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October 22, 2016
Duck and Goose Find a Pumpkin; by Tad Hills
Duck and Goose Find a Pumpkin; by Tad Hills is a wonderful book for the fall season. Two adorable animals want a pumpkin just like their friend. The friends look high and low, but can’t find one until their friend with the pumpkin shows them where to go.
I use this book to talk about locations, to practice answering and asking “where” questions, to practice answering “yes and no” questions, and to talk about the colors of fall. The children that I work with love this book. I hope that you will too.
October 21, 2016
Pronunciation difference between PRAISE, PREYS, and PRAYS
What is the difference between the pronunciation of PRAISE, PREYS, and PRAYS?
Nothing, these words are all pronounced the same way: P-R-long A-Z.
Praise means an expression of approval.
Preys means to hunt.
Pray means an address to a deity or a strong hope for an outcome.
October 15, 2016
How to say the word North
Take this quick ESL pronunciation speaking lesson to learn how to pronounce the word NORTH. North is pronounced: N-OR-TH.
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Where is Baby’s Pumpkin? By Karen Katz
Where is Baby’s Pumpkin? It is hiding behind a flap in this interactive book!
Children really enjoy reading this story. Little ones love to help lift the flaps to find the pumpkin.
You will love this simple book which targets locations, Halloween vocabulary, and asking and answering yes and no questions. Make this even more exciting by adding some sounds that the Halloween creatures make.
Boo!
October 14, 2016
Homophones: words that sound the same
Homophones are words that are pronounced or said the same way. Even though they are pronounced the same they are:
1. spelled differently
2. have different meanings
Some common examples are:
two (2), too and to
plane and plain
meet and meat
been and bin
disk and disc
October 12, 2016
What is the difference between articulation and phonological processes?
Articulation and phonological processes both impact how we sound.
Articulation errors involve a specific sound. People often refer to these as “a lisp” or a “wobbly R”. This would sound like wabbit for rabbit.
A phonological process is a pattern of sound errors. People often say that the child “sounds funny” but can’t define why. Some of these processes are normal and disappear by age three. They include:
Syllable deletion: Children leave out an unstressed syllable. This is why children say “nana” for banana.
Final consonant deletion: Children leave off the last sound of a word. A child may say “ba” for bed.
Assimilation: Children make sounds in a word the same. Your child may say “lelo” for yellow.
Reduplication: A syllable is repeated. Parents usually hear “baba” for bottle.
Fronting: The K and G sounds are made at the back of the mouth. Instead children make them in the front of the mouth as a T or D. This makes duckie sound like “dudie”
October 10, 2016
November 2016 Pronunciation Practice Challenge
Congratulations on taking the November Pronunciation Practice Challenge!
Download your FREE calendar and TH practice sets below. Each practice set includes directions, practice lists, and audio examples.
November 2016 Practice Calendar
October 8, 2016
Ghost Eats It All!
Ghost Eats It All by Janee Trasler is one of my all time favorite Halloween books. The story is simple, repetitive line book that tells the tale of a cute ghost with a voracious appetite. The cute ghost makes the monster jealous because he won’t share.
Kids love to retell the story’s simple repetitive lines by looking at the pictures.
Use this book to work on retelling stories and using sentences. Have fun!
October 1, 2016
How to say Abundant & Abandoned
Take this quick ESL pronunciation speaking lesson to learn how to pronounce the words: ABUNDANT and ABANDONED. These words have a slight difference in pronunciation making them confusing to say. Improve your speaking today with this short video lesson.
ABUNDANT: short u-B-short u-N-D-short u-N-T
ABANDONED: short u-B-short a-N-D-short u-D
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Boo Who?
The month long celebration of Halloween is upon us. Heck, what am I saying, your kids have been planning their costumes since August. In honor of the month of Halloween, I will highlight my favorite books. As always, the books are kid approved.
Boo Who? , by Joan Holub, is a short, lift the flap book. The book gives written and picture cues then asks the question…WHO? Your child will have fun guessing the Halloween creatures.
Use this book to work on:
asking and answering questions
using reasoning to figure out the creature
learning Halloween vocabulary
listening skills
