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The Letterbox Lesson

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Students analyze phoneme sequence in a word. They spell words using phoneme analysis and read new words using phoneme analysis.

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decoding, phonemes, phonemic awareness, phonics

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decoding, phonemes, english language arts
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Grade
2nd - 3rd
Subjects
English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
Instructional Strategy
Skills Practice
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