THE FLOOR: Pre-Phonemic Awareness Games

• Can your child listen attentively?

• Can she close her eyes and identify sounds around the house--a door shutting, footsteps, water running, silverware being put away?

• Then play:

Silly Mistakes

Read a familiar poem or story . . . but make any kind of Silly Mistake that will be obvious to your child. For example,

You might replace a word with nonsense:
Jack and Jill went up the pickle

or say the words in the wrong order:
The first little pig built a straw of house

or even swap sounds:
The clock struck one, The mouse ran down,
Dickory, Hickory, Hock

Ask your child to catch your error! (Silly mom or dad.)

More Fun with Silly Mistakes

Your child tries to ‘trick’ you by making a Silly Mistake.

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