Phonetic Rule/Trick List...

[King Alfred Academy]

I am looking for a list that has phonetic tricks listed like:

 

"When the ‘e’ vowel is at the end of a word, it is quiet and the vowel in the middle of the word says it’s own name."

 

"When two vowels go walkin', the first one does the talkin'"

 

Anyone know where I can find one?

 

Thanks:001_smile:

[King Alfred Academy]

Anyone? Please...:blush:

[lisabees]

Okay, I'll take a stab at this. Hopefully our phonics experts (calling ElizabethB) will chime in. I believe there is a book they recommend called "The ABC's and all their Tricks". Also, these are spelling rules, which may help.

 

http://www.dyslexia.org/spelling_rules.shtml

 

ElizabethB's site is here: http://www.thephonicspage.org/On%20Phonics/onphonicslinks.html

[Devotional Soul]

There's tons of cute little songs for phonics rules including the ones you mentioned at http://www.starfall.com/n/level-a/learn-to-read/load.htm?f, try different ones on that page, also before the stories, there's a lot!

 

Here's a few we sing often:

Y can be a vowel: http://www.starfall.com/n/y-as-e/y-as-e/load.htm?f

Lonely Vowels (at the end of a word): http://www.starfall.com/n/skills/the-lonely-vowel/load.htm?f

 

For the silent E, I made up the character of the silent E who is shy and quiet, but hangs out with words to whisper to the other vowels "Say your name, say your name, say your name", which is sung to the melody of some old 90's tune 'sail away, sail away, sail away', lol, I know it's cheesy but it works. Starfall has it as "silent E at the end of the word, makes the A say A (E say E, I say I, etc.)

Edited August 18, 2009 by Devotional Soul

[Julie in MN]

I am looking for a list that has phonetic tricks listed like:

 

"When the ‘e’ vowel is at the end of a word, it is quiet and the vowel in the middle of the word says it’s own name."

 

"When two vowels go walkin', the first one does the talkin'"

 

Anyone know where I can find one?

 

Thanks:001_smile:

 

Brittney,

First of all, those particular rhymes are not really correct, in my book. The only one I learned as a kid that I *still* think is correct is: I before E except after C or when it says A as in "neighbor" or "weigh"...

 

The "two vowels go a walkin" rule just doesn't work often enough to be useful. The "ie/ei" mentioned above is just one example.

 

The silent "e" rule also is much more complex. See the 5 different uses of final "e" as well as the 5 /er/ spellings and more good rules here: http://www.lewrockwell.com/taylor/taylor79.html

[Devotional Soul]

Brittney,

First of all, those particular rhymes are not really correct, in my book. The only one I learned as a kid that I *still* think is correct is: I before E except after C or when it says A as in "neighbor" or "weigh"...

 

...and when it's wEIrd! ;)

[ElizabethB]

Brittney,

First of all, those particular rhymes are not really correct, in my book. The only one I learned as a kid that I *still* think is correct is: I before E except after C or when it says A as in "neighbor" or "weigh"...

 

The "two vowels go a walkin" rule just doesn't work often enough to be useful. The "ie/ei" mentioned above is just one example.

 

The silent "e" rule also is much more complex. See the 5 different uses of final "e" as well as the 5 /er/ spellings and more good rules here: http://www.lewrockwell.com/taylor/taylor79.html

:iagree:

 

But, even the i before e rule isn't that great, it has some major exceptions, I actually don't teach it. But, it is better than the rest. The first vowel talking is very low, percentage wise.

 

This thread has links to good rules (Lori D!)

 

Also, I now have a list of most of the rules that are actually useful correlated to Blend Phonics, it's on my how to tutor page, this paragraph:

 

Your number one task is to get them to stop guessing and start sounding out each and every word from left to right. Nonsense words are key, they help prevent guessing. Here is a free website that generates nonsense words. Syllables are also helpful, I would use the Blend Phonics Reader (it helps show how guessing is a bad strategy by showing words with similar configuration together) followed by Webster’s Speller. Here is a step by step guide to using Blend Phonics that also adds in syllables, spelling and phonics rules, syllable division rules, and syllable division exercises. There are also readings from Hebrews 12 that can be added to show progress through the program.

 

I do not include rules for suffixes, there are a slew of them, and they're generally better learned later on when a child is older. I do have them in my phonics lessons, lesson 22, since my lessons are meant for older remedial students. However, I would not teach them to a beginner.

 

You need "The ABCs and All Their Tricks," great book, every homeschooling mom should have one for phonics and spelling reference.

[Julie in MN]

...and when it's wEIrd! ;)

 

:lol:

Great way to include that last group of "exceptions"!