This activity, the second in a series of 16 resources designed to develop the awareness skills needed to detect the vowel sounds in words, asks readers to identify and highlight the /ie/ sound in a list of 39 words. After identifying the sound, kids practice reading the words to an adult.

Concepts

beginning reading, phonemic awareness

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Some learners with dyslexia benefit from reading materials printed in dark brown ink on beige paper rather than the stark black ink on white paper
• Laminate the cards to permit reuse
• Cut the columns of words into strips and introduce only a few of the words at one time to reduce stress

Classroom Considerations

• Although designed specifically for learners with dyslexia, the cards may be used to teach phonemic awareness to all those learning to read

Pros

• Each card in the series features only one sound
• A link to an /ie/ sound scrabble game is provided

Cons

• None

Common Core

RF.K.2.a RF.1.2.a