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