Rationale:
In teaching reading, we must teach our student to be accurate readers. In order to achieve this goal, we must teach them a number of frequently seen correspondences. In this lesson, the children will review the diagraph /sh/. At the end of this lesson, children should be able to identify the correspondence /sh/ in written and spoken words.

Materials:
Elkonian boxes
Cut out letters (s, h, i, n, u, t, c, r, a, p, l, o, e, f)
Letterbox worksheet
Pencils
Book
Dry Erase board/marker

Procedures:
1. Begin by reviewing the /sh/ diagraph. Have students think of words that have a /sh/ in them. Write the words on the words as the students call them out. If students need help, give them "shop" as an example.
2. Discuss the /sh/ phoneme. Have students brainstorm words that have the /sh/ sound in them and write them on the board. Can anyone think of a word that has /sh/ phoneme at the end of a words? (crash).
3. Underline the graphemes in each of the words that create the /sh/ phoneme.
4. Write the sentence on the board. "The Crash Shook the Ship." Say it all together. Have the students emphasize the /sh/ in each word.
5. Explain that the /sh/ phoneme is combined with s and h to make the /sh/ sound. Have students repeat the sentence over and over until the become faster and faster at it.
6. Do a letterbox lesson with the students. Explain to the group that you will  be doing a lesson with them including words with the /sh/ phoneme.
a. Have students get out their letters and letterboxes. Have them turn over the  letters to the lowercase side.
b. Explain that is 2 letters work together they go in the same box. Do an example word...shop. Demonstrate by putting sh in 1 box and the o and p go in separate boxes. The word has 3 phonemes and you use 3 boxes. Does everyone understand?
c. Have students spell out the words in the word list below. Make sure to give a sentence with each word. Have students spell each word and then call on a student to tell which letter/letters go in each box.

Words:
-    shin (3)
-    shut (3)
-    crash (4)
-    splash (5)

Make sure the students add the correct number of letterboxes.

Have students read The Ship. As students read, have them create a list of words with the /sh/ phoneme and turn it in. Talk about the words with the /sh/ phoneme.

Assessment: Have students fill in a letterbox worksheet. As you call out the words:
-   shop (3)
-   shelf (4)
-   shaft (4)
 

References: www.auburn.edu/rdggenie.

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