ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: The Two Voices of the Ow Spelling Pattern
Variable vowels are the focus of this lesson; students use nursery rhymes and ow to study how vowels can change their sounds according to different spelling patterns.
Love To Know Media
Your Dictionary: Teaching Spelling in 6th Grade
This article focuses on spelling in the 6th grade including vowel-consonant spelling patterns, spelling study strategies, and links to word lists and spelling games.
ICT Games
Ict Games: Cvc Pop
An interactive game where students can practice identifying words with short vowel sounds following the consonant-vowel-consonant pattern. Students listen to a word and then click on all of the matching words as they float by on bubbles.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Count the Vowels
Pupils are given a list of words and told to count the vowels and turn the sheet over. They are then asked to list the words. In this exercise, students discover how the words are arranged and find it easy to remember them.
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Sarah Snippets: Syllable Division Rules
Syllable division rules show us how to break up a multi-syllable word into its syllable parts. There are six main syllable division rules to guide us. It all starts with the vowels. Find the vowels in the word. It helps to underline or...
Rock ’N Learn
Rock 'N Learn: All Day: All and Al
This printable phonics worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Learners will fill in words to complete sentences with words that end with -al or -all. Then students will complete a word...
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Printable Reading and Phonics Games
This site includes 15 different phonics and reading games to download, laminate, and cut out. Includes games for phonics blends; "When two vowels go walking;" ee; ir, ur er; tion, etc.
Love To Know Media
Your Dictionary: Teaching Spelling in 3rd Grade
This article focuses on teaching 3rd grade spelling including Dolch sight words for 3rd grade and the weird spelling patterns that 3rd graders face such as the letter Y, diphthongs, double consonants, and homophones.
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Authentic American Pronunciation
Excellent place for help learning American English! First, a "pattern" of the language is explained with the help of audio pronunciation (requires Real Player- a download link is available). After the "pattern" is explained, links to...
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Armstrong Atlantic State University: English Language
Discover more about the history of the English language when you visit this informative site. Students and teachers will benefit from this educational resource.
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Carson Newman College: A Brief History of English
This site features a brief history of English. Come and check out the links provided within this site. Students and teachers will benefit from this educational resource. It includes time lines.