Skill

RF.1.3.C.iii: Know the Various Spellings for Words with Long Vowel Sounds (e.g. /ā/ spelled a_e, ai, or ay; /ē/ spelled ea or ee; /ī/ spelled i_e or ie; /ō/ spelled oa, ow, or o_e; /ū/ spelled ew, etc)

Standard

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3.C: Know final -e and common vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds.

Description

Mastery: Student is able to spell words that contain long vowel sounds, a_e, ay, o_e, oa, etc.

 

Acquiring: Student is able to spell words with long vowel sounds (e.g. a_e, ay, o_e, oa, etc.) with the aid of teacher or when referring to sound/spelling card.

Probes

T: Spell (or write) the following words: wait, mute, tray, boat, mope, heat, feet, pie, fly, few

Activities and Resources

Small Group Instruction – Direct Instruction

• P.052 Variant Correspondences Say and Write Letters
• P.016 Variant Correspondences How Many Words?
• P.050 Flip Manipulating Books (Note: leave out diphthongs and variant vowel combinations – to be used on following skills)
• P.049 Vowel Slide (Note: leave out “oo” page)
• P.047 Canned Sort (Note: leave out “ow” page)
• Review Letter Combinations
  • Introduce ay
  • Reintroduce ay
  • Introduce ai
  • Reintroduce ai
  • Introduce ea
  • Reintroduce ea
  • Introduce ee
  • Reintroduce ee
  • Introduce oa
  • Reintroduce ai
• Spelling Lessons
  • Lesson #1: Short a, a-consonant-e
  • Lesson #2: Short a, a-consonant-e, ai
  • Lesson #3: Long a: a-e, ai, ay
  • Lesson #4: Short e, ee, -e
  • Lesson #5: Short e, ee, ea
  • Lesson #6: Short e (e, ea) & Long e (ea)

During Transitions

• Nessy Spelling Strategy: When To Use ai Or ay
• Learn to Read | Phonics for Kids | Long A Vowels
• Alphablocks: Episode 14 – Sail (ai)
• Alphablocks 2 Bee (ee)
• Alphablocks Series 3 – Beep (ee)
• Alphablocks Series 3 – Toad (oa)
• Alphablocks: Series 4 – 07 – Sleep (ee, ea)

Reinforce Skills/Independent Work Time – Independent/Small Group Center Activity

• P.017 Variant Correspondences Same But Different
• Spelling Test
• Phonics Monster
• Spelling Test
• Say and Spell Vowel Digraph Board Game
• Words with Vowel Digraphs (download worksheets for words with ai, ea, ee, oa, oo)
• Free spelling games:
  • Game 1: Snake Race (short a, a-e)
  • Game 2: Rainy Day Spelling (short a, a-e, ai)
  • Game 3: Train Game (a-e, ai, ay)

Display (e.g. Anchor Chart):

Considerations & Reminders

• Students first need to know how to decode regularly spelled one-syllable words with vowel teams, before they are able to produce spellings of regularly spelled one-syllable words with vowel teams.
• Long vowel team conventions can be difficult to learn – students have to grasp the idea of having more than one letter, and more than one combination, to represent the same sound (e.g. /ā/ can be represented with a, a_e, ai, ay, ae, etc).
• Students may have difficulty learning all of the different spellings of each vowel sound, at the same time. It may be helpful to focus on one long vowel spelling at a time, and have students sort words with two or three different spellings for the same long vowel sound (e.g. /a/ spelled ai and ay). Sorting activities help students learn the most common spelling patterns.
• Students may give less attention to medial sound spellings as they focus on initial and ending sound spelling. Teach students to slow down when approaching words with these long vowel sound variations.