Phonics Lesson 73 y as long /i/ & Phonics Lesson 74 y as long /e/: Feb 17-20 (Reading Practice Book)

Phonics Lessons - Feb 17-20

Lesson 73: y as long /i/

We have learned that the consonant y is a tricky sound!! It comes at the beginning of words like yes and yellow.  

The letter y can also have a vowel sound. When the letter y comes at the end of a one syllable word, it spells long /i/ like at the end of the word my or fly.  

In this week's text called, Plane Race, students are looking for words with the y making the long /i/ at the end of a syllable. They are looking to highlight the whole word with this spelling pattern. Students are also asked to illustrate the story to demonstrate their understanding of the text.

Lesson 74: y as long /e/ 

The letter y can also spell the long /e/. Y spells the long /e/ at the end of long words with two or more syllables like baby and puppy. 

Often, big words that end in y making the long /e/ sound have double consonants. Usually, we see double consonants in a closed syllable with a short vowel sound like in the words puppy, mommy and sunny.  

In this week's text called, Lily's Puppy, students are looking for those words that have the y at the end of the word that makes the long /e/. They are looking to highlight the whole word. Students are also looking to illustrate the story to demonstrate their understanding of the text.

Heart (Irregular) Words of the Week

Heart words are words that do not decode or follow the spelling rules that we have been learning. We have to know them by 'heart'. However, once we learn more spelling rules, they may be only temporary heart words and the rules will come along later! In the meantime, we have been focusing on reviewing and learning the words below with focused in class practice. These will eventually (if not already) be on spelling word lists or word rings. 

This week we are reviewing:

• woman
• women
• move 
• both

This week's new words:

• four
• fourth
• forty

Fluency Grids
With each lesson, there is a fluency grid with the lesson focus that is intended to help students recognize the phonics rule and assist in reading it with accuracy and automaticity. At home, challenge your young reader to read the word (aim is to decode/read each word within 3 seconds) and then recall it each time they see it within the grid of mixed up, repeated words. A couple minutes of practice is all they need. This acts as a warm up before reading the text that also applies the same skill while building on all the previous skills as well. Each week we are building on the previous week to become more fluent readers so we can focus on what the text is sharing rather than spending all the time decoding the words.

Homework Reminders
Students have been working on the story or stories in their Reading Practice book this week that will come home each weekend. At school, they work with a partner to complete their fluency grid, read with someone their story and highlight the focus words. Following, they are illustrating a picture for the text to show their understanding. 

At home, students are to finish the above tasks and read to an expert the week's lesson(s). After completing, parents are to initial at the indicated spot at the top. 

This week, we are have completed two lessons so there will be two stories to complete in their white Reading Practice booklet after the clip. Please see the information letter in the front of the book for more, detailed information about this weekend practice book coming home. Please return on Monday (or Tuesday if there is a no school day on Monday).

Happy reading!