

Let’s look at some new words today and find out!” I wonder if those are the only ways to spell those long vowel sounds. So these are two patterns we have learned for spelling the long vowel sounds we hear in words. Teacher says: “Yes, we see the open syllable and magic ‘e’ patterns in these words. “How is the /ō/ sound spelled in the word ‘hope’?” (The magic “e” is giving its sound to the vowel “o,” making it say its name.)ġ1. “How is the /ō/ sound spelled in the word ‘code’?” (The magic “e” is giving its sound to the vowel “o,” making it say its name.) “How is the /ō/ sound spelled in the word ‘so’?” (with the vowel alone, as the final sound in an open syllable) Teacher writes the words in a list on the board and asks: Now let’s look at how that /ō/ sound is spelled.”ġ0. Teacher says: “Right! We hear the long vowel sound of ‘o’ in these words.


“What sound do we hear in all of these words?” (/ō/)ĩ. Teacher says the following words aloud, pausing between each word: “so,” “code,” “hope.” Let’s see if we remember other patterns for long vowel sounds with some different words.”ħ. I remember that the magic ‘e’ is one pattern we learned for long vowel sounds. We learned that the magic ‘e’ gives its sound so the vowel ‘a’ can say its name, which is the long vowel sound. Teacher says: “Yes, we see the magic ‘e’ pattern in these words. “How is the /ā/ sound spelled in the word ‘make’?” (The magic “e” is giving its sound to the vowel “a,” making it say its name.)Ħ. Now let’s look at how that /ā/ sound is spelled.”ĥ. Teacher says: “Right! We hear the long vowel sound of ‘a’ in those words. “What sound do we hear in all of these words?” (/ā/)Ĥ. Teacher says the following words aloud, pausing between each word: “make,” “lane,” and “page.” Knowing the different ways that a sound can be spelled will help us become better readers and spellers.”Ģ. We’ll identify that sound and then examine all the ways we’ve learned this year to spell that sound. Teacher says: “Today, let’s start by listening to some words that have the same vowel sound. Begin the Vowel Sounds instructional practice:ġ.It’s time to hear the vowel sounds we’re making right now.”

Sit down and come together, together, right now. Open up your ears now, and listen for the vowel sounds. “Sit down and come together, together, together.
