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aw and au words
In this pronunciation and vowel learning exercise, students practice unscrambling seventeen words that involve the aw and au sounds in words.
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Vowel Digraph Activities for au and aw
It can be awfully hard teaching young children how to read, but this phonics resource will make the job a little easier. Focusing on the au and aw vowel digraphs, this collection of engaging activities teaches beginning readers how to...
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The or Sound
Before using this vowel sounds crossword activity, be forewarned that the pronunciation here is based on British English, and will be confusing for American English speakers. Learners focus on the /or/ sound, examining five spelling...
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Reintroduce /au/
Practice decoding au words with your first and second graders. They state the sound of au when the teacher points to the corresponding letter combination, and remain silent when any other letter combination is displayed. Complete this...
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Vocabulary Building: -aw, -au Words 3
For this recognizing -aw and -au words worksheet, students write from dictation, unscramble, and create sentences using the words paw, straw, August, taught, law, and crawl. Students write eighteen answers.
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Diphthongs Au and Aw
In this aw and au words activity, 1st graders add the beginning and ending sounds to finish the spelling the aw and au words. Students write 7 words.
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Reintroduce /aw/
Students are reintroduced to the letter combination 'aw' and its sound. In this instructional activity on the 'aw' letter combination, students practice reciting a mix of 12 letter combinations on the board and take turns identifying...
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Introduce /aw/
Students investigate letter combinations focusing on /aw/. In this letter combination lesson, students examine /aw/ as letters that go together and make a sound. They look at images and sort items by whether they contain the /aw/ sound...
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Phonics: Forming New Sounds
For this phonics worksheet, students practice 2 new sounds, "aw" and "au" by reading silly sentences. Students circle the two letters that make the sound and write a sentence using "aw" words. Worksheet is designed to be signed by...
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Phonics: Variant Correspondences, Fishing for Vowel Digraphs
After teaching vowel digraphs, reinforce the concept with an activity! Young scholars fish from a pile of 60 cards to match words with the same sound. Featured vowel digraphs include ea, au, aw, ow, oa, ai, ay, and ee.
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Vowel Digraphs: ay, ai, au, aw, oa, ow
In this two-letter vowels activity, students complete 15 words by writing in the correct digraph: "ay," "ai," "au," "aw," "oa" or "ow." Students practice printing these digraphs.
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Vowels, Reading Fluency
Third graders practice identifying words with the short o vowel sound. They use the strategy will reading a page from The Hare and the Tortoise. They read the passage while focusing on increasing their reading fluency and practice...
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Language Tutorial
Fourth graders practice using vowel teams and pronunciations. In this language instructional activity, 4th graders complete visual, auditory, and phonemic drills, review spellings of words, and echo dictated words. Students also read...
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Daily Lesson Plan for a Struggling Reader
Strategy-based programs that are executed with consistency are the best for achieving growth in any learner with a learning disability. Here is a seven-step lesson plan that is highly structured and is intended to help learners with...
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7 Syllable Types - Classroom Posters
Review r-controlled words, open and closed vowels, and dipthongs with a set of classroom posters. Each page features one concept with a colorful illustration, an explanation, and a list of applicable words.