The short e is themost difficult sound. It is actually the last one that should be taught. the order is: short a, short o, short u, short i, short e. (or maybe it is u then i) I got this from Beverly Tyners fabulous book- small group reading instruction.
On 2/26/08, Deidra & Jim Chandler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You might also try using a whisper phone. I have used one with my tutored > students before when helping with vowel sounds. They practice making the > short vowel sound into the phone. It makes them more attentive to the > sound > they are producing and are more likely to produce an accurate sound. Also > make sure the child has something to connect the sound to like an object > (i.e.. short e is the beginning sound of egg, elephant,). Also, model a > distinct difference in facial and tongue position when making the short e > sound versus the short i sound. I have mine smile for the short i and have > a > more open mouth for the short e sound. Word sorts will also help with the > distinguishing of short vowel sounds. But most importantly, make sure they > make the mouth position correctly to help encourage the correct sound > production. > > Deidra Chandler, NC > MA Early Childhood Ed > MA Reading > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Isabella Lucia Scivetti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 10:59 PM > Subject: [MOSAIC] vowel sounds > > > >I am currently tutoring a first grade student who is having difficulty > > with her vowel sounds, especially /e/. She sometimes confuses the /e/ > > sound with /a/ or /i/. When I ask her to spell a word like ?met? she > > would spell ?mat?, and when I asked her to sound it out she would > > sound out met. I know ?e? is one of the most difficult vowels because > > it sounds so similar to the ?a? and ?i?. Does anyone have any > > activities or suggestions of how I could help her with this? I noticed > > people have been talking about ?Words Their Way? and I think I?ll try > > out a sorting activity. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mosaic mailing list > > [email protected] > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
