A Word of Caution:
Many places you will see an elephant or an elf used as a key word for the short e sound. The l that follows the e is confusing to students because it sounds like the name of the letter l. Actually the l is co-articulated with the e causing the sound of the short e not to be true. The same type of thing occurs when the e is followed by n as in engine. Edge, echo, and egg are much better key words. Dialects in different parts of the country also cause problems with the short e sound.
Explicit Phonics Lesson
Short ĕ
Day 1
Objective: Sound and blend words using the short ĕ.
Review
What
is the short sound of a? / ă/ as in apple. (Have letter card Aa visible) What is the hand sign that we have used for /ă/? Wait for a response: holding an
apple.
What is the short sound of i? /ĭ/
as is in itch (Have letter card Ii
visible.) Use the hand signal of scratching the
left arm with the right hand for itch.
What is the short sound of o? /ŏ/
as in octopus (Have letter card Oo visible) Use the hand signal for octopus.
Today we will be reviewing the short sound of the letter e, /ĕ/ as
in edge. Use the hand signal of rubbing a finger along the edge of the desk or table. Say that sound with me. /ĕ/
Let’s think of some other words that begin with the
/ĕ/ sound. egg, echo, education, end,
etc.
PA (oral)
Listen to
these words and see if you can hear the /ĕ/ sound or not. If you hear the /ĕ/ sound
in the word, I want you to give me a thumbs up. If you don’t hear /ĕ/ in the
word, give me a thumbs down. So if I say pet,
/p/ /ĕ/ /t/, you would give me a thumbs up because the /ĕ/ sound is in the word
pet. If I say pat, /p/ /a/ /t/, you would give me a thumbs down because you do
not hear
/ĕ/ in
the word pat.
let lit lot hen went when
lost last step rest wrist yell
Note: This is a good time to teach the "FLoSZ" Rule: The consonants f, l, s, or z, are doubled when they come at end of a one-syllable word and are preceded by one short vowel. The rule will be used in many of the words in this lesson.
Decoding
Use the decoding procedure. Take time
to talk about the meanings of any words that might be unknown.
wet shed dress tent
rest pest mend blend
hen stem melt shell
Once all the words are on the board,
use the “Buddy Up” strategy and give clues as in previous lessons. Be sure to stress vocabulary.
Some clues might
be:
1. antonym for sleep rest
2. synonym for
stalk stem
3. containing
water wet
4. to change from
a solid to a liquid melt
5. found on the beach shell
6. barnyard fowl hen
7. to mix together blend
8. a small
building for tools shed
9. to fix or repair something mend
10. a
portable shelter tent
11. something or
someone that bothers you pest
When there is only one word left, have
the buddies read the last word. Each buddy then uses the word in a sentence,
telling their buddy.
Decodable Text
Practice reading words in text using
the transparency.
Day 2
Review
What are
the names of the vowels? (a,
e, i, o, u, and sometimes y)
What are
the letters that are not vowels called? (consonants)
What is
the sound of short a? /ă/ short i? /ĭ/ short o?
/ŏ/ short e? /ĕ/
What is
the hand sign and key word we use to remember the sound of short e?
(Key
word: edge Hand sign: rub finger on the edge of the table.)
Name
some words that begin with the short e sound.
PA
I am going to
say some words with the short e sound. I want you to tell me if the sound is in
the middle of the word or at the beginning of the word. If I say elf, you would tell me the /ĕ/ sound is at the beginning of the word. If I
say sent , you would tell me the /ĕ/ sound is in the middle of the word. Be sure
your Buddy agrees with you before you raise your hand to give me your answer. Segment
words if needed.
men tell red egg rest effort
exit bend mesh west empty felt
Decoding
Use the same procedure that was used
on Day 1.
belt sent step ten
hem yell spell shelf
smell leg bed dwell
1. Cloth turned up at the bottom of a garment hem
2. Gave it to someone to take it somewhere sent
3. Synonym for cot bed
4. Antonym for arm leg
5. A place to keep
books shelf
6. Worn with a
school uniform belt
7. Eleven take away one ten
8. One of our 5 senses smell
9. Call in a loud voice yell
10. To live in a
place dwell
11. To write letters to represent sounds in a
word spell
Have
the students read the last word to their partner. Then each makes up a sentence
using the word. Have them go for 7-Up sentences (7 or more words in the
sentence.)
Decodable Text
Use Short ĕ Phrases to practice
reading. The first time through have them follow as you read. The second time
have them chorally read with you. Then the Buddies can take turns reading to
each other.
Day 3
Review
What is
the key word and hand sign for short e? (edge; rub finger on table edge.)
Give me some words
that have the short e sound.
Encoding: Dictation
Use the dictation procedure.
1. /ĭ/ i
/ă/
a /ĕ/ e /k/ ck /ŏ/ o
2. fed led sled
3. end send
went
4. chest
pigpen
Ben
went to the end of the pigpen.
Decodable Text:
Practice reading Short ĕ Phrases as it was done on Day 2.
Day 4
Review
Have the class decode 5 or 6 short ĕ
words on the board or on flashcards.
Word
Building
or Word Chaining
Use as much as you feel is
appropriate.
end red held
bend bed help
bent bet yelp
went met yell
sent set shell
set send tell
get mend tall
wet bend talk
west blend walk
rest lend wall
best lest well
Decodable Text
Use Short ĕ Sentences to practice
reading words in context. Follow the format of the phrase reading.
Day 5
Review
The sound of short
ă is _____.
The key word for
short ă is _______.
The hand signal
for short ă is ________.
/a/ is the sound
of what letter?
(Repeat changing ă
to ĭ, ŏ, and ĕ)
Encoding/Dictation
1. /th/ th /sh/ sh /ch/ ch /ĭ/ i /ĕ/ e
2. net nest rest
3. wet went
rent
4. flesh
test
Ned did his best on the test.
Decodable Text:
Use Short ĕ Sentences
to practice re-reading sentences with a buddy.
Decoding
Practice
pet set sent net nest
test
yes kept red felt
|
ten
men
get
all wet
eggs in a nest
went to bed
1.
Fred
will get a small pet.
2.
Ken
went to bed at ten.
3.
Nell
had a pad and pen.
4.
The
jet went west of the hills.
5.
Bess
will press the dress.
6.
Ed
has a mess in the shed.
Short e
Phrases
1.
a
wet pet
2.
the
best belt
3.
the
bad smell
4.
bent
the bell
5.
set
it on the bed
6. get
the net
7.
ten
best pets
8.
tell
the men
9.
get
all set
10. a red vest
11. lend a hand
12. fresh fish
13. the rest of it
14. all this mess
15. get less rest
16. hem the dress
17. spell it well
18. smell the pig
19. pen ten hens
20. send them
Short e
Sentences
1.
Get
the sick pet to the vet.
2.
We
will bend them end to end.
3.
The
men set a chest on the shelf.
4.
Then
Ned shed his vest.
5.
The
next best pet is a hen.
6.
We met the vet at ten.
7.
This
will get me all wet.
8.
Tess can dress the best.
9. The pen is on the desk.
10. It had a fresh smell.
11. Next Mel swept the shed.
12. Do not step in that mess!
13. She slept in the big bed.
14. We
will rent a tent to rest in.
15. Ben
felt glad when he wed Nell.
16. A small elf will go to the well.
17. The pet hen is red.
18. Ted will get the sled
wet.
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