Integrates Beginning
Reading-Writing-Spelling
Reading
The Picture: Cat Catching
Generates:

Phonemic Awareness

which includes

Alliteration

attend to specific sounds

Auditory Discrimination

recognize same/different sounds

Sound Segmentation

isolate sound from other sounds

Sound Position

identify beginning, middle, end

Reproduction of Pure Phoneme

pronounce sounds without adding vowel

Phonics Skills

which includes

Sound- Symbol Correspondence

attach sound to letter


Sound Blending

sequence
sounds into words

Decoding
sequence sounds to match letter sequence
Writing
The Story:The Cat is Catching a mouse.

His mouth is open wide.

Generates:

Verbal Description

stimulates
imagination

Visualization

recalls action from experience


Unique Letter Design

ensures crossing of the midline


Letter Formation

requires counterclockwise circles,
diagonal lines,
continuous strokes

Motor Plan

guides hand to draw picture and form letter


Legibility

promotes well integrated, directionally correct letters


Progressive Motor Plan

builds new letters from previous motions
Spelling
The sound/symbol connection.

Hear the sound

Recall the picture

Draw the picture & form the letter
Automaticity
concentrates on ideas, not mechanics

Productivity

increases
volume with love of
Reading
Spelling
Writing

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