Mandy Griffin

Instructional Multimedia Program for a Client

MEDT 7468_Fall 2015

Client Information
Name of Client: Cynthia Russell
Title of Client: Teacher
Email Address of Client: russellcy@anniston.k12.al.us
Organization of Client: Tenth Street Elementary School

Needs Assessment
Learning Need: Mrs. Russell needs something to help her students with alphabet letter
recognition and connecting alphabet letters with the sounds they make at the beginning of
words.

Audience
Kindergarten class
13 students total: 5 male, 8 female; 10 black, 3 white; 1 speech language impaired; 1
developmental delay

Content Area
Reading Literacy

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this assignment, students will be able to identify the sounds made by a
specific alphabet letter. They will be able to visible match pictures in their environment with the
correct beginning letter of the alphabet.

Standards
Common Core Standards:
ELAGSEKRF1: Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.
b. Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of
letters.
d. Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.

ELAGSEKRF3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding
words.
a. Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the
primary or many of most frequent sounds for each consonant.

AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner

1. Learners use skills, resources, and tools to inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge.
1.1.5 Evaluate information found in selected sources on the basis of accuracy, validity,
appropriateness for needs, importance, and social and cultural context.
1.1.6 Read, view, and listen for information presented in any format (e.g., textual, visual,
media, digital) in order to make inferences and gather meaning
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Instructional Multimedia Program for a Client
MEDT 7468_Fall 2015

Learning Activities
First students will take the attached written pre-test independently to determine their pre skills.
Lesson 1: Show children the YouTube Video linked in the multimedia resources below,
Teach Me How to Read that displays & raps all the alphabet letters, all
the beginning alphabet letter sounds, and matches realistic photographs with their
corresponding letter/letter sound.
Having the children watch a video will help capture their attention, keep them interested in the
different letter and their sounds, and make them want to sing along with the artist to help
reinforce the concepts.
Lesson 2: Take turns going around the room, teacher will ask each child, What is the
first letter of your first name and what sound does the first letter of your name make?
This will help students make a Text-to-Self connection.
Lesson 3: As a whole group show the Hyperstudio ABC Match presentation on the
SmartBoard and allow the children to come up one by one and touch a different
letter to see what picture begins with that letter.
This assignment may be completed several times as review to
reinforce alphabet letter recognition and specific letter sounds.
*Use the visual examples of alternate phonemic sounds made by alphabet letters in the
below multimedia resources as an additional support if needed.

Multimedia Resources
Computer with Internet Access
YouTube Video: Teach Me How to Read: Rap Song for Kids about Reading & ABCs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aez7diJMiNE
Visual examples of alternate phonemic sounds made by alphabet letters:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/phonetic/s.shtml

Accessibility
To accommodate learners with disabilities, modifications and/or supports to the general lesson
will be made along with alternative materials and/or assessments. Direct, specialized instruction
will be used for some learning activities.

Copyright and Fair Use

To ensure copyright laws and fair use guidelines are followed I will carefully use my best
judgement and cite all sources when choosing my photos, sounds, music, etc. for my
Hyperstudio presentation.

Assessment
Students will be given a one-on-one performance-based assessment where the teacher/parapro
will show them an easily recognizable photograph of an object from their environment that
begins with each letter of the alphabet. The student will be asked to verbalize either the letter or
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Instructional Multimedia Program for a Client
MEDT 7468_Fall 2015

the letter sound that the item in the picture begins with. The teacher/parapro will make 2 stacks
of the photographs based on students correct/incorrect answers. Incorrect answers will result in
points deducted based on a scale of 26 questions/100 possible points.

Project Coordination and Communication

When we first talked regarding this project, Mrs. Russell expressed her concerns with needing a
fun, interactive lesson for her students to learn letter recognize and make connection with their
letter sounds. Although, majority of the Kindergarten students are able to successfully identify
objects in their environment and recognize most letters of the alphabet, they are still learning
and trying to master these skills so continued review, reinforcement, and hands-on activities will
undoubtedly build their confidence and strengthen their abilities. After doing some research on
Hyperstudio, I decided I could create an interactive type presentation for her to use to reinforce
letter recognize. Mrs. Russell liked this idea and I began pulling resources and creating my
presentation. Hyperstudio software was new to both of us so it did take some time for me to
learn to navigate the program. Mrs. Russell gave me the demographic breakdown for her
classroom and even though there are two children with special needs I feel the lesson is still
accessible for both of them.

PRETEST
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Instructional Multimedia Program for a Client
MEDT 7468_Fall 2015

NAME _______________________________________________
Direction: Draw a line from the picture to the letter that the picture begins with.