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1. Welcome to the PHONETIC AWARENESS WORKSHOP

2. PHONETIC AWARENESS IS – knowing the sound represented by each letter

3. THERE ARE 26 ALPHABETS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE • MAMA LETTERS • A - Z • BABY LETTERS • a -z

4. Mama letters are also called Capital letters & Upper case letters

5. Baby letters are also called Small letters or Lower case letters

6. ALPHABETS CONSONANTS 21 VOWELS 5

7. VOWELS a ei o u CONSONANTS b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z

8. EACH ALPHABET HAS A NAME AND A SOUND OF ITS OWN Name of Alphabet A a B b C c D d E e F f G g H h I i Sound of Alphabet A a as in apple B b as in bat C c as in cat D d as in dog E e as in elephant F f as in fan G g as in gate H h as in hat I i as in ink

9. Name of the • Alphabet • J j • K k • L l • M m • N n • O o • P p • Q q • R r • S s • T t • U u • V v • W w • X x • Y y • Z z • Sound of the Alphabet • J j as in jug • K k as in kite • L l as in lamp • M m as in mango • N n as in nest • O o as in orange • P p as in pen • Q q as in quilt • R r as in rat • S s as in sun • T t as in tap • U u as in umbrella • V v as in van • W w as in water • X x as in x’mas • Y y as in yoyo • Z z as in zoo

10. WHY DO WE USE SOUNDS OF ALPHABETS FOR READING FOR WORD BUILDING TO MAKE READING EASIER

11. COMBINING VOWELS WITH CONSONANTS TO BUILD WORDS it ib lit hit bit rib nib bib

12. SIGHT WORDS WORDS THAT CANNOT BE BROKEN DOWN ARE READ WITH THE NAME OF THE ALPHABET ARE TAUGHT USING THE WHOLE WORD APPROACH

13. SIGHT WORDS the, is , in , my , by Go ,to , his , has , her , as ,and .

14. LEARNING IS EASY WHEN LEARNING IS FUN

15. Finally …….

16. Number Work • 1 – 50 XTOX • Concepts 1-20 • After and In-between • Before (1-10) • Addition & Subtraction • Colours & Shapes

17. YOUR PRESENCE HERE MEANS A LOT TO US – HOPE THIS WAS HELPFUL !