Words with underlined parts

Another type of random list features words with underlined parts.

The underlined parts are letter combinations. This activity serves as an ongoing review of the sounds of letter combinations.

Turn to page 16 in Decoding B2 Teacher’s Guide. Practise teaching lesson 4, exercise 2 with or without student error correction.

The process is:

• Say, ‘Touch the first word in part 1.’ Scan students.
• Ask, ‘What sound?’ and signal.
• Ask, ‘What word?’ and signal.
• Say, ‘Next word.’ Scan students.
• Repeat steps for the remaining words.
• Maintain a rapid pace. The two steps for each word should take no more than about three seconds.

See the process.What sound?
Auditory signal
(Snap, clap, tap.)
Clap!

What word?
Auditory signal
(Snap, clap, tap.)
Clap!

Next word
Auditory signal
(Snap, clap, tap.)
Clap!