Pre-K
Easy
• Letter Sounds
Beginning Sounds: Identify the First Letter
An adult may read each word aloud. Say its first sound and write the beginning letter.
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Comprehensive Lesson Guide: Beginning Sounds: Identify the First Letter
The Importance of Initial Phoneme Isolation
Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear and manipulate individual sounds in spoken words. Children who can isolate beginning sounds ("What sound starts *sun*? /s/") master reading significantly faster than those who only memorize sight words.
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