Alliteration grabs a reader's attention and gives a rhythmic quality to text. Consider incorporating activities like these to help readers isolate beginning sounds and identify auditory similarities.

• Watch the book trailer for Seaside Stroll and discuss the meaning of alliteration. After reading the book, create a chart of words beginning with the /s/ sound.

• Read Go and Get with Rex and reinforce alliteration skills with these activities .

• Listen to this audio except for Rosie Raccoon's Rock and Roll Raft. Encourage readers to tap their shoulders every time they hear a word beginning with the /r/ sound.

• View the video book reading of Summer Supper then pick a favorite food beginning with the /s/ sound. Readers can draw and label their illustration on a post-it note and these can be displayed on chart paper.