![]() ![]() The best part…at the end of the year, I give away the charts as class prizes! The students love taking a piece of our learning home with them. The students refer to the old charts often during independent writing assignments. A vowel team syllable, also known as a vowel digraph or diphthong syllable, is a syllable with two vowels working together to make one sound. ![]() As we move through various concepts, I keep the anchor charts displayed on our room. The students brainstorm the words together and often I will have students interact with the chart throughout the week. I like to use anchor charts as an introduction to a phonics concept. Also it is a great opportunity to use decodable texts in small groups, provide spelling dictation practice, and reinforce with chants or movements. Vowel Teams (more formally they are called vowel digraphs and diphthongs) most often include two vowels that work together to make one sound. They introduce a skill, give practice opportunities, assess, then move on! For students to become strong readers, they need to know the WHY! Once students can see the phonics rule in action, have them practice in multi-sensory learning activities…sand trays, play doh, using markers to rainbow write, build with pipe cleaners, etc. Phonics rules are often not explicitly taught in popular curriculum series. When you teach phonics, do you follow a curriculum? If so, do you feel that students master the concepts or does it move too fast? Does the curriculum explicitly teach the phonics rules? Do you find yourself supplementing with your own materials?
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