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1. Students number their papers 1-20.
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2. Teacher begins by stating “This is a spelling test, but it will not be graded.”
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3. Teacher uses a list of words, some of which are real words, others are phonetic sounds.
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4. The students are told to spell the sounds that they hear.
The list of twenty may be taken from the following:
1. cat
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6. mip
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11. kyl
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16. ump
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2. sit
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7. el
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12. un
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17. zik
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3. will
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8. ip
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13. set
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18. yaw
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4. day
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9. aw
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14. bor
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19. mi
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5. fot
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10. zit
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15. to
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20. ir
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After giving this special spelling test have the students read aloud each other’s answers, reading phonetically of course. A good book to have on hand during this exercise is
The Manual For GFB Phonetic Teaching
(Gallistel, Fisher, and Blackburn).
Children learn and grow through dramatic play. This next activity is aimed at developing the technique: