Long Vowel Rules:
•;“e”;on;the;end;makes;the;vowel;long.
Examples:;ate,;ete,;ite,;ote,;ute
•;When;any;two;vowels;are;together,;the
first;one;is;long;and;the;second;one;is
silent:;Examples:;ai,;ae,;ea,;ee,;eo,;ie,;oa,
oe,;ue,;ui.
•;We;will;make;it;a;spelling;rule;that;in
words;of;not;more;than;three;letters,
the;final;vowel;is;long.;Examples:;he,
she,;me,;we,;go,;so,;no.
Phonic Families:
Introduce;these;special;phonics;compo-nents;as;needed.
ay;(day);ight;(night)
eigh;(weigh);oo;(zoo)
igh;(high);aw;(saw)
ew;(new);alk;(walk)
au;(auto);ar;(car)
er;(her);aught;(caught)
oy;(boy);ir;(sir)
ought;(thought);oi;(oil)
ur;(fur);ange;(change)
ow;(now);all;(ball)
tion;(station);ou;(out)
eight;(weight);sion;(mission)
ound;(found)
This;sets;up;our;arsenal;and;we’re;set;to
go!
2. Analyze each spelling word
Teach;the;children;to;analyze;each;spell-ing;word;so;that;they;will;have;a;clear
understanding of the difference be-tween;a;sound;word;(a;word;that;can;be
sounded;out);and;a;study;word;(a;word
that;can’t;be;sounded;out).;Have;them
sound;out;each;spelling;word,;utilizing
only;the;90%;of;reliable;phonics;facts;as
shown;above.
If the 90% of reliable phonics facts
supplies;them;with;the;correct;pronun-
ciation;of;the;word,;it;is;called;a;sound
word;because;you;can;sound;it;out.;One
example;is;the;word;“jump.”
If the 90% of reliable phonics facts
doesn’t supply them with the correct
pronunciation;of;the;word,;it;is;called;a
study;word;because;you;can’t;sound;it
out,;like;the;word;“said.”;Explain;to;the
children;that;based;on;the;reliable;pho-
nics;facts,;this;word;really;says,;“sād.”
3. Sound as you write
If;a;word;is;a;sound;word,;have;the;chil-
dren;sound;as;they;write;the;word.;Using
the;example;jump,;it;would;go;like;this:
“jj”;-;“uh”;-;“mm”;-;“pp.”
If;a;word;is;a;study;word,;have;the;chil-
dren;sound;as;they;write;the;“mispronun-
ciation”;of;the;word,;and;then;follow;it;by
giving;the;correct;pronunciation.;Using;the
example;of;“said,”;it;would;go;like;this:;“s”
–;“ai”;–;“dd”;>;“sed.”;This;will;remind;them
to;spell;the;word;with;an;“ai”;instead;of;an
“e.”;It’s;like;telling;yourself;the;answer;as;you
write;the;word;(so;you;can’t;get;it;wrong!)
For;reinforcement,;each;day;have;the
children sound as they write one row
of each word on the weekly spelling
list. Don’t underestimate the power of
repetition.
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