Using Orthographic Patterns in Lessons

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Using Orthographic Patterns in Lessons
By Rick

I think you may be aware that when the words share an orthographic pattern, the teacher should teach direct, explicit lessons focusing o that orthographic pattern. Again if the goal is to teach the -ate rime, the spelling
list should have several words with that pattern, like mate, fate, late, hate.
But I think that you may want to begin exposing children to implicit teaching. Why don't you try teaching children throug puppetry, it would realy captivatge their attention. Have children use the -ate sound. Have the puppet make the /h/ sound, and then allow children to sound the word hate.
After

you've done this, you may want to concider teaching an explict lesson to those children havving difficulties as others work on a related, significant assignment.