Starting to Read

Introduction

• Introduce the lesson by gathering the students together.
• Write the letter R on the board and say, "This is the letter R. Let's practice writing this letter in the air with our fingers. Start at the top and follow my finger."
• Point to the letter and say, "Let's look at some pictures of things that start with this letter. R says /r/ the same sound as (display: rat/rabbit). Can you think of some other things that also start with the same sound (/r/)?"
• Tell students to turn and talk to share their ideas with a partner.
• Ask pairs to share their words using the sentence frame: "________ starts with the /r/ sound."
• Record words on the board (draw basic pictures of each word for reference if able).