I'll duck with you.... MOST kiddos just need that association conversation like the one you mentioned.? The few who need more, give THEM what THEY need.?
Martha -----Original Message----- From: Ljackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Sent: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 9:38 pm Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] vowel sounds I am going to say this and run for cover. I never, in thirteen years in the primary classroom, taught long and short vowel sounds. I would say things like, "Sometimes when we see an e at the end of a work like this (like) it sounds like the i we hear in vine." My kids read extremely well. This ability to identify sounds as long and short seems to me to oversimplify thngs liguistically speaking and though this requirement has resurcased in our state standards, I guess I don't get it. Ducking, Lori ----- Original message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Date: 2008, 27, Quarta Of Fevereiro 15:56 Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] vowel sounds > > Boy, it is hard.? I also have kiddos use a mirror to look at their mouth, > but that's often too hard. > > We use Cast-A-Spell - each short vowel sound has a hand/body motion > associated with it.? My favorite is short e - echo.? There's a picture of a little girl, with her hand up to her ear as if listening to an echo, and we chant /echo/ /e/ /e/ /e/ /e/ /echo/.? Works like a charm!? For a medial sound, try 'red bed' - that's worked well for me, too. > > Hope that helps! > > m. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Deidra & Jim Chandler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > Sent: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:16 pm > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] vowel sounds > > > > > > > > > > > You might also try using a whisper phone. I have used one with my tutored > students before when helping with vowel sounds. They practice making the > short vowel sound into the phone. It makes them more attentive to the sound > they are producing and are more likely to produce an accurate sound. Also > make sure the child has something to connect the sound to like an object > (i.e.. short e is the beginning sound of egg, elephant,). Also, model a > distinct difference in facial and tongue position when making the short e > sound versus the short i sound. I have mine smile for the short i and have a > more open mouth for the short e sound. Word sorts will also help with the > distinguishing of short vowel sounds. But most importantly, make sure they > make the mouth position correctly to help encourage the correct sound > production. > > Deidra Chandler, NC > MA Early Childhood Ed > MA Reading > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Isabella Lucia Scivetti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 10:59 PM > Subject: [MOSAIC] vowel sounds > > > >I am currently tutoring a first grade student who is having difficulty > > with her vowel sounds, especially /e/. She sometimes confuses the /e/ > > sound with /a/ or /i/. When I ask her to spell a word like ?met? she > > would spell ?mat?, and when I asked her to sound it out she would > > sound out met. I know ?e? is one of the most difficult vowels because > > it sounds so similar to the ?a? and ?i?. Does anyone have any > > activities or suggestions of how I could help her with this? I noticed > > people have been talking about ?Words Their Way? and I think I?ll try > > out a sorting activity. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mosaic mailing list > > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
