Understanding IE Sounds and Spellings

This video tutorial focuses on a spelling lesson for Savas myView Literacy Unit 2, Lesson 3. The lesson explores the IE blend and ick digraph, which can produce two sounds: 'I' and 'E'. The instructor guides students through a spelling routine, mapping sounds, spelling, writing, and identifying patterns in words like 'chief', 'nice', 'field', 'brief', 'pi', 'peace', 'thief', 'believe', 'tie', and 'goalie'. The lesson also includes high-frequency words 'animal' and 'study'. The emphasis is on recognizing the IE pattern and its sound variations.

What are the two sounds that the IE blend can make?

• U and O

• I and E

• A and O

• E and A

What is the main focus of this spelling lesson?

• Consonant blends

• Vowel sounds

• High-frequency words

• IE blend and ick digraph

What should you do if the IE sound doesn't seem right in a word?

• Ask for help

• Skip the word

• Try the other sound

• Try a different word

What is the first step in the spelling routine?

• Circle the pattern

• Map the sounds

• Write the word

• Say the word

In the word 'Chief', what sound does the IE make?

• I

• A

• O

• E

What is the second step in the spelling routine?

• Write the word

• Say the word

• Circle the pattern

• Map the sounds

What is the third step in the spelling routine?

• Write the word

• Circle the pattern

• Say the word

• Map the sounds

What is the final step in the spelling routine?

• Write the word

• Map the sounds

• Circle the pattern

• Say the word

How do you spell the word 'Nice'?

• N I C E

• N I E C

• N I S E

• N I C I

What is the sound of IE in the word 'Nice'?

• O

• A

• E

• I