2. Phonetic objects such as lid, cup, pin, pig, hat, dog, etc.
3. Blink slips of paper.
4. Pencil.
5. Rug.
2. Consider the readiness of the child.
3. Consider the readiness of the adult.
4. The child should have worked with the sandpaper letters and the movable alphabet, matching exercises.
2. Place the box in front of the child, say: "I would like to do something special with you today." "I am going to write you a secret message on the slip, you read the message and tell me what I thought about."
3. Lay out all objects across the rug, hand the objects one at a time to let the child feel them, ask the child to name them.
4. You write down a name of object (ex. lid), fold the slip and hand to the child, ask the child to say the word you have written on the paper, the child say: "lid." Then ask the child to match the slip with object.
5. Repeat the same manner until all objects have been matched.
6. Ask the child replace the material properly on the shelf, and roll up the rug.
2. This activity presents the idea of communicating thoughts, conveying that the written message has meaning. This is a one time presentation with the teacher. The child may do the activity with another child.
3. Make the presentation dramatic - "I am writing down mythoughts." "You understood what I was thinking without my aying anything." "Would you like to take the message home?"
2. Teacher.
3. Child self.
4. Another child.
2. Seeing and feeling the objects.
3. Writing the message.
4. Reading the message.
5. Matching the message with objects.
2. Experience in true reading.
2. Development of vocabulary and reading.