1. Words with Short a Unit 1 Transparency 11
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the LANGUAGE ACQUISITION BRANCH
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2. A map shows where places are.
Los Angeles
What’s
the
letter?
What’s
the
sound?
Rome
Tokyo
Panama City
T: This is a map. A map shows where places are.
T: Read the word ‘map’ with me.
*click* T/S: MAP
*click*
T: This is the letter a.
*click* T: The letter a makes the sound /a/.
T: What’s the sound?
*click* S: A
*click* T: What’s the letter?
S: A
*click* T: What’s the sound?
S: /a/
T: This is the letter m. It makes the sound /m/.
T: What sound does this letter make?
*click* S: /m/
T: What sound does the letter a make again?
T: Good. Now we can blend these two sounds together. Blend them with me.
T/S: /m/ /a/
T: Great.
T: The last letter in this word is p. The sound for p is /p/.
T: What’s the sound for p?
*click* S: /p/
T: Now let’s blend all three sounds together.
T/S: /m/ /a/ /p/
T: Excellent. Now read the word.
S: MAP m a p
A map shows where places are.
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3. The man has a hat on his head. h a t What’s the letter? What’s the
sound?
What’s
the
sound?
What’s
the
letter?
T: This is a man.
T: Read the word ‘map’ with me.
*click* T/S: MAN
*click*
T: This is the letter a.
*click* T: The letter a makes the sound /a/.
T: What’s the sound?
*click* S: A
*click* T: What’s the letter?
S: A
*click* T: What’s the sound?
S: /a/
T: This is the letter m. It makes the sound /m/.
T: What sound does this letter make?
*click* S: /m/
T: What sound does the letter a make again?
T: Good. Now we can blend these two sounds together. Blend them with me.
T/S: /m/ /a/
T: Great.
T: The last letter in this word is n. The sound for n is /n/.
T: What’s the sound for n?
*click* S: /n/
T: Now let’s blend all three sounds together.
T/S: /m/ /a/ /n/
T: Excellent. Now read the word.
S: MAN
T: The man has a hat on his head.
T: Read the word ‘hat’ with me.
*click* T/S: HAT
T: This is the letter h. It makes the sound /h/.
*click* S: /h/
T/S: /h/ /a/
T: The last letter in this word is t. The sound for t is /t/.
T: What’s the sound for t?
*click* S: /t/
T/S: /h/ /a/ /t/
S: HAT
This is a man. m a n
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4. v a n This is a van. What’s the letter? What’s the sound? What’s the
T: This is a van.
T: Read the word ‘van’ with me.
*click* T/S: VAN
*click*
T: This is the letter a.
*click* T: The letter a makes the sound /a/.
T: What’s the sound?
*click* S: A
*click* T: What’s the letter?
S: A
*click* T: What’s the sound?
S: /a/
T: This is the letter v. It makes the sound /v/.
T: What sound does this letter make?
*click* S: /v/
T: What sound does the letter a make again?
T: Good. Now we can blend these two sounds together. Blend them with me.
T/S: /v/ /a/
T: Great.
T: The last letter in this word is n. The sound for n is /n/.
T: What’s the sound for n?
*click* S: /n/
T: Now let’s blend all three sounds together.
T/S: /v/ /a/ /n/
T: Excellent. Now read the word.
S: VAN
T: The van needs gas.
T: Read the word ‘gas’ with me.
*click* T/S: GAS
T: This is the letter g. It makes the sound /g/.
*click* S: /g/
T/S: /g/ /a/
T: The last letter in this word is s. The sound for s is /s/.
T: What’s the sound for s?
*click* S: /s/
T/S: /g/ /a/ /s/
S: GAS g a s
The van
needs gas.
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5. This is a line of cabs. Here is the last cab.
What’s
the
letter?
What’s
the
sound?
last cab
T: This is a line of cabs. Here is the last cab.
T: Read the word ‘cab’ with me.
*click* T/S: CAB
*click*
T: This is the letter a.
*click* T: The letter a makes the sound /a/.
T: What’s the sound?
*click* S: A
*click* T: What’s the letter?
S: A
*click* T: What’s the sound?
S: /a/
T: This is the letter c. It makes the sound /c/.
T: What sound does this letter make?
*click* S: /c/
T: What sound does the letter a make again?
T: Good. Now we can blend these two sounds together. Blend them with me.
T/S: /c/ /a/
T: Great.
T: The last letter in this word is b. The sound for b is /b/.
T: What’s the sound for b?
*click* S: /b/
T: Now let’s blend all three sounds together.
T/S: /c/ /a/ /b/
T: Excellent. Now read the word.
S: CAB
T: Now read this phrase.
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6. This is a glad face. Glad is another word for happy.
What’s
the
sound?
What’s
the
letter?
T: This is a glad face. Glad is another word for happy.
T: Read the word ‘glad’ with me.
*click* T/S: GLAD
*click*
T: This is the letter a.
*click* T: The letter a makes the sound /a/.
T: What’s the sound?
*click* S: A
*click* T: What’s the letter?
S: A
*click* T: What’s the sound?
S: /a/
T: This is the letter d. It makes the sound /d/.
T: What sound does this letter make?
*click* S: /d/
T: What sound does the letter a make again?
T: Good. Now we can blend these two sounds together. Blend them with me.
T/S: /a/ /d/
T: Great.
T: The first letter in this word is g. The sound for g is /g/.
T: What’s the sound for g?
*click* S: /g/
T: The second letter in this word is l. The sound for l is /l/.
T: What’s the sound for l?
*click* S: /l/
T: Good. These two sounds can blend together. Blend them with me.
T/S: /gl/
T: Now let’s blend all four sounds together.
T/S: /gl/ /a/ /d/
T: Excellent. Now read the word.
S: GLAD
This is a glad face. Glad is another word for happy. l a d g
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7. What’s the sound? What’s the letter? This boy is very mad! m a d
T: This boy is very mad!
T: Read the word ‘mad’ with me.
*click* T/S: MAD
*click*
T: This is the letter a.
*click* T: The letter a makes the sound /a/.
T: What’s the sound?
*click* S: A
*click* T: What’s the letter?
S: A
*click* T: What’s the sound?
S: /a/
T: This is the letter m. It makes the sound /m/.
T: What sound does this letter make?
*click* S: /m/
T: What sound does the letter a make again?
T: Good. Now we can blend these two sounds together. Blend them with me.
T/S: /m/ /a/
T: Great.
T: The last letter in this word is d. The sound for d is /d/.
T: What’s the sound for d?
*click* S: /d/
T: Now let’s blend all three sounds together.
T/S: /m/ /a/ /d/
T: Excellent. Now read the word.
S: MAD
This boy is
very mad! m a d
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8. This is a sad face. Sad is another word for unhappy.
What’s
the
sound?
What’s
the
letter?
T: This is a sad face. Sad is another word for unhappy.
T: Read the word ‘sad’ with me.
*click* T/S: SAD
*click*
T: This is the letter a.
*click* T: The letter a makes the sound /a/.
T: What’s the sound?
*click* S: A
*click* T: What’s the letter?
S: A
*click* T: What’s the sound?
S: /a/
T: This is the letter s. It makes the sound /s/.
T: What sound does this letter make?
*click* S: /s/
T: What sound does the letter a make again?
T: Good. Now we can blend these two sounds together. Blend them with me.
T/S: /s/ /a/
T: Great.
T: The last letter in this word is d. The sound for d is /d/.
T: What’s the sound for d?
*click* S: /d/
T: Now let’s blend all three sounds together.
T/S: /m/ /a/ /d/
T: Excellent. Now read the word.
S: SAD
This is a sad face. Sad is another word for unhappy. s a d
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9. The cat wants to eat dinner.
The cat runs fast! f a s t
What’s
the
letter?
What’s
the
sound?
The cat wants to eat dinner. c a t
What’s
the
sound?
What’s
the
letter?
T: The cat runs fast!
T: Read the word ‘fast’ with me.
*click* T/S: FAST
*click*
T: This is the letter a.
*click* T: The letter a makes the sound /a/.
T: What’s the sound?
*click* S: A
*click* T: What’s the letter?
S: A
*click* T: What’s the sound?
S: /a/
T: This is the letter f. It makes the sound /f/.
T: What sound does this letter make?
*click* S: /f/
T: What sound does the letter a make again?
T: Good. Now we can blend these two sounds together. Blend them with me.
T/S: /f/ /a/
T: Great.
T: The third letter in this word is s. The sound for s is /s/.
T: What’s the sound for s?
*click* S: /s/
T: The last letter in this word is t. The sound for t is /t/.
T: What’s the sound for t?
*click* S: /t/
T: Good. These two sounds blend together. Blend them with me.
T/S: /st/
T: Now let’s blend all four sounds together.
T/S: /f/ /a/ /st/
T: Excellent. Now read the word.
S: FAST
T: The cat wants to eat dinner.
T: Read the word ‘cat’ with me.
*click* T/S: CAT
T: This is the letter c. It makes the sound /c/.
*click* S: /c/
T/S: /c/ /a/
T: Now let’s blend all three sounds together.
T/S: /c/ /a/ /t/
S: CAT
T: What does this say?
S: FAST CAT
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10. The cat drinks water from a glass.
The cat is bad! b a d
The cat drinks water from a glass.
What’s
the
letter?
What’s
the
sound? c a t
What’s
the
letter?
What’s
the
sound?
T: The cat is bad!
T: Read the word ‘bad’ with me.
*click* T/S: BAD
*click*
T: This is the letter a.
*click* T: The letter a makes the sound /a/.
T: What’s the sound?
*click* S: A
*click* T: What’s the letter?
S: A
*click* T: What’s the sound?
S: /a/
T: This is the letter b. It makes the sound /b/.
T: What sound does this letter make?
*click* S: /b/
T: What sound does the letter a make again?
T: Good. Now we can blend these two sounds together. Blend them with me.
T/S: /b/ /a/
T: Great.
T: The last letter in this word is d. The sound for d is /d/.
T: What’s the sound for d?
*click* S: /d/
T: Now let’s blend all four sounds together.
T/S: /b/ /a/ /d/
T: Excellent. Now read the word.
S: BAD
T: The cat drinks water from a glass.
T: Read the word ‘cat’ with me.
*click* T/S: CAT
T: This is the letter c. It makes the sound /c/.
*click* S: /c/
T/S: /c/ /a/
T: The last letter in this word is t. The sound for t is /t/.
T: What’s the sound for t?
*click* S: /t/
T: Now let’s blend all three sounds together.
T/S: /c/ /a/ /t/
S: CAT
T: What does this say?
S: BAD CAT
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11. Lab is short for “laboratory,” a place where scientists study.
What’s
the
letter?
What’s
the
sound?
Lab is short for “laboratory,” a place where scientists study.
*click*
T: Lab is short for laboratory, a place where scientists study.
T: Read the word ‘lab’ with me.
*click* T/S: LAB
T: This is the letter a.
*click* T: The letter a makes the sound /a/.
T: What’s the sound?
*click* S: A
*click* T: What’s the letter?
S: A
*click* T: What’s the sound?
S: /a/
T: This is the letter l. It makes the sound /l/.
T: What sound does this letter make?
*click* S: /l/
T: What sound does the letter a make again?
T: Good. Now we can blend these two sounds together. Blend them with me.
T/S: /l/ /a/
T: Great.
T: The last letter in this word is b. The sound for b is /b/.
T: What’s the sound for b?
*click* S: /b/
T: Now let’s blend all three sounds together.
T/S: /l/ /a/ /b/
T: Excellent. Now read the word.
S: LAB
T: Now, read the sentence.
S: THE CLASS IS IN THE LAB.
The class is in the lab. l a b
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