Lessons tagged with "reading+foundational+skills"
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.
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.
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.
Identify the Meaning of Suffixes
- Grade:
- 3
- Subject:
- English Language Arts
This reading foundational skills lesson covers the use of suffixes. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will identify the meaning and appropriate use of words based on their suffix.