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Re: long vowels
Posted by suzy on 3/19/08

    Get a hold of Words Their Way by Bear et.al. Everything you
    always wanted to know is there. It is based upon YEARS of
    research...haven't seen anything better. SO many publishers
    have tried but everything worthwhile is based upon this. Now,
    Fountas and Pinnell came out with their own word work several
    years ago. It is fine. But Words Their Way is the seminal
    work...just use that. When the first edition came out I gave a
    workshop for teachers in my school...the next day, classroom
    teachers THANKED me!! So there you go! There is a disk with the
    latest version which is most helpful. Just put Wilson aside for
    now.

    On 3/15/08, Cathy wrote:
    > I agree with the cve pattern first. You might try a word sort
    > with ay (end of word) and ai (middle of word). oy (end of
    > word), oi (middle of word). ea/ee, etc. My kiddos read down
    > the list after sorted, taking turns and keeping track of each
    > other's time and then trying to beat their own time at reading
    > them.
    >
    > On 3/14/08, Jenn wrote:
    >> I've found the various vowel combinations to be hard to
    >> learn. I just finished 4+ months with a 6th grader going
    >> through Wilson to finish Step 9, where all of them are
    >> introduced. I would make sure that they have the v-c-e
    >> pattern down cold for both reading and spelling. Then
    >> introduce one of the easier double-vowel patterns: say ee,
    >> ai, or ay. Teach it to mastery for reading, and allow the
    >> students to use a spell-checker when spelling. Go one at a
    >> time, teaching to mastery. Using key-words helps; my
    >> student in Wilson used them until he got the sounds, and he
    >> still needs to check the back of the cards once in a while.
    >> Another note - I know another poster recommended the "first
    >> one does the talking" rule; I wouldn't recommend it - after
    >> studying them IN-DEPTH through Wilson I can say that more
    >> break that rule than follow it, and if your students learn
    >> it they will be more frustrated when they find it doesn't
    >> work. If you want them to use it, show them the ones it
    >> works with all the time: ai, ay, ee, ey, oa, oe. I would
    >> also recommend holding off on the ones with "u" - ui, ue, as
    >> they are the hardest to learn.
    >>
    >> Good luck ~
    >> Jenn
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >> On 3/12/08, Mindy wrote:
    >>> Does anyone have any great ways to teach long vowels to
    >>> students who haven't mastered it after a whole class
    >>> lesson and several small group reviews?
    >
    >
    >
    >

     
     

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