Students can add, delete and substitute different phonemes to create new words.
These templates can be used all year round - as students learn more phonemes/spelling alternatives, they can incorporate this knowledge into their word ladders.
Some possible differentiation ideas:
- Ask students to only swap certain sounds e.g. just beginning sounds, just ending sounds, a mix of beginning/ending sounds etc
- Scaffold students by providing them with a list of taught sounds
- Include nonsense words e.g. mat - mag - map - mip - tip etc
- Provide students with word/picture cards to start their ladders