Spelling for Older Students

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Lesson 2

Lesson 2 Contents

1 Revise counting words in a sentence2 Count sounds in a word3 Revise sound s and letter recognition4 Drag s to pictures that start with s

sound5 Build compound words from 2 smaller

words – using graphics 6 Introduce a sound and letter a

Phonological Awareness and Phonics

Make phonological awareness instruction explicit. Use concrete objects to assist with mental manipulation of sounds – use a marker while saying the phoneme and with students who know their letters use letters in manipulation tasks.

Show me the sounds in cat…

Show me the letters you hear in cat…

c at

Switch to normal view.

This lets you drag things around the screen.

Listen to this sentence

Drag 1 circle off the pile for each word in the sentence. Put the circles in the box below. One circle to a box.

5Drag the star to show the

answer.

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Supervisor reads the sentence for students to count the number of words.As one student works on the board others can use counters etc or work out the answer by clapping or tapping a pencil for each word.

Word Jigsaws

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+++++ =

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See worksheet 2 for more examples

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+ 1

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Use Elkonin or Sound BoxesDrag a sound button to a box for each sound in the word

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Drag s to the pictures that start with s

sssssssssss

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Sound BoxesDrag a sound button to a box for each sound in the word

Drag the star to show the

answer.

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Drag a ring around the picture in each row that starts with s

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What sound do all these pictures begin with?

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Answer

They all begin with a.

Words:- anchor, antlers, antelope, add, alligator, apple, axe, antenna

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Vowel or Consonant?

All letters below to one of two groups

vowel or consonant

a = vowel

Vowel or Consonant?Drag the letters to the correct box.

Vowel Consonant

as

WritingDrag a to the pictures that start with a

aaaaaaaaa

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Formation a A

Trace on screen with your finger.

a A1

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1 2

3

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Trace the letters- say the sounds.

sa sa sa as as as

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Tricky Words – learn by sightMake up a sentence using these words.

she

me

we

be

Tricky Words – learn by sightWrite these words 2x.

she

me

we

be

AnswersP2 doorbell, cowboy, butterfly

P 4 smile, scissors, skull, sleep, spade, snail, saw, strawberries, sneaker

P6 snail, sleep, strawberries, snake, soap

P9 antlers, axe, anchor, add, alligator, ant, antenna, antelope.