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queenie · Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 1:45 pm Post subject: Tactile phonics?

Has anyone ever used or made their own tactile phonics? How do you rate them?

maizie · member Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 191 Location: NE England

Tactile Phonics?!

That sounds interesting.

dancingqueen · Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:44 pm Post subject:

sorry Queenie...does that mean making the sounds out of modelling clay or using a sand tray?

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queenie · Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:55 pm Post subject:

I was thinking of somthing to consolidate initial digraph blends, not quite sure what though. I would like to turn it into some kind of game. I use blending dominoes quite alot, I play bingo and also use blending dice. Fed up with the same things, I was thinking of taking a multisensory approach.

dancingqueen · Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:06 pm Post subject:

you could use a sand/salt tray then, or the modelling or try the Fernauld tracing technique....they may work, all multisensory

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queenie · Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:15 pm Post subject:

I was thinking of somthing that they can actually hold, also they are KS2 so don't want it to appear too babyish.

dancingqueen · Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:16 pm Post subject:

we used the sand tray in secondary! and the tracing technique....

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queenie · Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:26 pm Post subject:

I've just found some lovely wooden letters on

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but each letter is 90p each!

dancingqueen · Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:38 pm Post subject:

make some from that modelling clay that you bake?

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queenie · Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:46 pm Post subject:

Are they not too crumbly?

dancingqueen · Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:58 pm Post subject:

im not sure, if you make them big enough? never tried it, was just an idea...

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Caroline · Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 10:28 pm Post subject:

I made some phonics blends with the display board letters that we buy in, you know the type of thing that you put a title on your display with but then cut them out of sand paper to make them more tactile, worked well kids loved them. I'm told now that you can actually buy them already made of sandpaper but I don't know how true this is or where you would go to get them.

missmultisensory · Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 1:23 pm Post subject:

Shaving foam is a great tool, if you have a surface you can easily wipe. I have some soft multi coloured plastic letters from galt, they work well too.

kerryl · Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 10:41 pm Post subject:

dont know if it's any use but i made dice with different textures and colours.Also put different things inside them to make each one sound different.Used them for CVC & CVCC words.
kerryl xxx

Lily · New kid Joined: 01 Dec 2005 Posts: 17

I use wooden letters in a bag. They have to take turns, put their hand in the bag, feel the letter, identify the sound before they remove it to see if it's correct. If it is, they get a point and keep the letter. If not, they return the letter to the bag and the next child has their turn. The one with the most points at the end wins. They can also see if they can make any words with the letters they've won for extra points. (I do this with secondary special).