Lesson 11: Nasalized A (an, am)
Step 1: Phonemic Awareness
No letters, no writing. Ears only.

Part A: Blending
"I am going to say some sounds one at a time. Squish them together into a word. Ready?"
/m/ /a/ /n/  -> man
/p/ /a/ /n/  -> pan
/f/ /a/ /n/  -> fan
/t/ /a/ /n/  -> tan
/a/ /m/  -> am

Part B: Segmenting
"Now I will say a word. Break it into its sounds and count them on your fingers. Ready?"
man  -> /m-a-n/  (3 sounds)
pan  -> /p-a-n/  (3 sounds)
fan  -> /f-a-n/  (3 sounds)
tan  -> /t-a-n/  (3 sounds)
am  -> /a-m/  (2 sounds)

Step 3: Auditory Drill
"I will say a sound and you write the letter as fast as you can. Ready?"
Say: /a/   ->   Write: A
Say: /i/   ->   Write: I
Say: /m/   ->   Write: M
Say: /s/   ->   Write: S
Say: /t/   ->   Write: T
Say: /p/   ->   Write: P
Say: /f/   ->   Write: F
Say: /n/   ->   Write: N

If they write the wrong letter: give the correct answer, have them write it while saying the sound, then move on.

Step 5: Word Building
"I will say a word. Listen for all the sounds, then build it or write it. Then look at it, cover it up, and write it again."
Say: "man"
Say: "pan"
Say: "fan"
Say: "am"

After all words: go back and spot-check any that were spelled incorrectly. Say the sounds out loud together, then have your child try again.

Step 6: New Concept and Letter Formation
This lesson focuses on the nasalized A sound in words ending in -am and -an. No new letter is introduced. Notice how the A sounds slightly different before M and N.

"Today we are looking at words where the A makes a slightly nasalized sound before M or N. Say man with me. Notice how the A sounds just a little different?"

"Let us read these words together: man, pan, fan, tan, am, and Sam."

Day 2  |  Step 10: Dictated Sentence
"Now I will say a sentence. Listen carefully, then write it down."
"The fan is tan."
"When you are done, let us check it together using CAPS."

C = Capital letter at the start.  |  A = Appearance.  |  P = Punctuation at the end.  |  S = Spelling.