Fetch Phonics

Our brand new readers are learning how to decode. And when we are learning something new, mistakes are made. Here is an example of how I corrected a student’s decoding of a word he build with our letter cards.

First, he says it’s the word “snake”. We identify each sound again. This group has only “officially” encountered short vowel sounds, but they are smart kiddos who have observed the long sound being used in many words. So I specify the short sound. Then we sound it out again! He got it! Then we also learned a new word, since “snag” is a new word for this ESL group.

Note: I am still getting used to saying, “that sounds SPELLS /a/“ vs “says”, so next time, I’d say that, as I think it’s more clear for students. We’re always working on getting better! 😅

The letter cards/tiles can be found for FREE on my website or Teachers Pay Teachers. Link is in my bio.