Simply Clap out while saying the word, “yawn” with your student. “How many syllables?"

It is best to use a mirror with your student to modeling the letter sound. This is to better ensure correct mouth formation. Focus on the dominant forming aspects for the sound, Placing your hand upon your throat enables you to feel if the sound is a vibrating one or not.The ‘Y’ sound (whenever he is in the FRONT of a word) comes from a shifting of your jaw and an opening of the mouth.

The throat vibrates with this sound.

Remember, that he also pretends he is his friend, the Letter Ii making his Short “ĭ” or his Long sound “ō” (the letter’s name) when appropriate. He also screams out his other friend, the letters Ees’ Name, “ī”- when it is:

1. NOT the only vowel in a word.

2. It is at the end.

3. And it’s NOT next to another vowel.

(w/Alphabet Banner)

Parent/instructor first model pointing to by touching each letter as the song is being sung. This is a fun way of using rhythm to strengthen retaining the names of the letters while building an understanding of Alphabetical Order concept as well. Be sure to clarify each time by saying, “Let’s sing the names of the letters in alphabetical order.” After a while, when the student is able, he/she then becomes the pointer to each letter as they are being sung.

Role-playing enables one to feel the shape of each letter in one’s own body. Identifying to how the letter looks and emotionally feels is yet, another way for stimulating long-term memory retainment.

[Be sure to refer to the People Line Banner for directional understanding while pretending to be the letters.]

TIPS:

• The capital Letter:

  Stand tall stretching out you arms yawning. [Say sound prompts.]

• The small Letter:

  scoot down and bend back while yawning. [Say sound prompts.]