Lesson 2: Vowel Teams Review
Getting Started
Facts and Definitions
- Long vowel sounds can be spelled in many different ways.
- It's important to consider the position of the letters that make long vowel sounds in words.
Lesson Focus
- Sight words for Lesson 2: "place," "says"
- Word building for Lesson 2: long a spellings (a-e, ai, ay), long i spellings (i-e, igh, ie, y), long e spellings (e-e, ea, ee), long o spellings (o-e, ow, oa, oe), long u spellings (u-e, ou, ui, ew, ue)
Skills
- Distinguish long and short vowels when reading regularly spelled one-syllable words
- Know spelling-sound correspondences for additional common vowel teams
- Identify words with inconsistent but common spelling-sound correspondences
- Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words
- Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension
- Read grade-level text with purpose and understanding
- Read grade-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings
- Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary
Materials
- colored pencils
- glue or glue stick
- highlighters or colored pencils
- laminated writing sheet (kit)
- lowercase letter cards (kit)
- paper plates (kit)
- readers (kit)
- scissors
- Shared Reading book (kit)
- sight word cards (kit)
- sticky notes (kit)
- thin dry-erase markers (kit)
- word building cards (kit)
Introduction
Materials: colored pencils, glue or glue stick, highlighters or colored pencils, laminated writing sheet (kit), lowercase letter cards (kit), paper plates (kit), readers (kit), scissors, Shared Reading book (kit), sight word cards (kit), sticky notes (kit), thin dry-erase markers (kit), word building cards (kit)
This week, your child will practice what she knows about vowel teams that make long vowel sounds. Specifically, she will review (or learn) the following long vowel sound patterns. (Note that a vowel with a line across the top indicates a long vowel sound.)
- ā: ai, ay
- ē: ee, ea
- ī: y, igh, ie
- ō: ow, oa, oe
- ū: ue, ew, ou, ui
Your child will work with the following sight words this week: "place" and "says."
NOTE: Moving forward, some activity pages will include written instructions. Encourage your child to read these on her own, and provide support as needed.
The "Age 5-7 Sight Words, Part 2" page shows another group of sight words covered in the Age 5-7 level of reading. Ask your child to read this list aloud. Keep track of words she may struggle with. For example, you can make a light mark in the box beside words she needs to continue reviewing, and you might make flashcards of words that she needs to practice reading (or use the cards from the Age 5-7 kit).
NOTE: Moving forward, some activity pages will include written instructions. Encourage your child to read these on her own, and provide support as needed.
The "Age 5-7 Sight Words, Part 2" page shows another group of sight words covered in the Age 5-7 level of reading. Ask your child to read this list aloud. Keep track of words she may struggle with. For example, you can make a light mark in the box beside words she needs to continue reviewing, and you might make flashcards of words that she needs to practice reading (or use the cards from the Age 5-7 kit).
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