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c/k | Phonics Lesson | Introduction and Revision

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What Is a Blend? | br, cr, dr, fr | Writing & Reading Skills for Kids | Phonics Song | Jack Hartmann

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Rhyming Words | Monsters Learn English | Scratch Garden

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https://www.readingrockets.org/reading-101/how-children-learn-read/models-reading

Reading%20Strategies%20for%20Early%20Literacy%20Handouts

Cunningham, P. M. (2011). Best practices in teaching phonological awareness and phonics. Best practices in literacy instruction, 4, 199-223.

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Phonics, Phonemic Awareness, & Phonological Awareness: Ultimate Guide

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Confused about what phonics, phonemic awareness, and phonological awareness are? I break down each of these in this ultimate guide.

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Epic books is a great Differentiation for ELL learners because it has books in other languages. As well as having books read to them or reading them on their own.

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Instantly access over 40,000 of the best books & videos for kids on Epic

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Get unlimited access to 40,000 of the best books, audiobooks, videos, & more for kids 12 and under. Try it free.

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Scavenger hunt at home activity.

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The treasure hunt should be a workout for the brain with hints that require some thinking. Rhyming clues have built-in kid appeal. Here's a list of clues about ordinary household items.

1. I have four legs, but I don't have feet.
I come in handy when it's time to eat.

2. My job is to put an end to sleep,
Which I do with music, a buzz, or a beep.

3. For fast heating or cooking, I am tops.
And, oh, that good smell when my popcorn pops!

4. I'm packed really full of boxes and cans.
I may hold a broom or a mop or a dustpan.

5. Flour and sugar and coffee and tea,
I keep these handy but hard to see.

6. I can take you to places you've never seen,
But first, type your password in on my screen.

7. I'm loaded and unloaded, but I'm not a truck.
Having a helper like me is a great piece of luck.

8. I rain on you when you need a scrub.
I'm very much like my friend the tub.

9. I make it possible to have fresh food.
Everyone agrees I'm one cool dude.

10. Watching your favorites is lots of fun.
But don't watch too much! Kids need to run.

11. I never get angry, but I do get hot.
I'm the perfect place for a pan or a pot.

12. It's my job to give all your clothes a tumble,
Which I do while making a bit of a rumble.

13. I have a round knob and also a lock.
Visitors and salesmen may give me a knock.

14. I'm one part chair and one part bed.
Up with your feet and down with your head.

15. I take your clothes for quite a spin.
But first, they get wet. That's how I begin.

16. I'm filled with feathers or other soft fluff.
To sleep without me can be quite tough.

17. Turn me on, and I'll give you a light.
I'm used some in the daytime but mostly at night.

18. A story, they say, can take you away,
But a book still needs a place to stay.

19. I have drawers and also a nice flat top.
For homework I'm helpful-keep working, don't stop!

20. I'm hungry! I'm hungry! Please feed me a slice.
I'll spit it back out all brown and nice.

21. I'm not a selfie, but I do show faces.
Find me in bathrooms and a few other places.

22. Adults go here when they first wake
And at other times when they need a break.

23. Most every day, you step on me.
All I require is a bend of your knee.

24. I go round and round and get really hot.
In larger families, I'm used quite a lot.

25. I'm paper, but I'm not used for writing a letter.
The spot by your potty suits me much better!

26. I have hands but no arms and also a face.
And my hands always move at the same steady pace.

27. I may have eyes, but I really can't see.
People love to make fries out of me.

28. The more I dry, the wetter I get.
A little one can be used for soaking up sweat.

29. I hold all the words you need to know.
Use me to make your vocabulary grow.

30. I'm never wicked, but I do have a wick.
I come in all sizes, from skinny to thick.

Answers: 1. Kitchen or dining table, 2. Alarm clock, 3. Microwave, 4. Pantry, 5. Kitchen canisters, 6. Computer, 7. Dishwasher, 8. Shower, 9. Refrigerator, 10. Television, 11. Kitchen stove, 12. Clothes dryer, 13. Front door, 14. Recliner, 15. Clothes washer, 16. Bed pillow, 17. Lamp, 18. Bookshelf, 19. Desk, 20. Toaster, 21. Mirror, 22. Coffee maker, 23. Stairs, 24. Clothes dryer, 25. Toilet paper, 26. Clock, 27. Potato, 28. Towel, 29. Dictionary, 30. Candle

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The treasure hunt should be a workout for the brain with hints that require some thinking. Rhyming clues have built-in kid appeal. Here's a list of clues about ordinary household items. I have four legs, but I don't have feet.I come in handy when it's time to eat.

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SCAVENGER HUNT- Walk around the house and find things that rhyme, Put them in a rhyming bag and see who in the house can come up with the most rhyming object pairs. This is a fun engaging activity. This is also in cooperating physical movement, play, and Literacy skills into one activity.

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You can use Teach Your Monster To Read. This is a game that allows the students to learn and progress through levels that are all literacy based and it scaffolds so you can't move on till you mastered the last skill. This is great for differentiating because it builds off their own successes.

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Teach Your Monster: Free Phonics, Reading and Mathematics Games

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Help children learn with our free, award-winning reading, mathematics and phonics games.

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Scaffolding instruction is important for all children and especially those that need some extra support. Differentiation would be using visuals, translating in another language for ELL students, alternating the list of words based on the child's development, Small group instruction for reinforcement. Working on a skill and using progress monitoring every ten days to monitor success and progress before moving onto the next skill.

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Rhyming game

Identify Rhyming words

Blending onsets and rime

breaking down syllables

Deleting a syllable

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Spelling games such as practice spelling tests, Sounding out words, making new words out of one word by replacing a letter, taking on away or adding one. Segmenting with sound boxes or Playdoh smashing.

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Matching letter to the sound games.

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It is like the umbrella that covers phonemic awareness and all its skills. Word awareness, Onset and Rhyme, identifying phonemes, syllable identification.

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The ability to work with, hear, say, and identify phonemes as well as manipulate them such as breaking them down, sound replacement and deletion techniques.

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Phonics is the blending of letters that come together to make a single sound.