What ever map, graphic organizer, charts, or tool you use to help your students categorize their thinking... well we are going to explore that today!
I like to think about letters or sounds or parts in words. Sometimes two letters make one sound or even four letters make one sound, which is why it is sometimes better to think in parts. All of this will be explained.
When you are teaching a letter to a student think about what sound that letter makes. For example /n/. this makes a clear nnnnnnnn sound for us like in the word nest. This sound is a great example because no matter where in the word, what ever vowels are next to it, n still is /n/. Ok practice: needle, manner, communication. The n is always said and it makes the same /n/ sound.
So as we throw out rules, let's find patterns. As we find patterns, categorize them! Every word has three basic parts; the beginning of the words, middle of the words, and end of the word. Nest can be our running example word. n is the beginning, e is the middle and st are the end. Yes multiple letters and sounds are present in different parts of the word. Also, not all words are built evenly or equally. -- Back to nest. Where do you hear the /n/ sound? In the beginning of the word, middle of the word, or end of the word? The BEGINNING!
Now you can categorize that word. I like tree maps. If you are unaware of Thinking Maps... well go check them out. I use them, love them, and promote them! It's kind of like making three columns. Make three columns (I use the tree map); one for the beginning of the word, one for the middle of the word, and one for the end of the word. Then once you say a word you can have your students find the column they go in. P.S. they can also do this on their own in a notebooks while they are reading!
Let's practice. Where would the following words go; bean, any, change, need, Natalia. Need and Natalia will go in the beginning of the word column- yes, use your students names. Any will go in the middle of the word column. Bean will go in the end of the word column. Hopefully you will be able to use the columns to make connections to reading, and saying the sound/letter/part when it appears in the word and writing, write the sound/letter/part you hear when it appears in the word.
The more patterns we can find, parts we can hear, and connections from speaking to reading and writing, will help your students create their own self correcting monitoring systems. This is the goal for our learners and why phonics is a basic building block that we should not over look.
Happy Teaching
If you have any question, concerns, or comments... leave it for me!
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