Material
Lists containing words with phonograms as in the ‘secret’ booklets. Each list deals with one particular phonogram.
Presentation
There is no presentation as such.
Direct Aim
Overcoming a particular spelling difficulty
Point of Interest
Seeing how the child can employ the word, seeing how many he can remember
Exercise 1
They may be used in dictation by another child.
Exercise 2
The child may read it, turn it over and write down as many words as he can remember.
Exercise 3
The child can make up a little story using the words in the charts
Exercise 4
The child may write the words with the small movable alphabet
Suggested List of Phonograms
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| er | ee | sh | ce or ci | tion | a-e (cape) | |
| ir | ea | th | ge or gi | ture | ||
| or | ai | ch | kn | sion | ||
| ur | ay | ph | ck | silent w | war | i-e (ice) |
| ar | au | wh | all | y as in sky | igh | c-e (case) |
| aw | le | mb | u-e (tube) | |||
| ie | ||||||
| os | ||||||
| ou | ||||||
| ow as in cow | ||||||
| ue | ||||||
| oi | ||||||
| oy | ||||||
| ea as in bear | ||||||
| ea as in head | ||||||
| oo as in moon | ||||||
| oo as in foot | ||||||
| ow as in low | ||||||
| ew |
Exercise
Let the children type out the list on a computer, typing words for “sh” such as ship, shed, ash, sashes, shin, cash (show them how to erase if necessary) so that they have a perfect copy. They take an interest in being able to make a perfect replica.