/oo/ /oo/ /oo/ is cool! (same as cookie crisp howl.), oo = /oo/
Marissa Anderson
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a) For an emergent reader, vowel correspondences can be the key to deciphering the alphabetic code. This lesson is aimed at the oo = /oo/ correspondence.
b) This activity will help students learn this digraph = sound relationship (oo= /oo/).
c) Materials needed include: paper and pencil, and Miss Moo goes to the Zoo decodable text, Letter boxes, Letters needed are oo, m, z, b, t, l,, n, f, s, p, k.
d) Procedures:
1.) Introduce the lesson by telling the students that today we will be working on the oo = /oo/ relationship.
2.) Have students read the predictable text Miss Moo goes to the Zoo.
3.) Begin a letterbox lesson with the oo = /oo/ relationship:
á Moo
á Zoo
á Boo
á Too (2)
á Tool
á Toon
á Fool(3)
á Spook
á Spool(4)
Letters needed are oo, m, z, b, t, l,, n, f, s, p, k
1) Begin with 2 letter boxes. Tell the students that oo makes the /oo/ sound. And that there can only be one sound in each box.
2) Say the word that you would like the child to say; ex: I would like you to spell moo· mmmoooooo. Like what a cow says.
3) Continue with each word in this same way, saying the word then stretching it out.
4) If the child misspells a word, pronounce it the way they have spelled it, then allow for time to self-correct. If the child still cannot spell the word correctly, then provide the correct spelling.
4.) Review letterbox words. Stretch each word out to have the children pick out to /oo/ sound. Allow the student to read the words on his/her own.
5.) Allow children to write a message. Encourage them to use a oo = /oo/ word in their message.
e) Through observation and discussion I will know whether or not the student has comprehended the lesson.
f) For more information on letter box lessons, or phonemic awareness visit the reading genie website at www.auburn.edu/rdggenie