1. Design a 20-minute word-study activity for each group of students. Each description of the activity should include (in 6-8 sentences): o A statement of how you would organize the classroom and manage the different groups. o Directions for the various activities. o A rationale for using each activity from the readings in this session.
2. Go to the discussion board and create an introductory posting and attach your activity descriptions.
3. Review the postings of at least two other learners and provide constructive feedback. Use the Spelling Instruction Activity rubric and Peer Review Guidelines to guide your feedback.
Rationale: All these activities below are geared towards helping students master the spelling of target phonics lessons and
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The teacher will blow the harmonica to signal them that that the lesson is about to begin. Explain what prefix is. Show examples how to add prefix to form new words. Provide words on the chart and let students add prefixes/ suffixes. Work with a partner to create a set of root words than add prefixes and suffixes to make new words. Discuss meanings.
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Target Students: Three students who are ready for silent versus sounded consonants, such as thumb, lamb, calf
Rationale: It is important for students to acknowledge that silent letters exist so they can read them in text, and understand that not all letters are necessarily pronounced. It is also important for them to recognize them in order to improve their spelling. It is also important for the students to understand the rules of which letters silent letters follow or proceed so they can use their own knowledge to build words they are unsure of spelling. Words with silent letters have been used in efforts to uncover phonological involvement in visual recognition ( Corcoran, 1966 & Locke , 1978)
Objective: Students will identify words with silent letters and use them in sentences.
Directions: This lesson addresses all literacy components. (spelling, reading, and