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Subjects

• Language Arts

Grades

• 3-5
• 6-8

Brief Description

Students match phonetic spellings with real spellings of words on a dictionary page.

Objectives

Students decipher dictionary pronunciations. Students demonstrate an understanding of words in context.

Keywords

dictionary, pronunciation, words in context

Materials Needed

• Sound It Out work sheet, one per student
• Scholastic Children's Dictionary page, one copy per student, or display a single copy of the page on a screen for all to see and use)
• pencils or pens

Lesson Plan

• Review with students the dictionary pronunciations on the example page. Ask students why the pronunciations are spelled differently from the words.
• Distribute the Sound It Out work sheets to students. Tell students to use the dictionary page example to complete the work sheets.

Assessment

ANSWER KEY:

1. could
2. counter
3. counselor
4. cottontail
5. coupon
6. cougar
7. counterclockwise
8. couldn't
9. cough
10. countryside
11. countdown
12. countless

Lesson Plan Source

Submitted By

Lois Lewis

National Standards

Language Arts:
NL-ENG.K-12.1
NL-ENG.K-12.3

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