As we are aware, literacy has changed in the Ontario curriculum, especially in kindergarten. This year, my school was introduced to UFLI Foundations, an expectation and system phonics program. An explicit and systematic program that teaches the necessary foundational skills to become proficient readers. We focus on one letter sound for one week. Throughout the week, students can share ideas for words that have that sound in them. As we watched different videos each day, that helped support that letter sound. As well, we have introduced a Sound Wall and a Vowel Valley. A Sound Wall is a visual reference system for students organized by phonemes, similar to a word wall, but not alphabetically. A Vowel Valley is meant to visually represent how the mouth changes and opens through the vowel sounds. As you move down through the vowel sounds in vowel valley, you will notice that your chin lowers as your mouth opens in more of a rounded position.
Here are some videos and Sound Wall and Vowel Vally that I found helpful with my students in my class that I would share with you.
Videos
ABCmouse https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlG8Y2sj2t1FJRB8BoCEITAEdA0blA6gL
Story box
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3guwWkqlaGc&list=PLD9908AF19A9D352A&index=2
Captain Seasalt and the ABC Pirates
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh1_24pGXWZLk_Crr3DTolayDxy3HE67J
Have fun Teaching
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBAuIzZttP4
Jack hartmann
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGZFmW3uPJE&list=PLQK2XiUY9C2iDCtoZQ9Jnkkk0Vkps9jQw
Sound Wall and Vowel Vally
https://natalielynnkindergarten.com/how-to-use-a-sound-wall-in-the-classroom/
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