 Adding phonemes to words is adding a sound to make a new word. Add sss to the beginning of cat to make scat. Adding sounds to the beginning or end of an existing word can make a new word. This skill will allow students to build their vocabulary and later comprehend or understand text. In this video, the teacher uses the strategy of hand movements as she says a word, adds a sound to the beginning or end, and asks students to say the new word together as a choral response. You will see her give specific feedback when students have an error, as well as vocabulary development as she makes sense of the new word. Okay, here we go. The sounds are rab-bit. Rab-bit. Let-ter. Let-ter. Almost. Almost. Almost. Good job. The word is in. Add come. In come. The word is un. Add tie. In tie. Un. Add tie. Un tie. Be. Add low. Be low. Ab. Add cent. Absent. That one's a hard one. Ab. Cent. Ab-bit. Ab-bit. Ab-cent. Absent. Hoswe is absent today. That's right. X it exit a add part a part add cure