LetterRecognitionTechnology

Author:AlexisBush
Datecreated:11/19/20149:45AMEDTDatemodified:12/03/201411:10AMEDT

GENERALINFORMATION
Subject(s)

LanguageArts(English),Technology

TopicorUnitofStudy

LetterFormationandRecognition

Concept(s)

TheletterAismadewithtwodiagonallinesandonehorizontalline.

Grade/Level

PreK

TimeAllotment

1classperiods.15Mins.perclass.

AssessmentofPrior
Knowledge

StudentswillreviewthesoundsoftheAlphabetandreviewourAlphafriends.

InstructionalMaterials

2Ipads

Resources
Technologyresources:
LetterQuizapp
Chalkboardapp
Thenumberofcomputersrequiredis2.
Summary

AfterreviewingthelettersA,P,M,S,andT,studentswillinteractwiththelettersusingIpadsandapplications.Students
willbeassessedontheiridentificationoftheiralphabetlettersandwillbedismissedtocenterswhentheyarefinished
withtheassessment.

STANDARDSANDOBJECTIVES
Standards

MDMarylandCommonCoreCurriculumFrameworks(2013)
Subject:EnglishLanguageArts&LiteracyinHistory/SocialStudies,Science,andTechnicalSubjects
Grade:PreK:
ContentArea:FoundationalSkills
Strand:Reading
Domain:PhonicsandWordRecognition
Standard:
3b.Demonstratebasicknowledgeofonetoonelettersoundcorrespondencesbyproducingthemostfrequent
soundforsomeconsonants.
ContentArea:Writing
Strand:EnglishLanguageArts
Domain:ProductionandDistributionofWriting
Standard:
5.Withmodeling,guidance,andsupportfromadults,reviewdrawing,dictationordevelopmentallyappropriate
writing.

MDMarylandTechnologyLiteracyStandards(2014)
Standard:Standard3.0TechnologyforLearningandCollaboration:Useavarietyoftechnologiesforlearningand
collaboration
Area:A.Learning
Grade:Prekindergarten
Indicator:1.Exploreandusetechnologytoolsinaninstructionalsettingforlearning
Descriptor:a)Exploreanduseteacherselectedtechnologytools,includingsoftwareandhardware,tolearnnew
contentorreinforceskills
Descriptor:b)Exploreteacherselected,technologytoolsthatenhancelearning

LessonObjective(s)

AfterreviewingtheAlphafriends,studentswillaccuratelyform5outof7lettersinthealphabetusingapplicationsonthe
IPads.

PROCEDURESANDMODIFICATIONS
Introduction(Motivation)

*ReviewthelettersA,M,S,T,andI.*

Teaching/Activities

"Friends,Ineedeveryonetogettheirpencilfingersout."*Haveyourpointerfingerintheair.*
"DoesanybodyrememberhowtomaketheletterA?"*Drawadiagonalline,thenanotherone,thenIlinethroughthe

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middle*
DoesanybodyrememberhowtomaketheletterP?"(Drawastraightline,thenmakeahalfcircle)
"CananybodytellmehowtomaketheletterS?"
"CananyodyshowmehowtomaketheletterM?"
"Nowthatwehavereviewedourletters,wearegoingtomakethemusingtwoofmyfavoritethings."
*ShowstudentstheIPads*"CananybodyraisetheirhandandtellmewhatIamholding?(AnIpad)
"RaiseyourhandifyouhaveeverplayedwithanIPad."
TodaywearegoingtoplaysomegamesonmyIpads,butbeforewedo,weneedtotalkabouttheIPadrules."
"WhenweareplayingwiththeIpads,arewewalkingaroundwiththeIpadinourhands?"(No)
"Whyaren'twewalkingaroundwithitinourhands?"(Becauseitcouldbreak)
"DowehittheIpads?"(No)
"HowdowetouchtheIpad?"(gently)
"ThereareonlytwoIpads,isthatenoughforeachpersontohaveoneatonetime?"(no)
"Sowhatdoyouthinkwewillhavetodo?"(Share)
"Thatisright,wewillhavetoshare."
*OpentheIpad11,opentheLetterQuizapp*
"Ineedallofmyfriends,tolisten,thisappwilltellyouwhichletteryouaretofind."*Showexample*
*Haveonestudentcomeupanddemonstratefortheclass**MakesuretheyclicktheGREENCHECKMARKafterthey
havefoundthecorrectletter.*
*OnIpad9,opentheLetterDrawingapponthefirstpage*
"Friends,rememberhowweusedourpointerfingerstodrawthelettersearlier,todaywearegoingtodothesame
thingexceptontheIpad."
*Model:ClicktheLetterA*
"EverybodywillhelpmemaketheletterAfromtheirseats."HowdoIstartmyletterA?(drawastickdown,draw
anotherstickdown,thenastickinthemiddle."HowdoIdrawthelowercaseletterA?"(Makeacircleandthenmakea
stickonitsback.)
*Dismissstudentstocenters*
"IamgoingtodismissyoutocentersandIwillcalltwofriendsatatimetolibrarytoplayafewgameswithme."

Closure

Studentswillreviewthelettersasawholegroupaftercentertime.

DifferentiatedInstruction

Forstudentswhoareadvanced,theywillformthelettersofthealphabet.
Forstudentswhoarestruggling,theywillworkonidentifyingthelettersintheirname.

ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION
Assessment/Rubrics

Links:
1. LetterRecognitionAssessment

Reflections

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