Content Objectives Activities Teacher s Guide Phonics & Reading for Students
Phonics & Reading for Students INTRODUCTION...3 LEARNING OBJECTIVES...3 INTENDED AUDIENCE...3 PRESENTING THE PROGRAM...4 REVIEW QUESTIONS...4 Intended for Intermediate Students Video Schoolhouse Video content licensed from Educational Activities Teacher s Guide New SVE, Inc. 6677 North Northwest Highway Chicago, IL 60631 800-829-1900 773-775-9550 fax: 800-624-1678 fax: 773-775-5091 CustServ@SVEmedia.com www.svemedia.com
Introduction... Help students become better readers with this all-inclusive series! Most effective when used together as a reading unit, the programs break down English words and provide viewers with easy-toremember rules. We encourage you to take advantage of the stopping points throughout each program to allow for student questions, review, and additional practice. The programs in Phonics & Reading for Students include: Alphabet & Keywords Short Vowels Long Vowels & Blends R-Controlled Vowels & Digraphs Diphthongs & Y as a Vowel Soft C & G and Prefixes & Suffixes Patterns & Exceptions Syllable Division Learning Objectives... After completing the series and practicing the language skills discussed in the programs, students will be able to: Use symbols to learn the alphabet; Practice syllable division by following the five syllable rules; Understand how a short vowel sound occurs and practice identifying short vowels in words; Understand why a long vowel sound occurs and practice identifying long vowel sounds in words; Provide examples of diphthongs and instances where y is a vowel; Recognize that often vowel sounds change when they come before r; Recognize words that follow the same sound and letter patterns, as well as exceptions; and Give examples of prefixes and suffixes and practice learning the meaning of words by examining their prefixes and suffixes. Intended Audience... This program is intended for intermediate (grades 4 through 6) students, as well as younger students and adults. 3
Presenting the Program... You may wish to follow this procedure in presenting the program. 1. Preview the program and familiarize yourself with this teacher s guide and the reproducible master(s). Review the learning objectives, discussion starters, and review questions. 2. Next, introduce students to the program, using the discussion starters to relate the upcoming information to their prior knowledge. 3. Have students complete the program in its entirety the first time. 4. Check for understanding by discussing and reviewing the program s content and concepts, using the review questions in this teacher s guide as an outline. 5. If time permits, allow students to complete the program a second time, pausing for discussion at points of interest. 6. Assign one or more of the reproducible master(s) for guided and independent practice. Students may complete the activities alone, with a partner, or in a cooperative learning group. Choose the activities appropriate to your objectives and your students levels of understanding. Be creative and integrate some activities of your own design that are based on the program s concept Review Questions... Use these questions and discussion topics to review the program material. Alphabet & Keywords 1. What is a symbol? 2. What is an alphabet? 3. What does phonics mean? 4. What makes up a word? What are examples of words? 5. How can keywords and symbols help you to understand the alphabet? Syllable Division 1. What is a syllable? 2. How many vowel sounds does one syllable have? 3. Give an example of a word with a silent e. 4. What is a compound word? 4
5. What are the five rules of syllable division? Can you give word examples that fit into each rule? Short Vowels 1. What are vowels? Say them. 2. True or false: every syllable must have a vowel. 3. What is a closed syllable? 4. What are site words? Give some examples from the program. 5. What happens to the vowel sound when a consonant comes after the vowel? Long Vowels & Blends 1. What is a dictionary? 2. What is a silent e? How can you recognize a silent e in a word? 3. What happens to the vowel sound in a word when you add a silent e to the end? Ex: cap cape 4. What is a blend? Give some examples. 5. Give some examples of the new site words you learned. Diphthongs & Y as a Vowel 1. What is a diphthong? 2. Do all diphthongs have the same sound? 3. The program says, When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking. What does this mean? 4. Sometimes y acts as a vowel. Give examples of some words in which y is a vowel. 5. In the following words, which letters create the diphthong? sail...paint...remain R-Controlled Vowels & Digraphs 1. Give examples of words that have a vowel before an r. 2. What letter always comes after q in a word? 3. True or false: the letter u doesn t act like a vowel after q. 4. Give some examples of the new site words you learned. Soft C & G and Prefixes & Suffixes 1. What letter does soft c sound like? What about soft g? 2. A c or g that is followed by e, i, or y is usually what? 3. What is a suffix? Give some examples. 4. What is a prefix? Give some examples. 5. Say the word jogging. What does the double consonant do to the vowel sound? Patterns & Exceptions 1. True or false: exceptions must be memorized or learned by site. 2. What is a pattern? Say two words that follow the same pattern. 3. Give some examples of the new site words you learned. 5
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