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Beginning Letter Sounds: apple

A focused six-question routine for connecting a spoken word to its first sound.

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Beginning Letter Sounds: apple

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Today I am practising: matching beginning sounds to letters

1

Say apple. What sound do you hear first?

2

Write the first letter in apple.

3

Think of another word that starts like apple.

4

Draw an object with the same first sound as apple.

5

Stretch apple slowly. Say its first sound again.

6

Write a short sentence using apple.

Grown-up note: Ask your learner to explain one answer in their own words.

For the grown-up

How to teach this page

  1. Step 1Tell your learner what this page practises.
  2. Step 2Read the prompt aloud once, then give space to think.
  3. Step 3Ask what they noticed and celebrate the strategy.