A
word slide is a teaching aid that allows a learner to substitute
letters in a designated position in a syllable or a word.
The English
language is full of thousands of beautiful words, but
learning to read
them can sometimes be overwhelming.
In school, teachers make it easier for kids to read English by
helping them see patterns in the words they're learning. To do this,
teachers use word families, specific groups of word endings and
beginnings that consistently have the same pronunciation.
For example,
in the -op word family, kids learn that chop, hop, pop, and bop have different beginning sounds but the same -op ending sound.
You can support your child's ability to learn word families with this
hands-on, phonics activity that has kids making "word sliders" out of
paper plates. "Word sliders" can help your child interact with words and
become more adept at visualizing word patterns.
Put these "word
sliders" up on your child's wall as he's learning—ideally right near an
area where you like to sit together to read. See how many show up in
your books each evening!
Features:
A word slide consists of two pieces of paper:
1-One has a part of a word printed on it lengthwise
2-The other has letters or syllables that could complete words printed on it from top to bottom.
The
second piece of paper slides through its cut in the first piece. Rhe
word or the syllables printed on it complete words which change as you
slide the paper from one position to another.
