I think the exercise the teacher is using in the video with the student to help them learn the different phonemes in a word is effective. I think manipulatives are always beneficial in helping students grasp a new concept. Having each block represent a sound is also a very attainable and easy concept for young children to grasp. However, one concern I have with this video is that every time the student is sounding out the word with her blocks, she is spelling the word backwards. The first letter sound (aka. block) is being pulled down by her right hand, and then the following sounds/blocks are being added to the left, explaining to me as an outsider that the last sound of the word looks like the first sound or letter according to the blocks and reading left to right. This could potentially hurt the child's understanding of the sounds and correct spelling of the word.
Despite that concern, I think utilizing this type of instructional tool would be very helpful in my tutoring sessions. In undergraduate, during different field placements, I would do letter box lessons one on one with students during guided reading. I found great results from doing these types of phonemic assessments with students one on one. I would also recommend to use tiles that have the letters on them. That way, the student is observing the correct spelling of the word along with the main focus of the lesson, to understand how many sounds are in the word. I will try to utilize this in my own tutoring sessions next week. I think my student would benefit from this type of hands on learning.
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