1.05.1 Learn to Be a Vowel Detective – Page 10

In this lesson, students will learn how to be a vowel detective! Students will follow three steps to read the words: 1) Students will use a memorable phrase, “Find the first vowel and give it the code” as the first step to read each word; 2) Students will further develop their understanding of the vowel sound by writing the accent mark above the vowel; 3) Students will trace the number 1 in a box to represent the basic rule: when there’s one vowel in a word, the vowel makes a short vowel sound. At this level, it is common for students to confuse the b and d, to add a fun and visual image, we ask students to imagine that the tall part of the letter b looks like the tall back of a bear with its fur sticking straight up in the word bat. We have found this to be an effective approach to address the confusion students encounter with the consonant sounds in the letters b and d. Students feel a sense of accomplishment upon successfully reading the words and express their excitement by giving a thumbs up and saying, “I’m a Super Reader!”