Phonemic Awareness and Sound Manipulation

The video tutorial guides first graders in practicing listening for individual sounds in words. Using squares to represent each sound, students learn to tap out sounds in words like 'big', 'bag', 'tag', 'pig', 'wig', 'fig', and 'dig'. The lesson includes exercises on changing sounds to form new words, enhancing phonemic awareness. The video concludes with credits and acknowledgments.

What is the purpose of using squares in the lesson?

• To count the number of words

• To represent each sound in a word

• To draw pictures

• To play a game

How many sounds are in the word 'big'?

• Three

• Four

• Two

• One

What is the first sound in the word 'bag'?

• b

• a

• g

• d

What word do you get when you change the first sound of 'bag' to 't'?

• wig

• dig

• big

• tag

What animal is associated with the word 'pig' in the lesson?

• Cat

• Dog

• Cow

• Pig

Which sound needs to change to transform 'pig' into 'wig'?

• g to d

• i to a

• p to t

• p to w

What fruit is mentioned when changing 'wig' to 'fig'?

• Fig

• Banana

• Apple

• Grape

What activity is associated with the word 'dig'?

• Jumping

• Flying

• Running

• Digging a hole

Who provided support for the Reading Universe project?

• The Johnson Foundation

• Jim and Donna Barksdale

• The Green Organization

• The Smith Family