Long i

 

Explicit Phonics Lesson

Long ī Spellings

Day 1

Phonemic Awareness:

          What is the short sound of i? /ĭ/  I has another sound that we will be studying this week. That sound is the same as the name of the letter /ī/. The short ĭ sound has only one basic spelling. That spelling is a single a followed by a consonant. The long ī has five different spellings.  We will only work with 3 of those this week: i_e as in lime, y as in cry, and igh as in light. (Write the key words on the board as the spelling is presented.) 

          Listen to these words and tell me if each word has the long ī sound or not. Give me thumbs up if the word has the long ī sound and thumbs down if the word doesn’t have the long ī sound. For example, if the word is drip, you would show me thumbs down. If the word is chime, you would show me thumbs up. Pronounce these words to have the students indicate if the word has the long /ī/ sound:

list              light            last              shine           plight          sick

sigh             flit              fight           pick             slice            grime

Decoding:

          The long /ī/ sound is most often spelled with the –i_e spelling in one syllable words.  Use two colors of markers to write /ī/ words one spelling at a time on the board as the class sounds out and then blends the words as a group. When using the –i_e spelling write both vowels leaving a blank between them, say sound, then write the consonant that goes in the blank. Also when pointing to the letters to sound out the words, use 2 fingers and touch each vowel at the same time for the vowel teams.

                   dry              cry              why              try

                   high             sigh             sight           fight

                   spike           pride           gripe           twice

                    

          As the words are decoded, briefly discuss meanings of words that may be unfamiliar to the students. Reread the lines of words with the class. Then give clues and have the students tell their buddy which word is the answer. Call on one set of buddies to give and spell the answer. Circle the words on the board as they are given as answers. Clues could be:

1.     To complain…gripe

2.    Synonym for parched …dry

3.    Antonym low…high

4.    A physical altercation…fight

5.    To breath out of your mouth when you are tired …sigh

6.    To work hard…try

7.    A sharp point on the end of a pole…spike

8.    Two times…twice

9.    We should take ___ in our school…pride

10. The flowers in the garden are a beautiful …sight

11.  Synonym for bawl…cry

The last word (why) is read by the students and used in a sentence that is told to their buddy. This exercise will give practice in reading words with the /ī/ sound and will help expose them to oral vocabulary at the same time.

Reading Decodable Text:

          Use the decoding practice to read long i words in connected text. Read the passage to the students, have the class read it chorally, and then have buddy A read to buddy B. Then B will read to A.

         

Day 2

Review:

          Review the three spellings of long ī. Be sure to present them in the order of most frequently used and give a key word for each.

Phonemic Awareness:

I am going to give you a word with the long i sound in it. I want you to segment the words into individual sounds. So if I say ”time”, you would say  /t/, /i/, m/.

          Pronounce these words to have the students indicate where in the word the long ī sound is heard:

try              gripe           spice            drives             bride            dime

tribe           chime           vice             while              slight           swipe

Decoding:

          Write the following words on the board as the students sound and blend into words (Use buddy strategy for more student engagement. See Day 1.)

          smile            spine           sly              

          slight           flight           sigh            

          hide             shy              right

                  

Use these clues or make up your own (Be sure to push the vocabulary factor):

1.     A synonym for correct…right

2.    Just a little…slight

3.    The backbones …spine

4.    Antonym for seek…hide

5.    Synonym for sneaky…sly

6.    Antonym for frown…smile

7.    The path of something that flies…flight

8.    A person with little self confidence is ___…shy

Have the students read the last word (sigh) and use it in a sentence, telling their partner.

Reading Decodable Text:

          Have student Buddies practice reading the long i phrases. (You will need at least one copy for each pair of students.)

Day 3

Review:

          Review the 3 spellings of long ī targeted this week. Have words with these spellings on flashcards (about 8) to quickly practice decoding.

Word Building:

          Using a pocket chart and letter cards or magnetic letter tiles, work through the word chains. You may have to help when the vowel spelling changes from one word to the next.

 try             nine

cry              shine

fry              shy

fright          sigh

fight           sight

might           slight

 night          light

 nine            night

           

Encoding:

          Use the dictation procedure.

          1.   igh       -y         ĭ       i_e

          2.   pry        cry         shy

          3.   fight      flight      time

          4.   myself      timeline

          Try with all your might not to cry.      

Reading Decodable Text:

          Have student Buddies practice rereading the long i phrases. (You will need at least one copy for each pair of students.)

Day 4

Review:

          Review quickly the 3 long ī spellings, and the key words for each. Have the students give words that have these target spellings. List them on the board with the students’ help to spelling them.

Word Building:

          Using a pocket chart and letter cards or magnetic letter tiles, work through the word chain:

time                      slice

 lime                      lice

 line                       nice

 fine                      rice

file                        price

while                    prize

tile                       size

tide                       site

 side                      bite

 slide                    kite

Reading Decodable Text:

                    Provide students with copies of long i sentences.  Have them locate and circle words with the long i spellings. Then practice reading the sentences with buddy strategy.

Day 5

Review:

          Review quickly the 3 long ī spellings using the yellow, long i spelling card. Using about a dozen word cards, have Buddy A read the first word and tell a sentence using the word to Buddy B. Call on one Buddy A to share their sentence. Then for the next card, Buddy B reads and tells a sentence using the word to Buddy A. Continue until all the word cards have been used.

Encoding:

          Use the dictation procedure:

          1.       ĭ         igh      i_e     _y    

          2.       shine           night           spry

          3.       chime           dime             bright

          4.       strife          wife             live

          5.       slight           price

          The child has a bright, white nightlight.

Reading Decodable Text:

          Reread long i sentence and phrases using the buddy strategy.

  

Decoding Practice

spy           spry          inside        life  bright       wide         smile       sideline

not to cry                   a bright light     

time to shine              a lifetime

the shy child              a mile high     

a nice smile                good night, sleep tight

1.           The price of a lime was just five dimes.

2.         Do what’s right with all your might.

3.         The child turned off the nightlight.

4.         He was right to hold on tight!

5.         It’s time to say good night, sleep tight.

6.         My wife is quite shy at times.

7.         Why did you smile at the sight of the sky?

Long ī Phrases

1.           bright moonlight

2.         time to dine

3.         strike at night

4.         shy smile

5.         wide driveway

6.         sky at sunrise

7.         fight for our rights

8.         try to hike

9.         bride became a wife

10.      good night, sleep tight

11.       turn out the nightlight

12.      skyline at sunrise

13.      on the sidelines

14.      might like a smile

15.      my pride

16.      while the child rides

17.      price of the bike

18.      life of crime

19.      vine on the pine

20.    bright moonlight

   

Long ī Sentences

1.           Don’t try to hide your smile.

2.         A live spider sat down beside her.

3.         Mike ate a slice of pie at five o’clock.

4.         Dad might gripe, if I cry on the hike.

5.         I would like white rice and lime pie.

6.         The clock will chime on time.

7.         The slide is high up on the hillside.

8.         Tonight I’ll shine the flashlight.

9.         I’ll find a dime in the bright moonlight.

10.      His shy smile could not hide his pride.

11.       Kyle can fly his kite high in the sky.

12.      We went for a hike five miles into the wild.