Exploring Vowel Teams for Early Readers

The video tutorial introduces vowel teams, explaining their role in phonics and reading. It uses a fun song to help students remember that when two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking. The tutorial demonstrates how to decode words with vowel teams and provides practice examples to reinforce learning. Students are encouraged to identify vowel teams in words and decode them correctly.

What is a vowel team?

• A type of punctuation

• Two or more vowels together in a word

• A single vowel sound

• A group of consonants

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According to the song, what does the first vowel in a team do?

• It remains silent

• It does the 'talking'

• It follows the second vowel

• It changes the word's meaning

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What does 'EE' say in a word according to the teacher?

• Eh

• E

• A

• O

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How should you practice vowel teams according to the teacher?

• By ignoring the first vowel

• By practicing similar to letter sounds

• By singing them

• By writing them down

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What does 'AI' typically say in a vowel team?

• E

• I

• A

• O

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What should you look for in words to apply vowel team rules?

• Silent letters

• Vowel teams

• Consonant teams

• Hidden vowels

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What is the purpose of underlining vowel teams in words?

• To delete them

• To correct them

• To emphasize them

• To ignore them

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What should students feel after practicing with vowel teams?

• Confused

• Indifferent

• Anxious

• Successful

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What does the teacher suggest to do with vowel teams online?

• Download vowel team games

• Ignore online resources

• Search for practice exercises

• Post them on social media

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Why is it important to practice vowel teams?

• All of the above

• To learn new words

• To make reading easier

• To improve spelling

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