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Week 30, Day 1

Reintroduce oi

Activity Type: Reintroduce
Activity Form: Standard
Grade: K, 1, 2
Group Size: Small Group, Whole Class
Length: 10 minutes
Materials:

Goal: Given a printed letter combination, the student can say its sound ( ai -> /ay/ )
Items: oi

What to do

  1. Write the letters oi on the board; make them at least a foot tall. Alternatively, use a letter card large enough for the whole group to see easily.
  2. Remember these two letters that stick together? Let's review the sound for these letters. Anyone: what's the sound? Good: /oy/. Remember, it's the sound in the middle of the word boil: /oy/. What's the sound?
  3. Look for students who are not saying the sound. Ask them: What's the sound? Look for students who are making the wrong sound and model the sound for them until they have it right. Well done everyone.
  4. Erase oi. Now write a mix of 12 letters and letter combinations on the board, arranged randomly: 4 of the items should be oi and they should be interspersed with 8 other items dissimilar in appearance to oi, such as ph and ir.
  5. When I point to the letters we just learned, say their sound. When I point to anything else, you have to stay quiet. My turn first. Point to a series of items and either say the sound or make a performance of saying nothing, as appropriate.
  6. Your turn. Ready? Point to items randomly, holding on each one for a few seconds.
  7. If a student says the sound for one of the other items (not oi), point to oi and say: You only need to make a sound for these letters. When I point to anything else, stay quiet. Ready? Look for individuals who are saying nothing when you point to oi. Have those students try items individually until they have it (but don’t call only on struggling students). Keep going until everyone has the new sound.

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Letter combination accuracy: th .. oi

Activity Type: Build Accuracy
Activity Form: Standard
Grade: K, 1, 2
Group Size: Small Group, Whole Class
Length: 5 minutes
Materials:

  • Multiple copies of letter combination cards (print them here)
  • One container such as a hat or bag for every eight students in the group
Goal: Given printed letter combinations, the student can discriminate between them and say the sound of each ( sh -> /sh/ )
Items: All letter combinations learned so far

What to do

  1. Put a mix of letter combination cards in a hat or bag that students will pass around the classroom, draw a card from it, and say the sound for that combo. The cards should be a mix of all combinations learned so far, weighted towards the most recently learned letter combinations. You will need at least one bag for every eight or so students in the group, else students will quickly become distracted.
  2. (You can also do this activity with half the cards showing the single most recently learned letter combination, say sh, and the other half showing combinations the students have not yet learned, such as ai. In that version of the activity, you ask students to say /sh/ or not /sh/ depending on what letter combination they draw.)
  3. Now let’s play a game. We’re going to take turns to pull a card from this bag and say the sound of the letters. These are all letters that stick together, so say just one sound when you draw a card. My turn first.
  4. Draw a card, pause, show the letter combination to the students, then say its sound.
  5. Then, I put the card back in the bag and pass it to my neighbor. Pass the bag to a student who is likely to get the answer correctly. Make sure they show the card to the other students. Remind them to put the card back and shake the bag, and then pass it to the next student.
  6. As soon as it's clear that the students get the idea, you can introduce the other bags to speed things up. Each time, draw the first card yourself. Circulate around the group making sure everyone is performing the activity correctly.
  7. If students don’t know a card, say it for them, then ask them to say it. Then, have them draw another card and try again. If they continue to have trouble, make a note in an Activity Log and move on. Try to make sure the last letter combination they draw before passing the bag on is one they name correctly and praise them strongly.
  8. Keep going until everyone has had at least one turn.

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Irregular word fluency: your .. look

Activity Type: Build Fluency
Activity Form: Standard
Grade: K, 1, 2, 3
Group Size: Small Group, Whole Class
Length: 10 minutes
Materials: Irregular word index cards (print them here)
Goal: Given a printed irregular word, say its sound with automaticity ( irregword -> "irregword" )
Items: All irregular words learned so far

What to do

  1. Assemble a stack of word index cards. The cards should be a mix of all irregular words learned so far. (Optionally, once students are comfortable with irregular words, you can include some regular words in the pack too.)
  2. Now let's play a game. We're going to try to go through this stack of cards as fast as we can saying the word on each card. Let's see how fast we can go. My turn first.
  3. Next, model taking the top card of the stack, showing it to the students, and saying the word after a pause. Continue through the stack.
  4. Do you think you can go faster than I did? Call on a single student in the group, starting with a student you think may be slower. Show the first card: What's the word? If the student is incorrect, correct him, have him repeat your answer, and move to the next card. Praise correct answers.
  5. Select the next quicker student and repeat until all students in the group have worked through the stack.
  6. Okay, now let's go faster. Shuffle the stack of cards and repeat with students in the same order, but encouraging them to go faster.
  7. If time and focus allow, shuffle and repeat at an even faster pace.
  8. For students who struggle, give them help and make a note in an Activity Log.

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Introduce word families: -est, -ill

Activity Type: Introduce
Activity Form: Standard
Grade: 1
Group Size: Small Group, Whole Class
Length: 10 minutes
Materials: Print word cards here
Goal: Given a written word with the same rime as a known word, the student can say the new word ( knowing back - > "back", read sack -> "sack", black -> "black", etc. )
Items: -est, -ill

What to do

  1. Print or write word cards for words ending in -est (best, rest, vest, pest, west, chest, zest, nest, test) and -ill (fill, will, Jill, mill, hill, pill, grill, chill, spill, thrill). You can get more word suggestions and print index card-sized words here. Start with best and fill.
  2. Here's a word you know how to read. Sound it out with me: beeessst, best. Put best at the top of one column. Here's another word you know how to read. Sound it out too: fffiiilll, fill. Put fill at the top of a second column to the right of best.
  3. Now we're going to play a matching game. My turn first. Here's a new word. Show hill. Does this word have the same ending as the first word here? Hold hill below best. Or this word? Hold hill below fill. Hmmm. Hold hill below each of the other words again as you consider it. I think it has the same ending as this word, so I'm going to put it here. Place hill below fill. Do you agree?
  4. Now that I've matched the word, I read from the top of that list: fill, hill. They rhyme! Fill, hill. That's because they have the same letters at the end. Do you see? Point to the endings as you read the -ill words again.
  5. Okay, now it's your turn to play the matching game. Ready? Select another word card such as vest. Does this word have the same ending as this word or these words? Hold vest below each of the word columns in turn. Wait for students to agree. If a student does not answer, ask her what she thinks. Then put the word in the correct column.
  6. Now we read each word in that list: best, vest. They rhyme because they have the same ending.
  7. Continue with other -est and -ill word cards. Remember to have students read down the matching list each time.
  8. Watch for students who are struggling or not taking part. Call on a mix of several students, some who aren't correctly matching words and some who are. Make a note of students who continue to have trouble in an Activity Log.



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Week 30, Day 2

Introduce oy

Activity Type: Introduce
Activity Form: Standard
Grade: K, 1, 2
Group Size: Small Group, Whole Class
Length: 10 minutes
Materials: Letter card (print it here)
Goal: Given a printed letter combination, the student can say its sound ( ai -> /ay/ )
Items: oy

What to do

  1. Write the letters oy on the board; make them at least a foot tall. Alternatively, use a letter card large enough for the whole group to see easily.
  2. Some letters stick together, so they make one sound even though they are two letters. Here are two letters that stick together. The sound for these letters is /oy/. It's the sound at the end of the word boy: /oy/. What's the sound?
  3. Did you notice that it's the same sound as these letters make? Write oi next to oy on the board. What's the sound?
  4. Look for students who are not saying the sound. Ask them: What's the sound? Look for students who are making the wrong sound and model the sound for them until they have it right. Well done everyone.
  5. Erase oy and oi. Now write a mix of 12 letters and letter combinations on the board, arranged randomly: 4 of the items should be oy and they should be interspersed with 8 other items dissimilar in appearance to oy such as ph and ea.
  6. When I point to the letters we just learned, say their sound. When I point to anything else, you have to stay quiet. My turn first. Point to a series of items and either say the sound or make a performance of saying nothing, as appropriate.
  7. Your turn. Ready? Point to items randomly, holding on each one for a few seconds.
  8. If a student says the sound for one of the other items (not oy), point to oy and say: You only need to make a sound for these letters. When I point to anything else, stay quiet. Ready? Look for individuals who are saying nothing when you point to oy. Have those students try items individually until they have it (but don’t call only on struggling students). Keep going until everyone has the new sound.

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Letter combination fluency: th .. oi

Activity Type: Build Fluency
Activity Form: Standard
Grade: K, 1, 2
Group Size: Small Group
Length: 10 minutes
Materials: Multiple copies of large letter combination cards (print them here)
Goal: Given a printed letter combination, the student can say its sound with automaticity ( ai -> /ay/ )
Items: All letter combinations learned so far

What to do

  1. Assemble a stack of letter combination cards large enough for the group to see. The cards should be a mix of all combinations learned so far. It's a good idea to include multiple copies of any cards that students struggle with.
  2. Now let's play a game. We're going to try to go through this stack of cards as fast as we can saying the correct sound. These are all letters that stick together, so say just one sound when you draw a card. Let's see how fast we can go. My turn first.
  3. Next, model taking the top card of the stack, showing it to the students, and saying its sound after a pause. Continue through the stack.
  4. Do you think you can go faster than I did? (Or, if students are still mastering the sounds, Do you think you can go through the stack without making a mistake?) Call on a single student in the group. Show the first card: What's the sound? If the student is incorrect, correct the student, have him or her repeat your answer, and move to the next card. Praise correct answers.
  5. Select the next student, shuffle the stack, and repeat until all students in the group have worked through it.
  6. Okay, now let's go faster. Shuffle the stack of cards and then repeat with students in the same order, but encouraging them to go faster.
  7. If time and focus allow, shuffle and repeat at an even faster pace.
  8. For students who struggle, give them help and make a note in an Activity Log.

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Introduce multiple irregular words: two, could, some, first, who, now

Activity Type: Introduce
Activity Form: Standard
Grade: K, 1, 2, 3
Group Size: Small Group, Whole Class
Length: 10 minutes
Materials: Irregular Words II index cards (print them here)
Goal: Given a printed irregular word, say its sound ( irregword -> "irregword" )
Items: The set of irregular words for this lesson

What to do

  1. Let's meet some more words that try to trick you: when you try to sound them out, it doesn't work.
  2. Write the first irregular word--take your as an example--on the board in letters at least a foot high or, for a small group, show students the index card printed word. This word is your. What's the word? That's right. Can you spell your? Help students spell the word. Right. What word did you spell? Correct: Your.
  3. Continue with the other irregular words you are introducing for this session.
  4. Now create a random arrangement of the new words on the board. Here are all the words we just learned. When I point to a word, say it. My turn first. Point to a series of words and read them.
  5. Your turn. Ready? Point to words randomly, holding on each one for a few seconds. Have students respond as a group, and then give students individual turns. If students attempt to sound out a word before saying it, say: Remember, these are trick words, so you can't sound them out. Can you say this word without sounding out? Try it.
  6. If students mispronounce a word, model the correct way to say it and have them try again. Keep going until everyone has it.

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Word families accuracy: -ack, -ay, -ine

Activity Type: Build Accuracy
Activity Form: Standard
Grade: 1
Group Size: Small Group, Whole Class
Length: 6 minutes
Materials: Print word cards here
Goal: Given a written word with the same rime as a known word, the student can say the new word ( knowing back - > "back", read sack -> "sack", black -> "black", etc. )
Items: The words specified in the lesson titles, here

What to do

  1. Print or write word cards for words ending with three different rimes. Here we'll assume you are using back (for -ack words), say (for -ay words), and nine (for -ine words). You can get word suggestions and print index card-sized words for each rime here. Put each word at the head of a list, making sure all students can see them.
  2. Can you read these words with me? Support students as necessary to read the words. For example, they may need reminding of the sound ay makes, or that the silent e in nine makes the i say its name.
  3. Now we're going to play the matching game. My turn first. Here's a new word. Show pay, for example. Does this word have the same ending as the first word here? Hold pay below back. Or this word? Hold pay below say. Or maybe this word? Hold pay below nine. Hmmm. Hold pay below each of the other words again as you consider it. I think it has the same ending as this word, so I'm going to put it here. Place pay below say. Do you agree?
  4. Now that I've matched the word, I read from the top of that list: say, pay. They rhyme! Say, pay. That's because they have the same letters at the end. Do you see? Point to the endings as you read the -ay words again.
  5. Okay, now it's your turn to play the matching game. Ready? Select another word card and hold it below each of the word columns in turn, asking whether the ending matches. Wait for students to agree. If a student does not answer, ask him what he thinks. Then put the word in the correct list. Now ask students to read each word in that list.
  6. Continue with other word cards. Remember to have students read down the matching list each time.
  7. Introduce words with initial blends or digraphs such as black, play, and shine once students have gotten the hang of the activity.
  8. Watch for students who are struggling or not taking part. Call on a mix of several students, some who aren't correctly matching words and some who are. Make a note of students who continue to have trouble in an Activity Log.

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Week 30, Day 3

Reintroduce oy

Activity Type: Reintroduce
Activity Form: Standard
Grade: K, 1, 2
Group Size: Small Group, Whole Class
Length: 10 minutes
Materials: Letter card (print it here)
Goal: Given a printed letter combination, the student can say its sound ( ai -> /ay/ )
Items: oy

What to do

  1. Write the letters oy on the board; make them at least a foot tall. Alternatively, use a letter card large enough for the whole group to see easily.
  2. Remember these two letters that stick together? Let's review the sound for these letters. Anyone: what's the sound? Good: /oy/. Remember, it's the sound at the end of the word boy: /oy/. What's the sound?
  3. Do you remember that it's the same sound as these letters make? Write oi next to oy on the board. What's the sound?
  4. Look for students who are not saying the sound. Ask them, What's the sound? Look for students who are making the wrong sound and model the sound for them until they have it right. Well done everyone.
  5. Erase oy and oi. Now write a mix of 12 letters and letter combinations on the board, arranged randomly: 4 of the items should be oy and they should be interspersed with 8 other items dissimilar in appearance to oy such as ar and sh.
  6. When I point to the letters we just learned, say their sound. When I point to anything else, you have to stay quiet. My turn first. Point to a series of items and either say the sound or make a performance of saying nothing, as appropriate.
  7. Your turn. Ready? Point to items randomly, holding on each one for a few seconds.
  8. If a student says the sound for one of the other items (not oy), point to oy and say, You only need to make a sound for these letters. When I point to anything else, stay quiet. Ready? Look for individuals who are saying nothing when you point to oy. Have those students try items individually until they have it (but don’t call only on struggling students). Keep going until everyone has the new sound.

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Letter combination accuracy: th .. oy

Activity Type: Build Accuracy
Activity Form: Standard
Grade: K, 1, 2
Group Size: Small Group, Whole Class
Length: 5 minutes
Materials:

  • Multiple copies of letter combination cards (print them here)
  • One container such as a hat or bag for every eight students in the group
Goal: Given printed letter combinations, the student can discriminate between them and say the sound of each ( sh -> /sh/ )
Items: All letter combinations learned so far

What to do

  1. Put a mix of letter combination cards in a hat or bag that students will pass around the classroom, draw a card from it, and say the sound for that combo. The cards should be a mix of all combinations learned so far, weighted towards the most recently learned letter combinations. You will need at least one bag for every eight or so students in the group, else students will quickly become distracted.
  2. (You can also do this activity with half the cards showing the single most recently learned letter combination, say sh, and the other half showing combinations the students have not yet learned, such as ai. In that version of the activity, you ask students to say /sh/ or not /sh/ depending on what letter combination they draw.)
  3. Now let’s play a game. We’re going to take turns to pull a card from this bag and say the sound of the letters. These are all letters that stick together, so say just one sound when you draw a card. My turn first.
  4. Draw a card, pause, show the letter combination to the students, then say its sound.
  5. Then, I put the card back in the bag and pass it to my neighbor. Pass the bag to a student who is likely to get the answer correctly. Make sure they show the card to the other students. Remind them to put the card back and shake the bag, and then pass it to the next student.
  6. As soon as it's clear that the students get the idea, you can introduce the other bags to speed things up. Each time, draw the first card yourself. Circulate around the group making sure everyone is performing the activity correctly.
  7. If students don’t know a card, say it for them, then ask them to say it. Then, have them draw another card and try again. If they continue to have trouble, make a note in an Activity Log and move on. Try to make sure the last letter combination they draw before passing the bag on is one they name correctly and praise them strongly.
  8. Keep going until everyone has had at least one turn.

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Reintroduce multiple irregular words: two, could, some, first, who, now

Activity Type: Reintroduce
Activity Form: Standard
Grade: K, 1, 2, 3
Group Size: Small Group, Whole Class
Length: 5 minutes
Materials: Irregular Words II index cards (print them here)
Goal: Given a printed irregular word, say its sound ( irregword -> "irregword" )
Items: The set of irregular words for this lesson

What to do

  1. Arrange all the new irregular words on the board.
  2. Let's review these words. Pay attention because they are trick words.
  3. Point to each word in turn, model its sound, and have students repeat.
  4. Next, point to words randomly and let students say the word without your help. Give students individual turns. If students attempt to sound out a word before saying it, say: Remember, these are trick words, so you can't sound them out. Can you say this word without sounding out? Try it.
  5. If students mispronounce a word, model the correct way to say it and have them try again. Keep going until everyone has mastered these words.
  6. If time allows, to help students 'deep process' a word, ask an individual student, Can you make a sentence with the word around in it? Select a different word from today's set for each student. An alternative formulation you can use for variety is, I'll say the first part of a sentence and you have to make up an ending for it: The dog ran around and around the oak tree because... Student: ...there was a squirrel in it.

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Introduce double-letter words: fill, miss, egg, fizz, pull

Activity Type: Introduce
Activity Form: Standard
Grade: 1
Group Size: Small Group, Whole Class
Length: 8 minutes
Materials: Double-letter word index cards (print them here)
Goal: Given a written word with a double letter, the student can say the word ( fill -> "fill" ).
Items: fill, miss, egg, fizz, pull

What to do

  1. Write the word fill on the board or use an index card (here). Here's a weird word. It's weird because it has the same letter twice, but you only make that letter's sound once. Sound it out with me: fffiiilll-lll. Exaggerate the double-letter. That's a lot of /lll/ because this word has a double l--there are two letter l's.
  2. Now we say the word fast, but only say the /l/ once. My turn first: fill.
  3. Now your turn. Show students the word miss. Sound out this word. Ready? Mmmiiisss-sss. Now say it fast, but remember: only say the double letter once. Students: miss. Good!
  4. Repeat with egg, fizz, pull.
  5. Watch for students who are not joining in and give them an individual turn. If they continue to struggle, make a note in an Activity Log.



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Week 30, Day 4

Introduce wr

Activity Type: Introduce
Activity Form: Standard
Grade: K, 1, 2
Group Size: Small Group, Whole Class
Length: 10 minutes
Materials:

Goal: Given a printed letter combination, the student can say its sound ( ai -> /ay/ )
Items: wr

What to do

  1. Write the letters wr on the board; make them at least a foot tall. Alternatively, use a letter card large enough for the whole group to see easily.
  2. Some letters stick together, so they make one sound even though they are two letters. Here are two letters that stick together. The sound for these letters is /rrr/. It's the same as the sound of the letter r--the sound at the start of the word wrap: /rrr/. What's the sound?
  3. Look for students who are not saying the sound. Ask them: What's the sound? Look for students who are making the wrong sound and model the sound for them until they have it right. Well done everyone.
  4. Erase wr. Now write a mix of 12 letters and letter combinations on the board, arranged randomly: 4 of the items should be wr and they should be interspersed with 8 other items dissimilar in appearance to wr, such as oi and ch.
  5. When I point to the letters we just learned, say their sound. When I point to anything else, you have to stay quiet. My turn first. Point to a series of items and either say the sound or make a performance of saying nothing, as appropriate.
  6. Your turn. Ready? Point to items randomly, holding on each one for a few seconds.
  7. If a student says the sound for one of the other items (not wr), point to wr and say: You only need to make a sound for these letters. When I point to anything else, stay quiet. Ready? Look for individuals who are saying nothing when you point to wr. Have those students try items individually until they have it (but don’t call only on struggling students). Keep going until everyone has the new sound.

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Letter combination fluency: th .. oy

Activity Type: Build Fluency
Activity Form: Standard
Grade: K, 1, 2
Group Size: Small Group
Length: 10 minutes
Materials: Multiple copies of large letter combination cards (print them here)
Goal: Given a printed letter combination, the student can say its sound with automaticity ( ai -> /ay/ )
Items: All letter combinations learned so far

What to do

  1. Assemble a stack of letter combination cards large enough for the group to see. The cards should be a mix of all combinations learned so far. It's a good idea to include multiple copies of any cards that students struggle with.
  2. Now let's play a game. We're going to try to go through this stack of cards as fast as we can saying the correct sound. These are all letters that stick together, so say just one sound when you draw a card. Let's see how fast we can go. My turn first.
  3. Next, model taking the top card of the stack, showing it to the students, and saying its sound after a pause. Continue through the stack.
  4. Do you think you can go faster than I did? (Or, if students are still mastering the sounds, Do you think you can go through the stack without making a mistake?) Call on a single student in the group. Show the first card: What's the sound? If the student is incorrect, correct the student, have him or her repeat your answer, and move to the next card. Praise correct answers.
  5. Select the next student, shuffle the stack, and repeat until all students in the group have worked through it.
  6. Okay, now let's go faster. Shuffle the stack of cards and then repeat with students in the same order, but encouraging them to go faster.
  7. If time and focus allow, shuffle and repeat at an even faster pace.
  8. For students who struggle, give them help and make a note in an Activity Log.

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Irregular word fluency: your .. now

Activity Type: Build Fluency
Activity Form: Standard
Grade: K, 1, 2, 3
Group Size: Small Group, Whole Class
Length: 10 minutes
Materials: Irregular word index cards (print them here)
Goal: Given a printed irregular word, say its sound with automaticity ( irregword -> "irregword" )
Items: All irregular words learned so far

What to do

  1. Assemble a stack of word index cards. The cards should be a mix of all irregular words learned so far. (Optionally, once students are comfortable with irregular words, you can include some regular words in the pack too.)
  2. Now let's play a game. We're going to try to go through this stack of cards as fast as we can saying the word on each card. Let's see how fast we can go. My turn first.
  3. Next, model taking the top card of the stack, showing it to the students, and saying the word after a pause. Continue through the stack.
  4. Do you think you can go faster than I did? Call on a single student in the group, starting with a student you think may be slower. Show the first card: What's the word? If the student is incorrect, correct him, have him repeat your answer, and move to the next card. Praise correct answers.
  5. Select the next quicker student and repeat until all students in the group have worked through the stack.
  6. Okay, now let's go faster. Shuffle the stack of cards and repeat with students in the same order, but encouraging them to go faster.
  7. If time and focus allow, shuffle and repeat at an even faster pace.
  8. For students who struggle, give them help and make a note in an Activity Log.

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Double-letter word fluency: miss, puff, doll, Ann, hill, kiss, buzz, wall, chill

Activity Type: Build Fluency
Activity Form: Standard
Grade: 1
Group Size: Small Group, Whole Class
Length: 5 minutes
Materials: Double-letter word index cards (print them here)
Goal: Given a written word with a double letter, the student can say the word with automaticity ( fill -> "fill" ).
Items: Double-letter words such as fill, miss, egg, pull, tall, cliff, chill

What to do

  1. Assemble a stack of around 12 index cards with double-letter words printed on them. (Once students are comfortable with double-letter words, you might include in the pack some words the students already know.)
  2. Now let's play a game. We're going to try to go through this stack of cards as fast as we can, saying the word on each card. Let's see how fast we can go. Remember, sometimes a letter gets doubled--it appears twice--but you only say it once. My turn first.
  3. Next, model taking the top card of the stack, showing it to the students, and saying the word after a pause. Continue through the stack.
  4. Do you think you can go faster than I did? Call on a single student in the group, starting with a student you think may be slower. Show the first card: What's the word? If the student is incorrect, correct him, have him repeat your answer, and move to the next card. Praise correct answers.
  5. Select the next quicker student and repeat until all students in the group have worked through the stack.
  6. Okay, now let's go faster. Shuffle the stack of cards and repeat with students in the same order, but encourage them to go faster.
  7. If time and focus allow, shuffle and repeat at an even faster pace.
  8. For students who struggle, give them help and make a note in an Activity Log.

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Week 30, Day 5

Reintroduce wr

Activity Type: Reintroduce
Activity Form: Standard
Grade: K, 1, 2
Group Size: Small Group, Whole Class
Length: 10 minutes
Materials:

Goal: Given a printed letter combination, the student can say its sound ( ai -> /ay/ )
Items: wr

What to do

  1. Write the letters wr on the board; make them at least a foot tall. Alternatively, use a letter card large enough for the whole group to see easily.
  2. Remember these two letters that stick together? Let's review the sound for these letters. Anyone: what's the sound? Good: /rrr/. Remember, it's the same as the sound of the letter r--the sound at the start of the word wrap: /rrr/. What's the sound?
  3. Look for students who are not saying the sound. Ask them: What's the sound? Look for students who are making the wrong sound and model the sound for them until they have it right. Well done everyone.
  4. Erase wr. Now write a mix of 12 letters and letter combinations on the board, arranged randomly: 4 of the items should be wr and they should be interspersed with 8 other items dissimilar in appearance to wr, such as ph and ai.
  5. When I point to the letters we just learned, say their sound. When I point to anything else, you have to stay quiet. My turn first. Point to a series of items and either say the sound or make a performance of saying nothing, as appropriate.
  6. Your turn. Ready? Point to items randomly, holding on each one for a few seconds.
  7. If a student says the sound for one of the other items (not wr), point to wr and say: You only need to make a sound for these letters. When I point to anything else, stay quiet. Ready? Look for individuals who are saying nothing when you point to wr. Have those students try items individually until they have it (but don’t call only on struggling students). Keep going until everyone has the new sound.

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Letter combination accuracy: th .. wr

Activity Type: Build Accuracy
Activity Form: Standard
Grade: K, 1, 2
Group Size: Small Group, Whole Class
Length: 5 minutes
Materials:

  • Multiple copies of letter combination cards (print them here)
  • One container such as a hat or bag for every eight students in the group
Goal: Given printed letter combinations, the student can discriminate between them and say the sound of each ( sh -> /sh/ )
Items: All letter combinations learned so far

What to do

  1. Put a mix of letter combination cards in a hat or bag that students will pass around the classroom, draw a card from it, and say the sound for that combo. The cards should be a mix of all combinations learned so far, weighted towards the most recently learned letter combinations. You will need at least one bag for every eight or so students in the group, else students will quickly become distracted.
  2. (You can also do this activity with half the cards showing the single most recently learned letter combination, say sh, and the other half showing combinations the students have not yet learned, such as ai. In that version of the activity, you ask students to say /sh/ or not /sh/ depending on what letter combination they draw.)
  3. Now let’s play a game. We’re going to take turns to pull a card from this bag and say the sound of the letters. These are all letters that stick together, so say just one sound when you draw a card. My turn first.
  4. Draw a card, pause, show the letter combination to the students, then say its sound.
  5. Then, I put the card back in the bag and pass it to my neighbor. Pass the bag to a student who is likely to get the answer correctly. Make sure they show the card to the other students. Remind them to put the card back and shake the bag, and then pass it to the next student.
  6. As soon as it's clear that the students get the idea, you can introduce the other bags to speed things up. Each time, draw the first card yourself. Circulate around the group making sure everyone is performing the activity correctly.
  7. If students don’t know a card, say it for them, then ask them to say it. Then, have them draw another card and try again. If they continue to have trouble, make a note in an Activity Log and move on. Try to make sure the last letter combination they draw before passing the bag on is one they name correctly and praise them strongly.
  8. Keep going until everyone has had at least one turn.

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Introduce multiple irregular words: around, down, come, only, little, work

Activity Type: Introduce
Activity Form: Standard
Grade: K, 1, 2, 3
Group Size: Small Group, Whole Class
Length: 10 minutes
Materials: Irregular Words II index cards (print them here)
Goal: Given a printed irregular word, say its sound ( irregword -> "irregword" )
Items: The set of irregular words for this lesson

What to do

  1. Let's meet some more words that try to trick you: when you try to sound them out, it doesn't work.
  2. Write the first irregular word--take your as an example--on the board in letters at least a foot high or, for a small group, show students the index card printed word. This word is your. What's the word? That's right. Can you spell your? Help students spell the word. Right. What word did you spell? Correct: Your.
  3. Continue with the other irregular words you are introducing for this session.
  4. Now create a random arrangement of the new words on the board. Here are all the words we just learned. When I point to a word, say it. My turn first. Point to a series of words and read them.
  5. Your turn. Ready? Point to words randomly, holding on each one for a few seconds. Have students respond as a group, and then give students individual turns. If students attempt to sound out a word before saying it, say: Remember, these are trick words, so you can't sound them out. Can you say this word without sounding out? Try it.
  6. If students mispronounce a word, model the correct way to say it and have them try again. Keep going until everyone has it.

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Word families accuracy: -ail, -eed, -ore

Activity Type: Build Accuracy
Activity Form: Standard
Grade: 1
Group Size: Small Group, Whole Class
Length: 6 minutes
Materials: Print word cards here
Goal: Given a written word with the same rime as a known word, the student can say the new word ( knowing back - > "back", read sack -> "sack", black -> "black", etc. )
Items: The words specified in the lesson titles, here

What to do

  1. Print or write word cards for words ending with three different rimes. Here we'll assume you are using back (for -ack words), say (for -ay words), and nine (for -ine words). You can get word suggestions and print index card-sized words for each rime here. Put each word at the head of a list, making sure all students can see them.
  2. Can you read these words with me? Support students as necessary to read the words. For example, they may need reminding of the sound ay makes, or that the silent e in nine makes the i say its name.
  3. Now we're going to play the matching game. My turn first. Here's a new word. Show pay, for example. Does this word have the same ending as the first word here? Hold pay below back. Or this word? Hold pay below say. Or maybe this word? Hold pay below nine. Hmmm. Hold pay below each of the other words again as you consider it. I think it has the same ending as this word, so I'm going to put it here. Place pay below say. Do you agree?
  4. Now that I've matched the word, I read from the top of that list: say, pay. They rhyme! Say, pay. That's because they have the same letters at the end. Do you see? Point to the endings as you read the -ay words again.
  5. Okay, now it's your turn to play the matching game. Ready? Select another word card and hold it below each of the word columns in turn, asking whether the ending matches. Wait for students to agree. If a student does not answer, ask him what he thinks. Then put the word in the correct list. Now ask students to read each word in that list.
  6. Continue with other word cards. Remember to have students read down the matching list each time.
  7. Introduce words with initial blends or digraphs such as black, play, and shine once students have gotten the hang of the activity.
  8. Watch for students who are struggling or not taking part. Call on a mix of several students, some who aren't correctly matching words and some who are. Make a note of students who continue to have trouble in an Activity Log.

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