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Re: Contractions
By Michelle
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Always explain that a contraction is a short way of writing two words together. Just like most of us have a short name (Bob or Sue) and a longer name (Robert or Susan) that mean the same thing, a contraction is a short way| and a long way of writing the same thing. Write several word pairs on flash cards -- I am, you are, is not, etc. Have an equal number of apostrophes written on strips of flash cards. Have the student copy the two words on his paper. Then, have him take scissors and cut out the part omitted when writing the contraction and replace it with an apostrophe, then copy it beside the words | |
he has already written. Some times the physical act of taking "he is" and cutting out the "i" and replacing it with an apostrophe is concrete enough to get through to kids who are having difficulty with this concept.
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