Purpose:
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To associate initial sh, th, ch, wh, squ, thr with the sounds they represent
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To decode and identify words containing /k/ and /s/ spelled by the letter c
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To decode and identify words containing /g/ and /j/ spelled by the letter g
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To identify a Who, What, and Where using the above phonetic elements
Materials:
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Three large brown envelopes with one of the words, Who, What, or
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Where on each, pencils, three slips of paper for each student, a list of phonetic elements like consonant digraphs, hard and soft C and G
Procedure:
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1. Assign a specific phonetic element to students.
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2. Have the students write a word for each of the categories above that element. (If you assigned the soft sound of G, a pupil might write George, giant, Germany) (If you assign initial consonant digraph ch, sh, th, wh, squ, or thr, a pupil might write Charles, chair, China)
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3. Have students put their word slips in the appropriate bags.
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4. Have one half of the class check for the accuracy of the other half.
Conclusion:
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1. Ask two or three students to define the phonetic element(s).
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2. Did over 80% of the students complete their slips correctly?
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3. Change to another phonetic element and see if 80% are correct?
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WHO |
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WHAT |
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WHERE | ______________________________________________________________|