Lesson Plan English Vocabulary - the topic I am focusing on is decoding words by using sound boxes Objectives I want the students to know how to use the strategy of a sound box to help them decode a word they do not know Content Standards- Phonemic Awareness, Word Recognition and Fluency Hear and say the separate phonemes in words, such as identifying the initial consonant sound in a word, and blend phonemes to say words

Lesson Plan Procedures- Lay out a 2-sound box, a 3-sound box and a 4-sound box. Give the children different words to sound and for every sound they hear to put an X in the box. Evaluation: My evaluation would be using sorts to see if the children understand which sounds go together and to see patterns. I could also give them words to spell out, like spelling test. Materials- dry erase boards, markers, tissues, word or word family

References My reference is my phonics class that I am taking this year. My teacher Dr. Radius taught us this strategy.

By Katie Schriefer

Introduction We are going to listen for how many sounds you hear in a word and then try to see if you can match the letters. There will be information on the next 6 slides and a quiz at the end so make sure you are paying attention!

Sound Boxes What are sound boxes? Sound boxes are squares that can be drawn. You can have two, three or four boxes depending on how many sounds you hear in a word. Don’t get tricked I’m not looking for letters, I’m listening for sounds!

What to do Things you need to know to get started: I am going to ask you to draw your boxes so please listen to how many I tell you. We are not looking for the amount of letters, but the amount of sounds you hear. Every time you hear a new sound but a dot with your marker in the box. At the end we will try and name the letters and write them to the side.

Examples Lets do an easy one first to show you want I want. The word is at. How many sounds do you hear? The word is at. (As I say it I will stretch it out a…t). You hear two sounds so you should have one dot in each box. A T

Examples Lets do an the word cat. The word is cat. How many sounds do you hear? CAT (As I say it I will stretch it out c…a…t). You hear three sounds so you should have one dot in each box. C A T

Examples Lets do the word brat. The word it brat. How many sounds do you hear? BRAT (As I say it I will stretch it out b…r…a…t). You hear two sounds so you should have one dot in each box. B R A T

You try it. Ok. Now that I have shown you three examples lets see how you do on your own. You have three questions. No pressure, it is to see what more we have to work on. And……Go!

Number 1 The word is too. How many sounds do you hear? A. B. C.

Number 2 The word is cool. How many sounds do you hear? A B C

Number 3 The word is spools. How many sounds do you hear? A. B. C.

Correct!!!! T OO Fantastic! Too has three letters but the OO makes one sound, so the word too only has 2 sounds. Lets clear off your board and try an another one.

Correct!!! C OO L Wonderful! Look has four letters, but only three sounds. I have one more for you lets, see if you can figure it out.

Correct!!! S P OO L You have succeed in sound boxes!!! Lets take one review and look at the words you sounded out.

Incorrect Lets do an easy one first to show you want I want. The word it at. How many sounds do you hear? The word is at. (As I say it I will stretch it out a…t). You hear two sounds so you should have one dot in each box.

Incorrect Lets do an easy one first to show you want I want. The word it at. How many sounds do you hear? The word is at. (As I say it I will stretch it out a…t). You hear two sounds so you should have one dot in each box.

Incorrect Lets do an the word cat. The word is cat. How many sounds do you hear? CAT (As I say it I will stretch it out c…a…t). You hear three sounds so you should have one dot in each box.

Incorrect Lets do an the word cat. The word is cat. How many sounds do you hear? CAT (As I say it I will stretch it out c…a…t). You hear three sounds so you should have one dot in each box.

Incorrect Lets do the word brat. The word it brat. How many sounds do you hear? BRAT (As I say it I will stretch it out b…r…a…t). You hear two sounds so you should have one dot in each box.

Incorrect Lets do the word brat. The word it brat. How many sounds do you hear? BRAT (As I say it I will stretch it out b…r…a…t). You hear two sounds so you should have one dot in each box.

Review Words we sounded out all together At The example questions we Cat had the at family and in Brat the quiz words we had Too the oo family. Remember Cool when we do sound boxes Spool DO NOT count letters, listen for the sounds!