Children need
to have a thorough understanding of phonemes in order to
become skilled readers. One thing they need to learn is short vowels.
This
lesson is focused on e=/e/ by using different materials and introducing
words
that have /e/ sounds.
pencil
paper
poster
with tongue twister- Fred gets a red elephant September
elkonin
boxes
plastic
letters b, d, e, f, l, n, r, s, t
Red
Gets Fed by
Sheila Cushman
worksheet
with /e/ words
chalkboard/chalk
1.
Introduce
the lesson by telling the class that each letter has their own special
sound. “Today
we will be learning what sound e=/e/ makes. Have you ever been to an
old house
and tried to open the front door? It makes a scary and creaky sound.
This is
what /e/ sounds like. Act like you are opening a creaky door when you
hear /e/
words. Let’s try it together with the
word bed and remember to act like you are opening a creaky door. (As
teacher is
saying the word, he or she is opening the creaky door)
b-eeeee-d.
Very good! Remember the creaky door
as we go through the lesson.
2. Let’s
incorporate the /e/ with a tongue twister. The tongue twister is Fred
gets a red elephant September. Let’s try it together
and
remember the creaky door. Remember to act out the creaky door every
time we
come across an /e/ word. Ready? Freeed geeets a reeed eeelphant
Seeeptember. Great job everyone! I liked how everyone did their
creaky
door!
3.
The teacher
will pass out letterboxes to each child with letters b, d,
e, f, n,
r, s, t. We are going to practice spelling some words using the
letterboxes and
letters. Each box represents one sound only. Let me do one for you so
everyone
can understand what I mean. I will spell bed. This will be three
letterboxes. I
will put b in the first box, e in the second and d in the third.
B-eeee-d. Did
everyone hear the creaky door? Excellent! Now I want everyone to try
some
words. I will call out one at a time and I want you to put them in the
boxes. Teacher
will call out the words and allow the children to spell them. While
calling out
the word, the teacher will walk around and watch the students. After
each word
he or she will show how to spell the word using letterboxes and
letters. After
modeling the word, the teacher will remove the boxes and have the class
read
what the word is. The words are fed,
red, best, sled, slept.
4.
Now we are going
to read a
book that has /e/ words in it. The book is called Red Gets Fed. As I am
reading, I want you to listen for /e/ words and when you hear them I
want you
to show me your creaky door.
Pass out a sheet with
words that contain /e/ and
words that do not. Have them circle the word that is /e/
Eldredge, J Lloyd. Teach Decoding: Why and How.
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