Skill

RF.2.3.B.i: Know the Sounds That Represent Variant Vowel Combinations (e.g. igh, ough) and Diphthongs (e.g. oy, ow)

Standard

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.2.3.B: Know spelling-sound correspondences for additional common vowel teams.

Description

• Mastery: Student is able to isolate variant vowel combinations (e.g. igh, ough) and diphthongs (e.g. oy, ow) in printed/written words containing variant vowel digraphs and/or diphthongs and knows letter-sound correspondence of variant vowel digraphs and diphthongs in isolation.
• Acquiring: Student is able to identify and categorize variant vowel combinations and diphthongs to the appropriate sound with the aid of teacher or when referring to sound/spelling card.

Probes

T: What sound does ____ make? (show cards with aw, igh, ough, ou, au, oy, oo, ow, oi)
S: /ŏ/; /ī/; /ōō/ or /ŏ/ or /ō/ or /oo; /ow/; /ŏ/; /oy/; /oo/ or /ōō/; /ow/; /oy/

 

T: What are some of the different spellings for /ī/, /ō/, /oo/, /ōō/, /ow/, /ŏ/, and /oy/?
S: igh/ie, oa/oe, oo, oo/u_e/ew, ow/ou, au/aw/ough, oy/oi (student may list some of these spellings)

 

T: Can you tell me which word has the /oo/ sound? book, soon, cute. S: book
T: Can you tell me which word has the /ow/ sound? cloud, toy, tow. S: cloud
T: Can you tell me which word has the /oy/ sound? foil, train, foul. S: foil
T: Can you tell me which word has the /ōō/ sound? foot, soon, mule. S: soon
T: Can you tell me which word has the /ŏ/ sound? haul, foul, soul. S: haul

Activities and Resources

Small Group Instruction – Direct Instruction

• P.050 Variant Correspondences Flip Manipulating Books
• P.016 Variant Correspondences How Many Words?
• P.018 Variant Correspondences Fishing for Vowel Digraphs
• ow, oy, and ou instruction
• ow, oy, and ou song lyrics
• igh, ie, and i_e- Word Lists and Flash Cards

During Transitions

• T says a word from the word bank (see images below) and S silently march and clap hands to spell the word
• “ou” – Road Racer
• Digraph /au, aw/ Sound – Phonics by TurtleDiary
• Digraph /ow, ou/ Sound – Phonics by TurtleDiary
• Short /oo/ Sound – Phonics by TurtleDairy
• Digraph /oy, oi/ Sound – Phonics by TurtleDiary
• Learn to Read! – Phonics Digraphs and Diphthongs
• Special Sounds OW & OU
• Ow and ou song – 1st graders
• Oi Oy Song – 1st graders
• ‘ee’ – Josephine (The Electric Company)

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

• P.019 Letter-Sound Correspondence: Letter Sound Folder Sort
• P.047 Variant Correspondences Canned Sort
• Dragon Word cards students read with a partner
  • cOW
  • OU
  • EW
  • AW
  • OI
  • snOW
  • IGH
  • OO
  • OY
• Lesson 51- oy spelling practice to read with a partner
• Word searches: “ow (snow) norm” and “ow (cow) norm”
  • Easy
    • AW Easy
    • EW Easy
    • OW (snow) Easy
    • OW (cow)Easy
    • OO (book) Easy
    • OU Easy
  • Norm
    • AW Norm
    • EW Norm
    • OW (snow) Norm
    • OW (cow)Norm
    • OO (book) Norm
    • OU Norm
• Vowel Sound Phonics Worksheets
  • igh
  • zoo
  • book
  • ew
• igh practice
• igh “Good Night” poem S can copy
• ow practice- Write & read with a partner
  • OU (cloud, house, mouse)
  • AW (hawk, draw, claw)
  • OW (cow, town, clown)
  • EW (newt, screw, jewel)
  • OI (coin, oil, point)
  • OY (boy, toy, joy)
• Diphthongs and vowel team clip cards

Display (e.g. Anchor Chart)

Considerations & Reminders

• Teach students that there are multiple sounds made by ou: /oʊ/ as in “though” (rhymes with “toe”); /uː/ as in “through” (rhymes with “true”); /ʌf/ as in “enough” (rhymes with “tough”); /ɒf/ as in “cough” (rhymes with “off”); /ɔː/ as in “thought” (rhymes with “taut”); /aʊ/ as in “bough” (rhymes with “how”)