This can be made more learner-centred if, after some work in class on the phonemic alphabet, learners choose five recently learned words and write them in phonemic script for homework. They then have to write the words in alphabetic script. They can send a group member to the board or the computer to click on sounds to help them check. In groups, they have to work out what the words are. Give the students a list of recently learned words in phonemic script.
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When checking with the whole class, one student can stand at the board or sit at the computer, clicking on the 'correct' sound for each word, which the teacher confirms or rejects.
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They can come and click on these sounds on the board or computer to check. To make the activity easier, you could restrict the number of vowel sounds used, and give learners the options they have to choose from. The learners then categorise the words into the different vowel sounds.
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