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 Goals:

• Students will recognize words ending with -le.
• Students will discriminate between and decode words in the CVCle and CVCCle patterns.

Materials:

• Opaque bag or basket
• Several small household items, including candle, ladle, picture of a table, marble, pickle, buckle, bottle, cable, and several items whose names do not end with -le or the /l/ sound.
• Self adhesive name tags (one per student)
• Marker
• Whiteboard/marker or chalkboard/chalk and eraser.  Be sure there are two colors to write with.

Preparation:

• Write one nonsense word on each tag that ends with -le, such as bipple, fackle, taple, mible, diggle, vinkle, pangle, and fugle.  Make approximately half of the words in the CVCle pattern and half CVCCle constructions.

Procedure:

• Tell the students that they will be learning about an important spelling pattern.  Ask them to think of the names of each item as you pull it from the bag.  Be sure they use the -le name if the item is an -le item.  Write the name of each item on the board. 
• Allow volunteers to come forward to circle the -le and underline the vowel sound that comes in the first syllable.
• Have the students generate additional -le words.  Write them on the board.  Use one color for CVCle words (with long vowels in the first syllable) and another color for CVCCle words (short vowel in the first syllable).  When you have 10-15 examples of each, ask for student speculation about why the words are in different colors.  If necessary, help them to the conclusion that the words are sorted by the type of vowel sound in the first syllable.
• Ask students what color you should use to write additional -le words of your choice.  Use words with mixed patterns.
• Discuss the patterns that you notice.  The children need to conclude that the words with a single consonant before the -le will have a long vowel sound and words with two consonants before the -le will have a short vowel sound.

Evaluation:

• Pass out stickers with nonsense -le words on them.  Have the students sort themselves according to whether the vowel in the first syllable of their nonsense word would be long or short.

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 Goals:

• Students will match target words.
• Students will find target words on command.
• Students will read target words.

Note: Five is the recommended number of words that most students can learn comfortably at one time.  Adjust this number for your students’ needs.

Materials:

• Flashcards of targeted sight words (two duplicate sets)
• Checklist of targeted sight words for each student
• Practice worksheets for targeted sight words
• Writing materials for each student

Preparation:

• Create practice worksheets for targeted sight words: word search puzzle, find and circle, matching, and sentences (using only previously mastered words).
• Create flashcards for target vocabulary.

Procedure:

• Introduce targeted words using flashcards.  Show the word and read it aloud.  Have the student(s) repeat the word and write it.
• Use the two sets of flashcards to play “Memory”: Mix up the words and spread them out face down on the table.  Take turns looking at two and reading them.  If they match, pick them up and score a point.  If they do not match, return them to their face-down positions.
• Spread both sets of flashcards on the table face up.  Challenge students to find and touch the ones that you call out as quickly as possible.
• Have the students complete the related practice worksheets.

Evaluation:

• Check each individual’s mastery of the target words privately.  Show a word and see if the student can read it in isolation.  Keep records on the checklist.

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