![]() ![]() Mama: “We’re going to sort all the words here by either having an AI or an AY in them.” I may sort a few myself first and then give this over to the child, providing support if needed, such as, “Does that word have an AI or an AY? Where would you put it?” Sort All the Words by their Visual Pattern Sometimes, I’ll even underline the pattern within the head words to bring extra attention to it. I place those under the AI and AY patterns. I pre-pull one AI word that he knows by sight and one AY word that he already knows by sight to use as examples. Well, today we’re going to sort some words that also have the long a sound, but we’re going to see that they don’t have a silent e.”Īs I say all this, I place the head pattern cards at the top of the workspace. Mama: “You know one way to spell words that have the long a sound in them: A_E. or putting away silverware: forks go here, knives go here, etc. If your child is unfamiliar with the concept of sorting, you may want to introduce what sorting is by using a laundry example: darks, whites, etc. ![]() You can cut apart the words or ask your child to do it. The sort will look something like this when you first copy it off. For my purposes today, we’ll use the same word sort that I gave as an example last week, long a ( ai versus ay) – you can also click on this link to read more about word sorts. For a more word sort introductions, check out Amy’s lesson with her son or the -at family sort with ALuv (at a Kindergarten level). Please note: introducing word sorts can look different, depending upon the level of the child. ![]() This week, we’re moving beyond theory to more practical stuff and I’m excited! Today, I’m going to focus on introducing a word sort to your child. If you missed Days 1-5 of Teaching Spelling Through Word Study, feel free to click on the above picture or here and get caught up! □ Welcome to This Reading Mama! If you’re joining me for the first time, I’m smack dab in the middle of a series on Word Study, joining some amazing bloggers in iHomeschool Network’s Hopscotch! I’m so glad you’re here. ![]()
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