Beginnings
Lesson
Designs from Preservice Teachers
Auburn
University
Summer
2004
Lessons
for teaching letter recognition
Adrienne Boggs, O,
Do You
Know?
Natalie Fidler, Loving
Letter L
Cassie Keith, Hello H!
Jamie Ann Mathis, Buddy the
Bee Bats Balls With the Letter B
Lindsay Rutland, The
Letters Are Lost
Lessons
for teaching phoneme awareness
Meg Miller, Buzzy B's
Anna Choron, Sssnake
Talk
Traci Leech, Mmmm, Mmmm,
Yummy Cake
Chandler Chauvin, Doc Says
Open Up
Libba Brannon, A Punch
in the Gut
Jamie Braswell, Say Ahh,
Went the Doc
Amy Bright, The Iddy
Biddy Igloo
Mallory Durham, Izzy the
Insect
Jennifer Pegues, Slithering
S
Dana Harbin, Brown
Bear's Ball or Mouse's Money?
Laura Earl, Abby's
Alligator
Brandi Gainor, Oh, Say,
Can You DDDD!
Cendy Burbic, Cry Baby
Angela Pridmore, Peter's
Pickled Peppers
Brittain Miller, AAAAAAAA!
An Alligator!
Allison Miller, Hank the
Hungry Hippo
Leah Steiner, A's
Baseball
Lauren Harper, Simple
Simon Saves the Day
Carrie Sluder, Ehhh? I
Can't Hear You
Amy Locklier, Great
Giggly Grins
Lessons for teaching print
concepts
II. Beginning Reading
Lessons
for teaching decoding with
short vowels
Adrienne Boggs, E's Are
E-E-E-Excellent
Anna Choron, Siiiiiily
Sid
Jamie Braswell, The Tug
Says Uhh!
Amy Bright, Olly Says
/o/ at the Doctor's
Natalie Fidler, Rub Those
Eyes . . . aaa!
Jennifer Pegues, Picky Pig
Dana Harbin, Hot Rod
Laura Earl, Ashley's
Apples
Angela Pridmore, Icky
Fingers
Brittain Miller, Indiana
Igloo
Allison Miller, Icky
Sticky Insects
Lessons
for teaching decoding with
long vowels and vowel digraphs
Traci Leech, Oh, My!
Cassie Keith, The Ghost
Says "Boo!"
Leah Steiner, Mr. Cloak
Loads His Boat With Oats
Carrie Sluder, Do Sheep
See Sheep When They Feel the Need to Sleep?
Amy Locklier, Mike
Likes Kites
Lessons
for teaching decoding with
consonant digraphs and other chunks
Meg Miller, Shhhhh!
Chandler Chauvin, Chuga
Chuga Choo Choo
Libba Brannon, Chocolate
Chip Cookies for Lunch!
Mallory Durham, Shiny Shoes
Brandi Gainor, Shhhhhhhh!
Don't Wake Mama
Cendy Burbic, The Fish
Said "Shhh"
Jamie Ann Mathis, Chug-a-Chug-a-Chug
Choo Choo With /ch/
Lindsay Rutland, Shirley's
Sea Shells
Lauren Harper, The Little
Engine That Chattered Choo Choo
Lessons
for teaching blending
III. Growing Independence & Fluency
Lessons
for teaching faster reading
Meg Miller, Speedy
Readers
Amy Bright, Home Run
Reader
Mallory Durham, 1, 2, 3,
Read!
Natalie Fidler, It's All
in the Fluency
Jennifer Pegues, Dive Into
Reading
Anna Choron, Read Like
the Wind!
Cassie Keith, Running the
Bases for More Fluent Reading!
Laura Earl, Go Faster,
Faster!
Brandi Gainor, Go, Speed
Racer!
Brittain Miller, Speedy
Reader Peter
Lindsay Rutland, Fun With
Fluency!
Allison Miller, It's
Outta Here: Hit a Homerun With Fluency
Carrie Sluder, Reader Race
Leah Steiner, Ready,
Set, Read!
Lessons
for teaching smoother, better
phrased, or more expressive reading
Chandler Chauvin, Extra,
Extra, Read All About It
Libba Brannon, Take One
Jamie Braswell, Reading
With Oomph!
Adrienne Boggs, We Like to
Read With Enthusiasm
Dana Harbin, Feelin'
Froggy
Traci Leech, A Fine,
Fine Reader
Cendy Burbic, It's My
Party and I'll Cry if I Want to . . .
Angela Pridmore, Expression,
Expression, Expression!
Jamie Ann Mathis, Exciting
Your Mind
Lauren Harper, Monkey
Business
Amy Locklier, Expression
Is the Key
Lessons
for teaching silent reading
Lessons
for teaching children to
read voluntarily and avidly