Siiinging
Bill
Beginning
Reading
Rationale: The break up of the alphabetic code
is essential
for beginner readers. They must master this task to become an
efficient reader.
Students will learn about phonemes which are sounds that our
mouths make when
we talk. In this lesson, students will recognize the short vowel
i=/i/. The
students will independently complete a letter box lesson to
practice short i.
Also, this will help them recognize words that have the /i/
sound.
Materials: Elkonin Letter Boxes;
letters: B.J.I.g.j.l.t.r.c.k.e.d.s.n.g.w.m.p.There
will be flashcards of the letterbox words. These include: in,
big,
Bill,Jill,sing, swim, spring.The words will already be written
on the
flashcards. Students will be paired off. Each pair of students
will receive one
set of flash cards. Primary paper and pencils; Silly Sally
by Audrey Wood
Procedures:
1.The instructor will
Introduce this
lesson by writing the letter i on the board. Say: When you see
this letter it
makes the /i/ sound in many of the words you will be exposed to.
Today we are
going to work on reading and spelling words with the i = /i/ in
them.
2. The instructor will model this sound by
giving an example
of what sticky fingers feels like. For example of one has silly
putty or slime
stuck to their fingers they will rub them together. While saying
sticky slime!
Ick.ick.ick good way to remember this is to think of the sound
you would make
if you got slime on your fingers ick. Lets wiggle our fingers
while we say icky
fingers. icky fingers. Ick. ick!
3) Write. Big Jill tricked Bill to sing and
swim in the
spring. Let's say this tongue twister together. Read it twice.
How many words did
you hear the /i/ sound in? Seven. Nice work! What were some of
those words? I
will then write them on the board. Let's repeat this one more
time and really
emphasize the i = /i/. Erase the words and sentence when
finished.
4) Now I am going to work with the children
hearing sounds in
different words and being able to pick out the /i/. I am going
to ask them: Do
you hear the /i/ in ________ or _________? The word choices will
be. pin or
marker.sink or hat.bid or brush.thin or hand.ship or hair.
5) Students will take out the letterboxes and
letters. Say.Now
we are going to work on spelling out some words with the /i/
sound in them. We
are going to spell only one sound in each of our boxes when we
spell words. Are
there any questions? Everyone is doing an excellent job! The
instructor will
now demonstrate an example on the board./i/ move i to middle
box, /b/ move b to
first box, and /g/ move g to last box. big. Ok, now let's spell
some words.
2 letter
boxes. in
3 letter boxes.big.Bill.Jill.sing.sing
4 letter
boxes. swim
5
letter boxes. spring
6) In the assigned pairs the students will use
flashcards to
practice reading aloud the words from the letterbox lesson. The
teacher will
observe and assess the students during this part by walking
around the
classroom.
7) Now students are going to practice reading
with the i =
/i/ by reading the book Silly Sally. As students read
they will take
notice of the reading and writing skills discussed.
Reference:
Icky Fingers. Beginning reading. by Angela
Pridmore. http://www.auburn.edu/academic/education/reading_genie/begin/pridmorebr.html
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