Short Vowel A, Phonics, Reading, and Me

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Short vowel a, /ă/ Chant It!

Say: I have an aaapple. Apple! Let’s take a bite. Crunch! Yum, apple!

Act out: Pretend to bite into an apple and encourage students to join in.

Model: Use a chant to say the sound and the spelling: Apple! /ă/, spelled a!

Break It and Match It!

Say: L et’s break off the beginning sound in apple: /ă/.

Which of these words has the same beginning sound? Listen: lion, alligator, eagle (alligator).

Say It in a Sentence!

Give context. Choose a sentence that matches the skills and interests of your group. Write it and underline the short a words. Read it to students, and ask them to clap for each short a word. Have them repeat it back to you, chorally.

• The apple is red.

• The apple is big.

• I had a green apple.

• They sat under an apple tree.

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