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Show LETRS based spelling curriculum 295 Diphthongs Note to teachers:Notice that this list only has oneblend. Spelling List: oi oy irregular coin toy almost spoil boy earth noise joy country Day 1 Introduction to diphthongs oi and oy (2 minutes):A diphthong is a vowel team that makes one sound however that sound can almost sound like two sounds. The mouth glides or changes into different shapes. For example, watch the mouth glide in the sound /oy/. Have students look into a mirror when saying the /oy/ sound five times. Then say the following words while looking in the mirror coin, spoil, noise, toy, boy and joy. Watch youtube video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdWkgYQnFcw pelling Dictionary Activity (3 minutes):Look atthe oy and oi word lists in S the Spelling Dictionary. Highlight the words that have digraphs. In a different color highlighter find the words that have blends. Are the oi and oy at the beginning, middle or end of the words? Notice most of the words end with oi and oy. onsonants and Vowels (5 minutes):Students will colorcode the C consonants and vowels for each spelling word. They will need a black and red writing tool. The teacher will guide the students on the whiteboard or smartboard with corresponding colored writing tools. Students will do this on the 3x4 Word Sort table found in the resources. Have students write consonants in black and vowels in red on the table. Write oi at the top of the first column in black. Write oy at the top of the second column. Write irregular at the top of the third column in black. Under the first column write the oi words (consonants in black and vowels in red): coin, spoil, noise. Under the second column write oy words (consonants in black and vowels in red): toy, boy, joy. Under the third column write irregular words (consonants in black and vowels in red): almost, earth, country. After writing all the words, recite each word, sound out each sound in the word, emphasize the diphthong sound. This activity helps students visualize the vowels and consonants in |
