Students build letter combination accuracy by reviewing the sound of the letter combination "igh." In this letter combination "igh" instructional activity, students practice taking turns saying a mix of 12 letter combinations, then...

Students explore phonetics by participating in a pronunciation activity. In this word sound instructional activity, students discuss the sound "ar" and identify words that commonly use the sound. Students listen to their teacher say...

Students explore word structure by participating in a word sound activity. In this vocabulary identification lesson, students discuss the sound that is made by the letters "ur" and in what words this sound is found. Students listen as...

Young scholars explore phonetics by participating in a pronunciation activity. In this vowels instructional activity, students identify words in the English language which contain the "ee" sound. Young scholars participate in an activity...

Students explore digraphs. They discuss the ay=/A/. Students learn a tongue twister to help them remember the ay=/A/ correspondence. They read a story and identify /A/ in spoken and written language. Students spell words using the ay=/A/.

Students explore phonetics by participating in a letter combination class activity. In this word sound lesson, students discuss the combination of the letter "al" and the sound it makes. Students listen as their teacher says several...

Pupils are reintroduced to the letter sound combination "ir" and review a mix of 12 letter  combinations on the board. In this "ir" lesson plan, students take turns practicing the pronunciation of the letter combination "ir"...

Student leaders direct students to pronounce letter combinations.  In this letter combination letter students build fluency by correctly sounding the words.  Students who have difficulty record the words in their activity log.

Students recognize that the /wr/ sound has the same sound a /rrr/.  In this /wr/ sound lesson, students locate the wr in a random chart of letter clusters.  Students pronounce the words with wr.

In this long vowel sound learning exercise, students read the words in the box that have long vowel sounds and the same endings. Students then divide the words according to their vowel sounds. They write words that rhyme with hay and...

Young scholars recognize that some letters stick together.  In this /ch/ lesson, students make the ch sound and identify words with that sound.  Young scholars take teacher cues but only pronounce the /ch/sound

Young scholars read and listen to various poems as they are read by different readers using different tones. They read "Jabberwocky" and in groups, determine what they think the nonsense words in the poem mean. The groups compare thier...

Students increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing chunking, decoding, and rereading, students complete an initial read of a novel text. Working with a partner, they read complete a timed...

First graders engage in a lesson plan on phonemic awareness. They practice skills that are considered essential for good reading to occur. The skills of letter recognition and corresponding the letter to its phoneme are taught.

Students complete a variety of activities to improve their reading fluency. They listen to the teacher do a book walk for the book "Jane and Babe," and observe the teacher modeling how to read quickly. In pairs they take turns timing...

Learners identify the digraphs in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion on the combinations of letters that comprise digraphs, students practice a tongue twister containing the digraph ay. They identify the digraph in...

Pupils first learn to decode when learning to read. Decoding each letter and phoneme in a sentence or even a short text takes a considerable amount of time. Students must drill to progress in the pace and level of their reading. In order...

Learners review the letter combination "ph" and its pronunciation. In this "ph" letter combination lesson, students practice a mix of 12 letter combinations on the board then take turns recognizing the proper sounds of the "ph" letter...

Second graders read a book as stated in the instructional activity and then reread the first two pages aloud modeling how not to read, without fluency and with no expression. Then they reread the same two pages again fluently and with...

Students become fluent readers by decoding words and practicing mastery of phoneme correspondences. They also practice repeated readings of texts along with timed readings of the book, "Pat's Jam." Each student interacts with a bulletin...

Students work to improve their reading fluency. They read and reread sentence strips to improve their speed and accuracy. They complete timed readings with a partner--one student reads and the other times him using a stopwatch. They...

In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate "ay" or "air" in them. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out words,...

In this review unit module for emergent readers, the instructor reviews how to pronounce words that incorporate "oy", "oi", "ay", and "air" in them. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can...

This site is an interactive quiz to assess knowledge of "ay" and "air" in words. The quiz is designed to follow the "Reading Bear: ay, air" lesson.