Phoneme Counting and Identification

The video tutorial introduces students to phonemes, the smallest units of sound in speech, and explains how they form words. It covers the use of Elkonin boxes to help students segment words into phonemes. The lesson includes practice exercises for identifying phonemes in words like 'ribbon', 'shirt', and 'helicopter'. Students are encouraged to work in pairs to identify phonemes in various words and participate in group activities. The lesson concludes with a review of the objectives, ensuring students can segment words and count phonemes.

What is the main objective of this lesson?

• To learn about sentence structure

• To explore the concept of phoneme counting

• To understand the history of language

• To practice writing essays

What are words made up of?

• Pictures

• Letters

• Numbers

• Sounds

What is the smallest unit of sound in speech called?

• Letter

• Phoneme

• Sentence

• Word

How many phonemes are in the word 'hat'?

• Four

• Three

• Five

• Two

What tool can be used to represent the number of phonemes in a word?

• Letter grid

• Phoneme chart

• Sound map

• Elkonin boxes

What is the purpose of Elkonin boxes?

• To draw pictures

• To segment sounds in words

• To count letters

• To write sentences

How many Elkonin boxes would you draw for the word 'cat'?

• Three

• Two

• Four

• One

How many phonemes are in the word 'house'?

• Five

• Four

• Three

• Two

Which word has three phonemes but more than three letters?

• Toe

• Hat

• House

• Cat

How many phonemes are in the word 'toe'?

• Three

• Two

• One

• Four