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by: nesha

Clap a Word Students practice prouncing words or phrases by using a combination of clps, hitting the table, and snapping the fingers.

Claping Syllables Purpose: To understand that words are made up of parts called syllabes To begin to associate spoken language with written words. To become aware that words can be divided into smallwer units of sound syllables ex. ba-na-na Phonological Awareness is the conscious awareness to the sound structure of our language. Basic levels of phonological awareness skills include listening to, recognizing and completing rhymes; segmenting spoken words in sentences and syllables in words; and recognizing onset and rimes.

SDAIE Goals Listening, Speaking

Vocabulary Listen, clap, syllable

Procedure Explain that you are going to play a name-clapping game. Repeat the game with each child saying his or her own name, and clapping the syllables individually
 * Tell children that they will look at the names of the children in the group, listen to the sounds in the names, and clap the syllables.
 * Use your name to start the game. Hold up your name, say it, and clap it. Then have children say the name and clap with you. Finally, say the name and let them clap it alone.
 * Next, go through the following sequence:
 * Hold up a child's name card and say the name, enunciating the syllables clearly and pointing to each word part as you speak.
 * Have all the children say the name and clap the syllables.


 * Enrichment **

Ask the children to clap and count the syllables in their name. Then have them do the same for another name with the same number of syllables.


 * Observation Assessment **

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 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Proficient - Child can recognize and can clap the syllables in his or her name.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">In Process - Child has difficulty recognizing syllables and needs help and additional modeling to hear and repeat the syllables in his or her name.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Not Yet Ready - Child is unable to recognize syllables and does not yet clap the syllables in his or her name. Posters