder' when presented with more complex words.

Product Info

- 84 pieces of laminated cards
- double-sided (one side has pictures aid)



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