Which of these words is not tricky?
after
want
four
walk
What's the action for the letter sound 'ou'?
*little prick*
What's the action for the letter sound 'oi'?
*shout like a chav*
Which letter sound is in two of the alternative spelling trees?
ow
What's the most frequent tricky word?
I
At what level should I start integrating tricky words into class?
K4
K5
K6
K3
Which alternative spelling tree does the letter sound 'au' belong in?
'or'
At what level should you start integrating alternative spelling into your classes?
K3/K4
What's the action for the letter sound 'ar'?
*dentist chair*
Why should we start teaching lower-case letters?
Because it's the most common form of the letter that students are going to read.
Which comes first?
Hear it
Write it
Say it
Read it
What is the action for the letter sound 'x'?
*camera clicking*
What is an alternative spelling for the consonant 's'?
cy, ci, ce
What's the difference between a consonant blend and a trigraph?
A trigraph (three letters) only makes on sound (phoneme).
What is another term for 'magic e'?
Split digraph
What's the difference between the 'ew' in the words 'skew' and 'screw'?
'sk-y-ew' and 'scr-ew'
What is an alternative spelling for the consonant 'j'?
gy, gi, ge
At what level can I start blending simple words with my students?
K3
K4
K2
K1
What's the action for the letter sound 'j'?
*jelly wobble*
Which word does not rhyme with 'cow'?
drown
mow
trowel
howl
At what level should students be able to produce the actions to all letter sounds?
K1
K3
K2
K0
What's an example of a friendly blend?
bl/br/cl/cr/dr/fl/fr/gl/gr/pl/pr/sc/sl/tr/sm/sw/tw/sn/sp/st/sk
What does CVC stand for?
Consonant-Vowel-Consonant
Which part of the word 'shape' is alternative?
a_e
What's the action for the letter sound 'u'?
*umbrella open*
How many sounds are there in the word 'chewing'?
7
5
4
6
How many alternative spelling trees are there?
8
6
7
9
What's the action for the letter sound 'or'?
*donkey head down*
Which alternative spelling tree does the letter sound 'y' belong in?
'ie'
What is an example of a 'trigraph'?
tch, igh, ear, eau, eou, iou, dge, eer, air, oor, our
What does 'magic e' do to the vowel sound?
It makes it sound like its name!