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Phonics They Use Patricia Cunningham pages 52-57 This lesson (found on pages 52-54) will teach
students to distinguish dr from d, then tr from t,
finally tr from dr. Before teaching blends, it is critical
that your students know at least one (although, tow is better) word that
begins with that blend. Know words will function as key words in helping
them remember the letter-sound associations. Make three columns; head one with d,
one with r, and one with dr. Write a known word or two under
each column. Give each child a d card and a r card. Have
the children read the known words under each column. d r dr down run dragon dog right draw Have the children hold up the d or r or both
dr as you say the words. Call on someone who has it right. Here are some words: drive drink dish drew duck drop dentist rocks raw drag rocket drill dip dig dark rain Do a similar lesson for tr, heading
three columns with known words (ten, tail, run, right, train, tree) and
then having the children respond by showing the appropriate letters. If
children give the wrong response, tell them what word it would be without
or with the r. track trunk rash time trip true tip tail trail ten trap trick ring rip trash traffic Next do a lesson in which you call out words
with d, r, t, tr, and dr. Head five columns with the known
words and give all students the letters d, r, and t. Try
to call out some words where the beginning sound is what differentiates
them. Here are some possible words: Rick dry rip troop tick try tip droop trick trip Dick drip
Another Approach to Blends This lesson is from Pat Cunningham=s Phonics
They Use book, pages 54-55. For some children it is easier to blend
a letter on to a word they already know. To show children this alternative
way of looking at words that begin with blends, write some words on the
board which can be changed by adding a single letter. Make five columns
on the board, and have the students make five columns on their paper.
Head the columns with the words ran, ray, Rick, ride and have the
students write these words two more times. These kind of word-manipulative
activities are important for children because as they add or take away
letters and create new words they can read and write, they gain some control
over this mysterious English spelling. ran ran ran ray ray ray Rick rick rick rip rip rip ride ride ride Tell them that they can make two new words
by adding a letter to the beginning of ran. Have the students add b
and have the word bran identified. Then, add F, and have the name
Fran identified. ran Fran bran ray pray tray Rick brick trick rip grip drip ride pride bride here are some more words: lump-clump-plump-slump lot-clot-blot-plot-slot lay-play-clay lack-black-clack-slack lick-click-slick Another lesson is to write words then add another letter to the end of all the words: an and men mend Ben bend car card Stan stand bar bark bun bunk sun sunk pin pink thin think |
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