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**Seven Things to Know about Picture Match** 1.What is it? 

The interactive I chose for the screen cast is called Picture Match. Picture Match is an interactive game where the students practice identifying the beginning letter, the short-vowel sounds or long-vowels sounds of a word. The game teaches students to identify specific letters and sounds in a word.  2.Who’s Doing it? 

This game is designed for kindergartners-second graders. Students who use this game should be beginning readers. In order for students to play this game, they should know the alphabet. They should also know what a vowel is and if it is a long sound or a short sound.

3. How does it Work?

On the bottom of the screen are five boxes. Each box has a different letter. A picture then appears in the middle of the screen. Depending on what game the student is playing, (beginning letter, the short-vowel sounds or long-vowels sounds of a word.) the student must match the picture with the letter or sound. For example, the picture is an airplane. So, if you were doing beginning letters, you would click on the box with an “a” on it. The picture then goes inside the box. After that, another picture appears that needs to be matched with the corresponding letter or sound. All the students have to do is drag the picture to the appropriate box at the bottom of the screen.

4. Why is it significant?

This game is very simple to use which makes it accessible to students with varying learning disabilities. For people who don’t hear well, there are directions written on the screen. For people who don’t read well, a voice is available to read the directions to you. The motor skills necessary for this game are limited. All you have to do is drag the picture to the correct box.

5. What are the Implications for Teaching and Learning?

A classroom activity that is related to the game Picture Match is called //The Gingerbread Man.// This activity helps beginning readers learn letter-sound correspondence. The teacher reads the book out loud to the students and they join in reading during the refrain. After they have read the story for the third time, students choose their favorite words and identify the sounds that make up the words.The last part of the lesson is to have the students use their new words to create a story.

6. What are the downsides?

I did not encounter any problems while playing this game. It is possible that computer that the students are using could crash while they are playing the game. If this happens the students won’t be able to print of their work. There also isn’t a way to save your work and resume the game at a later time.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">7. Where is it going?

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 90%; text-align: left;">After the lesson, the students could have to write sentences using the words that they identified. They could draw their own pictures and write their own words. The students could also print off the words and pictures they matched and create a story. Those words could also be used on a spelling test.