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Lesson Objective: Identify the mouth positions unique to each short vowel sound. Grouping: Small-group Methodology: Five photos of the...

Below are some quick links to my anchor charts and posters referenced in my Interactive Unit Guides and How To posts . Sample anchor...

Lesson Objective: Segment, blend, and manipulate phonemes Grouping: Small-group or 1:1 Methodology: Based on PAST data, target student phonemic awareness needs from onset-rime to advanced. Duration: 3-5 minutes, multiple times a week based on need /Ph/ /o/ /n/ /e/ /m/ /i/ /c/ / ə/ /w/ /air/ /n/ /e/ /s/ Phonemic awareness, the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds in spoken words, is essential for fluent reading. Yet it has long been overlooked in liter

Lesson Objective: Strengthen students’ understanding of morphemes by prompting them to recognize, compare, and articulate...

Lesson Objective: Review known morpheme or phoneme to grapheme relationships. Grouping: Partner or Individual Methodology: Students...

Lesson Objective: Assess understanding of the unit mastery goal Grouping: Independent Methodology: Students synthesize their learning...

Lesson Objective: Review content in preparation for an assessment Grouping: Whole-Group Methodology: Jeopardy-style review immediately...

Lesson Objective: Generate concise definitions for vocabulary terms containing targeted morphemes. Grouping: Independently in...

Lesson Objective: Allocate time for students to revisit, complete, or improve upon unfinished or unsatisfactory work. Grouping:...

Cloze Encounters of the Fun Kind Fun fact: Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind was the last horror movie I ever watched—back in my mid-twenties. I couldn’t sleep for weeks. Every strange noise was definitely an alien about to abduct me. Luckily, we’re dealing with cloze encounters—and usually of the humorous variety. Cloze sentences are one of the many ways to reinforce vocabulary. Thank you to Hermann Ebbinghaus for discovering the forgetting curve (AKA the memory curve) i

Lesson Objective: Review morphemes to build automaticity. Grouping: Partners Methodology: Students work in pairs to review morphemes...

Lesson Objective: Analyze and sort words with targeted morphemes as they appear in a passage; demonstrate comprehension by identifying character feelings and write an sequel or alternative ending to the story. Methodology: Students read a passage containing words with the targeted morphemes. After highlighting, students sort and define vocabulary words. Last, they identify character feelings through emojis and write an sequel or alternative ending to the story using vocabu

Lesson Objective: Use identify, define, and analyze terms with targeted morphemes using morphemic segmentation. Methodology: Students complete word sums by combining or segmenting targeted morphemes. For selected vocabulary terms, they record definitions along with examples, sentences, or antonyms. Duration: 30-40 minutes Selecting Vocabulary with Purpose As I mentioned in my Scope and Sequence post, selecting the most effective content is a monumental task—especially when it

Lesson Objective: Use inquiry to develop shared definitions of targeted morphemes. Grouping: Whole-group Methodology: A list of words...

Lesson Objective: Use inquiry to develop shared definitions of key terms. Grouping: Whole-group Methodology: Students look for...

Let's jump in! After analyzing the pre-assessment data, we’re ready to begin Unit 1: Foundations. This is the time to go slow to go fast in the long run. In the past, I’ve made the mistake of rushing through this unit, assuming students would fill in the gaps later. Spoiler alert: they didn’t. Without a solid understanding of morphemes, prefixes, bases, and suffixes, it might as well be a foreign language to them. If you could use a quick refresher, feel free to check out m

Lesson Objective: Assess understanding of the unit mastery goal Grouping: Independent Methodology: Students synthesize their learning...

Lesson Objective: Recognize and apply phonological knowledge Grouping: Small-group to independently at seats Methodology: Students...

Lesson Objective: Recognize and use common rimes to build fluency and accuracy through orthographic mapping. Grouping: Small-group...

Lesson Objective: Apply phonological knowledge to syllabicate words. Grouping: Small-group Methodology: Students apply a practiced syllabication method to a curated word list, each word chosen to highlight a targeted phonological pattern. The lists specific to each concept can be found within each Interactive Unit Guides . Duration: 10-20 minutes, three-four times per unit syl·lab·i·cate As expected, there's more than one school of thought when it comes to syllabicating.