Summary: Guess-The Word Blending Game

Dr. Karon Futch,,

The two school activities I believe would increase family engagement and promote language development is the Guess-the-Word Blending Game and a phonological rhyme game. For this reason, these games will promote student’s phonological manipulations along with student involvement during the lesson. Moreover, individual parents will be able to engage their child during homework assignments ahead of promote language development.

Moreover, the Guess-the Word-Blending Game includes educators “place a small number of picture cards before the children. Tell them you are going to say a word using “snail talk”—a slow way of saying words (e.g., fffff lllll aaaaa ggggg). They have to look at the pictures and guess what the snail is

saying. It is important to have the children guess the answer in their head so that everyone gets an opportunity to try it before hearing other answers. Alternate between having one child identify the word and having all children say the word aloud in chorus in order to keep the children engaged”
To that end the Phonological Rhyme Game Activity is “explain to your students that rhymes may or may not involve a set of letters that constitute an entire syllable. Whereas some words rhyme because of only a vowel and ending consonant, other words rhyme because the entire last syllable is the same. When presenting words verbally to your students, request that they tell you the difference; i.e., is the entire last syllable the same or merely the last few sounds in the word? Here are some words you may use to get started; in each column below, the words rhyme—see if your students can tell you why.
Reference
Reading Strategies for Elementary Students with Learning Difficulties (2nd Edition) (2009) Corwin Press