DISTAR READING PROGRAM WORKSHEETS HOW TO
DISTAR READING PROGRAM WORKSHEETS PLUS

Next take the CVC case and remind your child that the First Vowel Sound in the word usually requires doubling the ending consonant before adding a suffix that begins with a vowel letter. Point out though, that the ending ed could represent /d/ ( flamed), /t/ ( hiked), or /e/+/d/ ( shaded). That is, the ed replaces the letter e at the end of the root word. Take the split vowel digraph case first and explain that adding the suffix ed is handled the same as adding a suffix like er.

DISTAR READING PROGRAM WORKSHEETS HOW TO

First, refer back to the two previous pages on this site which teach how to add suffixes to CVC words like hum, chop, or bat, and to words with split vowel digraphs like flame, hike or shade. Now that your child understands that the suffix ed has three different pronunciations and has finished the worksheet he will be better prepared to use it when writing a word with an ending ed. Later, review the process using the provided worksheet. Make it clear to him that the letters e and d now stand for two distinct sounds, /e/ and /d/ respectively.ДЇollowing this demonstration and discussion, write on the whiteboard the three column headings d, t, and e+d and then show him words (the manipulatives) ending in the suffix ed one at a time and have him read them, identify the sound, or sounds, that the suffix ed represents in each word and then put the word under the correct column heading. Finally, show your child a word like sanded and have him say each sound in the word. Next, write a word like stopped on the whiteboard (or paper) and let your child discover that the digraph ed represents the /t/ sound in stopped. Next, ask your child to say each sound in fanned and show him that the suffix ed is a digraph representing the /d/ sound by having him say all four sounds in fanned. If he canвЂ™t read it with just a minimal amount of help, youвЂ™re probably presenting this lesson too soon. After you write fanned on the whiteboard (or a piece of paper) ask your child to read it. Use a whiteboard to show an example of a word ending in the /d/ sound, such as fanned. Introducing the Three Options for the Suffix ed All this confusion means that the suffix ed often presents a challenge to a struggling reader. This is because the suffix ed has three distinct pronunciation options and this is further complicated by the fact that when two of the options occur, the suffix ed is a digraph for a single sound, but in the third case the suffix ed is not a digraph but instead represents two sounds.

DISTAR READING PROGRAM WORKSHEETS PLUS

You will be better off discussing the concept of split vowels (vowel plus e) and also adding suffixes like ing, er and y to both split vowel words and CVC words before tackling the suffix ed. The suffix ed should be introduced relatively late in any phonics curriculum because of its complexity.

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