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Phonics Popcorn is an example of a creative twist on the above activity.
This activity has the same base idea, but instead of blocks, the onsets and
rimes are placed on teacher created popcorn pieces and then placed in
popcorn buckets or bags. The student then picks one piece of popcorn from
each bag and pronounces the resulting word. Just as the blocks need
adaptation, the popcorn pieces need to be brailled and have a bump dot on
the top right corner for orientation. An easy and inexpensive method for
creating the bump dots is by using hot glue.
Identifying and reading sight words is also another component of
literacy instruction that can be difficult for braille readers to learn (Swenson,
1999). An activity that can be adapted for students is a teacher created sight
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