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Tips for Teaching: Word Recognition
Learning to read can be exhilarating for some pupils, but for others, it's difficult to get past the frustration of not knowing how to read a particular word. A tutoring resource provides several ways to guide class members into...
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Bee a Good Reader
Being able to distinguish between the sounds for short vowel e and long vowel e is an important skill. Young readers are introduced to the /ee/ vowel pattern that makes the long vowel sound. They practice reading and identifying a...
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Odd One Out
There is one object that doesn't belong in each of these sets. Scholars circle the one that doesn't rhyme, listening for the /o/ vowel sound (long and short) in the others. They connect two of the objects to printing practice,...
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Color the Bubbles Long And Short Vowel E
Can your learners distinguish between the long and short e sound? Here they color the words with the long /e/ yellow and the words with short /e/ purple.
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Oh Deer!
In this identifying the long o sound words activity, students observe a puzzle with words written on each piece, color the words with long o sounds brown, and the remaining words green. Students color 17 puzzle pieces.
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Mr. Cloak Loads his Boat with Oats
First graders distinguish between the sounds for short vowel o and long vowel o. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds, with a particular emphasis on /oa/. They practice reading and identifying a...
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Lesson Plan: Long Vowel Phoneme "oa"
Students read The Toad and The Goat, discuss main idea and story sequence, and identify rhyming words with the "oa" sound.
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School-Home Links: Long Vowel/Same Endings
In this long vowel sound activity, 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 cake on the...
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Bud and June
For this identifying words with short and long "u" sounds worksheet, learners observe pictures, write their names, and count the short and long "u" words. Students write 10 answers.
Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk, University of Texas at Austin
Lesson 7 - Letter Combinations
Individually, letters have their own sounds, but when combined with other letters, those sounds completely change. Introduce letter combinations with a lesson that asks learners to search for combinations in familiar words and use oral...
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Poems: Itsy Bitsy Spider
Act out the "Itsy Bitsy Spider" rhyme with youngsters. Learners observe visual instructions before completing the corresponding actions, then draw the spider into a scene. Finally, they write down rhyming words that have the ai...
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Long Vowel - Letter U
In this recognizing words with the long "U" sound instructional activity, students observe pictures, say their names, and write the letter "u" to complete each of the words. Students write 4 answers.
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Color and Read Long Vowel Words
In this long vowel worksheet, students read and color 8 words with long vowel sounds. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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The Long A Sound
Budding readers complete three different series of exercises where they write down four, then three, and finally two words that rhyme from the word box. A great way to practice reading, rhyming, and printing skills.
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Long I Sound
In this letter i worksheet, 1st graders will read pictures that have the letter i sound. Students will then trace 8 words before drawing a line from the word to the correct picture it represents.
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Long A Words
In this long a worksheet, students circle pictures whose names begin with the long A sound. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Long E Words Matching Game
In this long e words learning exercise, students cut out long e words and the pictures they go with, and then match them up together. Students complete 8 matches.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
We Can Work It Out: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 7)
Listen, look, speak, and move are the routine steps of the English language development lessons found in a We Can Work It Out themed unit. Language proficiency is reinforced through picture cards, poems, and grand discussions about...
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The Coat Got Soaked on the Boat
This silly story of a family, their pet goat, a coat, and boat will capture your pupils' attention as they work on the long /o/ sound, the oa digraph, and reading comprehension.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Fluency: Word Parts, Speedy Syllables
Prefixes, affixes, roots, and word parts are the focus of a lesson designed to boost scholars' speed and accuracy. Peers work collaboratively to time one another while reading word cards. Answers, scores, and times are recorded to track...
Starfall
Sky Ride
For this long /i/ sound instructional activity, students circle the words with the long /i/ sound and then write each word in the blank to match the picture.
Starfall
Jake's Tale
In this phonics activity, students circle and write 4 words with the long /a/ sound.
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Make a Word—Long /e/
In this printing practice worksheet, students trace and then print four words that have the long /e/ sound. Students then write a sentence with one of the words.
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Sounds and Letters: ai
Review reading skills with your class using this colorful presentation. Learners read a series of words missing the letter i. They add the letter and read the new word. It is a quick and simple review of the topic. Note: The...