MISSING
LETTER
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FLIP FOR PHONICS™
ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITY 8 - MISSING LETTER
This activity strengthens spelling skills. Your child must decide which letter
is missing in order to complete a word. He or she must rely on the knowledge
of letter sounds in order to complete this activity. Using the objects and
words on the cards, your child will be asked to choose which letter is miss-
ing from them in order to complete the word.
Learning Benefits for Your Child - The Missing Letter activity provides
opportunities for your child to spell words correctly. Your child should
recognize that there is a letter missing from each word. It also teaches
your child how to correctly spell some short words.
ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Turn the card to the index, Missing Letter.
2. Slide the activity selector to the eighth position as
shown. You will hear a short tune followed by a
random question, for example, “What letter is miss-
ing in the word hat?”
3. You can refer to the cards to see the word and visu-
ally fill in the missing letter.
4. When the correct button is pressed, a positive phrase
and the answer will be heard. For example, when
you press the letter ‘Aa’ button, you will hear “A.
Good job! A is the missing letter in the word hat.”
5. When an incorrect button is pressed, the pressed letter will be identified
and you will be asked to try again. For example, when you press the
letter ‘Ee’ button, you will hear “E” and a negative sound. Your child will
be asked to try again.
6. When the repeat button is pressed, the previous question will be
repeated.
7. When the help button is pressed, the answer will be identified.
How Can You Help?
• When your child is playing with the learning toy, point out that the missing
letter on the cards corresponds to the letter buttons. Reinforce this
connection.
• Practice this activity by having your child guess what letter is missing
from a word that you have written down on a piece of paper. It may be
helpful to provide choices of letters for your child.
• When reading a book to your child, choose a word that your child is
familiar with and cover up one of the letters in that word. Ask your
child to tell you what letter is missing. Continue in the same manner
with more words.
Missing
Letter
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