Unscrambling sentences is a widely used method to teach children the structure of sentences.
Learning to unscramble sentences helps poor readers to be better readers, writers, and helps them to be better organized in storing information. The benefits of this activity, Unscramble the Sentence, are listed below.
1) Unscramble the Sentence is a good activity to understand the patterns, sequences and structure of sentences.
This activity helps them to learn the basics of grammar. A good knowledge of sentence structure helps students to predict what comes next. They can become fluent readers and writers.
2) Emphasis on Capital letters at the beginning of a sentence and punctuation at the end.
Struggling readers often omit to start a sentence with a capital letter and they don’t use punctuation at the end of a sentence.Capital letter and punctuation are clues for unscrambling the sentences. The child is likely to be more aware of the use of capital letter and punctuation marks. This may be a good remedial measure for those who fail to use capital letters and punctuation.
3) Improvement in vocabulary and comprehension.
Any activity involving reading or writing improves vocabulary and comprehension. This activity also improves the vocabulary and comprehension of children. In this activity, frequently used words are only included and children can become familiar with commonly used words.
Some worksheets are provided below for Practice.
Practice Worksheets-
