Lesson 27

o - O  'Octopus'

The next letter sound to teach is the the letter o sound as in ostrich, dog, top, frog, on etc. The semi-circle above the the letter o shows your student that it is short sounding. The long sounding letter 'o' has a stripe above it, as in okapi; the letter o

Step 1:

  1. Quickly review the previous letters learned.

  2. Pronounce words beginning with those sounds.

  3. Show the coloured letter cards.

Step 2:

  1. If you are a member of our ABC course copy and print: letter 'o' in colour

Step 3:

  1. Show the letter the letter o to your student and pronounce the sound several times.

  2. Ask the student to repeat the letter sound several times.

  3. Pronounce words that begin with the the letter o sound (on, frog, dog ....).

Step 4:

If you are a member of our ABC course copy, print and complete the following worksheets in order:

  1. letter o worksheet

  2. the letter o

  3. the letter O

  4. 'alternative letter'

  5. number 9

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