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word match that uses popsicle sticks. In addition to having the sight word
printed on pairs of popsicle sticks in large print, the instructor should also
have it labeled in braille with a bump dot on the right end of the popsicle stick.
The student can then physically hold the popsicle stick, identify the word, and
match it with the corresponding popsicle stick.
A similar activity that can be used for later literacy instruction of reading
and writing sentences also utilizes popsicle sticks. The teacher can again
create a set of popsicle sticks (multi-colored ones can be used to sort verbs,
nouns, adjectives, etc.) in which different parts of a sentence are present for
the student to use. These materials will need to be adapted in the same way
that they are adapted in the previous activity with braille and large print. In
this activity students can work in pairs to read peer created sentences, or to
construct sentences for a peer to read. These materials can also be used for
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