EFP Recap

What is phonics?

• A method to teach grammar

• A type of poetry

• A spelling competition

• The connection between graphemes and phonemes

Which word uses a "soft c" sound?

• Cat

• Face

• Cobra

• Cage

Which is a consonant digraph?

• st

• tr

• pl

• sh

What vowel sound does "magic e" create in the word "cube"?

• Short /u/

• Long /uː/

• Short /e/

• Long /iː/

Which is a diphthong?

• Cat

• Pen

• Coin

• Frog

Which word is a sight word?

• They

• Bat

• Crab

• Frog

When the student is changing "cat" to "hat", what skill is being used?

• Segmenting

• Blending

• Substitution

After teaching a new concept explicitly, teachers should (a)   words with students to connect sounds to real-life examples.

When doing (a)   , students practice writing letters in the air to improve muscle memory.

(a)   involves removing parts of a word (e.g., deleting "c" from "cat" to make "at").