Lessons tagged with "Phonics"
Isolate Final Sounds
- Grade:
- 1
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This phonics lesson practices isolating final sounds in words. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will practice isolating and pronouncing initial, medial vowels, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words. A word construction chart and extra resources are provided as well.
Read Words with Inflectional Form
- Grade:
- 1
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This reading vocabulary lesson focuses on reading words with inflectional forms. The lesson includes research-based strategies and questions that help prepare students for assessments. This lesson asks students to identify the inflectional form (-s, -ed, -ing), and practice reading the words. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.
Segment and Blend Sounds
- Grade:
- 1
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This phonics lesson focuses on segmenting and blending words. It will be helpful if students are already familiar with blending and segmenting of onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words. Students do not have a handout for this lesson. This lesson should focus on students’ phonological awareness, meaning they should only be listening to the words not reading them. Supplemental materials are included in this lesson, such as activities and other resources.
Decode Words
- Grade:
- 1
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This phonics lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will identify and use appropriate words and vocabulary based on subject matter and context. This lesson is the beginning level of decoding words (words containing only the phonetic code the student has already learned) and includes the following digraphs: th, sh, ch, wh, ck, and ng. Non-decodable words are not included because students must be taught the sounds of the different phonic patterns.
Distinguish Final Sounds in Words (N, T, G, M, S, P)
- Grade:
- 1
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This reading vocabulary lesson focuses on distinguishing final sounds in words. The lesson includes research-based strategies and questions that help prepare students for assessments. This lesson is a phonemic awareness/listening and speaking lesson. The lesson (with the help of pictures) practices identifying the final sound in a word. In addition to the lesson, there are five pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.
Segment Words
- Grade:
- 1
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This phonics lesson is focused on segmenting single-syllable words into phonemes. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. Students do not have a handout for this lesson. This lesson should focus on students’ phonological awareness, meaning they should only be listening to the words not reading them. Supplemental materials are provided for use with this lesson.
Isolate Initial Sounds
- Grade:
- 1
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This phonics lesson practices isolating initial sounds in words. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will practice isolating and pronouncing initial, medial vowels, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/. Rigor increased from kindergarten from the basic CVC pattern to more difficult word constructions that include consonant blends. A word construction chart and extra resources are provided as well.
Use Syllabication Rules
- Grade:
- 2
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This reading vocabulary lesson focuses on the use of syllabication rules. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students use syllabication rules to divide words into syllables. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.
Produce Rhyming Words
- Grade:
- K
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This phonics lesson gives students practice in producing rhyming words with short and long vowel sounds. Teacher instructions are included throughout the lesson.
Isolate Initial Sounds
- Grade:
- K
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This phonics lesson involves isolating the following sounds: /s/, /n/, /m/, /p/, /t/, /l/, /r/, /k/, /d/, /g/, /h/, /j/, /b/, /f/, /v/, /w/, /y/, /z/, /sh/, /ch/. This does not include CVCs ending with /1/, /r/, or /x/. In addition to the lesson, there are multiple pages of independent practice and review with questions modeled after the assessment items. Extra resources are provided.
Isolate Initial Sounds T, D, K, G
- Grade:
- K
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This Phonics lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for Common Core assessments Please read the additional teacher instructions provided in gray throughout the lesson. Lesson covers the following sounds /t/, /d/, /k/, and /g/.
Recognize Rhyming Words
- Grade:
- K
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This phonics lesson gives students practice in recognizing rhyming words with short and long vowel sounds. Teacher instructions are included throughout the lesson.
Isolate Final Sounds
- Grade:
- K
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This phonics lesson covers the following sounds: /t/, /p/, /n/, /m/, /s/, /k/, /g/, /d/, /b/, /f/, /v/, /z/, /sh/, /ch/, /th/, /ng/. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students should practice answering questions without prompting or support. Additional teacher instructions are included throughout the lesson.
Blend Words
- Grade:
- K
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This phonics lesson covers how to sort words into categories. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. Blending is presented as word play activities in Guided Practice 1 and beyond. This lesson should focus on students’ phonological awareness, meaning they should only be listening to the words not reading them. The terms onsets and rimes were purposely not used in this lesson due to the difficulty level for kindergartners.
Isolate Initial Sounds F, V, P, B
- Grade:
- K
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This phonics lesson involves isolating initial sounds in words. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will practice isolating and pronouncing initial sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words. Flashcards are provided as an extra resource.
Read High-Frequency Words
- Grade:
- K
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This phonics and word recognition lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. This lesson provides mini-concepts and skill developments for 24 high-frequency words. The words have been separated into groups of 3 and the order they are taught is at the discretion of the teacher. An extra practice table of high-frequency words is available in a separate file.
Isolate Initial Sounds M, N, L, R
- Grade:
- K
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This phonics lesson involves isolating initial sounds in words. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will practice isolating and pronouncing initial sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words. Flashcards are provided as an extra resource.
Read Words with D and M
- Grade:
- K
- Subject:
- English Language Development
This lesson is a part of the Launch to Literacy program.
Count Syllables
- Grade:
- K
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This phonics lesson gives students the opportunity to count syllables. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. For this lesson, students will need to be familiar with short and long vowel sounds.
Isolate Initial Sounds S, SH, CH, J
- Grade:
- K
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This phonics lesson is focused on segmenting single-syllable words into phonemes. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. Lesson covers the following sound /s/, /sh/, /ch/, and /j/. Flashcards for initial sounds are provided in a separate file.
Read Words with Initial Consonant Blends (Three Letters)
- Grade:
- Subject:
- English Language Development
Spell Words with Initial Three-Letter and Final Consonant Blends
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- Subject:
- English Language Development
Spell Words with Digraphs and Trigraph (sh, ti, ch, tch, th)
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- Subject:
- English Language Development
Read Words with Silent Letter Patterns [kn, dge, wr, mb]
- Grade:
- Subject:
- English Language Development
Read Words with the Letter Patterns a Silent e and i Silent e
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- Subject:
- English Language Development
Read Words with the Letter Pattern nk and the z Sound Spelled with s
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- Subject:
- English Language Development