[MOSAIC] vowel sounds

[Deidra & Jim Chandler]

You might also try using a whisper phone. I have used one with my tutored 
students before when helping with vowel sounds. They practice making the 
short vowel sound into the phone. It makes them more attentive to the sound 
they are producing and are more likely to produce an accurate sound. Also 
make sure the child has something to connect the sound to  like an object 
(i.e.. short e is the beginning sound of egg, elephant,). Also, model a 
distinct difference in facial and tongue position when making the short e 
sound versus the short i sound. I have mine smile for the short i and have a 
more open mouth for the short e sound. Word sorts will also help with the 
distinguishing of short vowel sounds. But most importantly, make sure they 
make the mouth position correctly to help encourage the correct sound 
production.

Deidra Chandler, NC
MA Early Childhood Ed
MA Reading


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Isabella Lucia Scivetti" <ilscivet at syr.edu>
To: <mosaic at literacyworkshop.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 10:59 PM
Subject: [MOSAIC] vowel sounds


>I am currently tutoring a first grade student who is having difficulty
> with her vowel sounds, especially /e/. She sometimes confuses the /e/
> sound with /a/ or /i/. When I ask her to spell a word like ?met? she
> would spell ?mat?, and when I asked her to sound it out she would
> sound out met. I know ?e? is one of the most difficult vowels because
> it sounds so similar to the ?a? and ?i?. Does anyone have any
> activities or suggestions of how I could help her with this? I noticed
> people have been talking about ?Words Their Way? and I think I?ll try
> out a sorting activity.
>
>
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