What are the different parts of a RF class?
Drill-Blend-Segment-Decode-Read-Spell
What is the difference between a blend and a diagraph?
:: A blend is of two letters and produces 2 sounds: Eg. Sl
:: A diagraph is of two letters and produces 1 sound. Eg. Sh
A child is reading the following line – Pop had a lot of fun. He hid in a big box. The kids did not see him. The child gets stuck at the word Pop and Box and cannot sound the words. What are they struggling with?
:: o sounds
A child is reading the sentence – I put my books in my bag. The student reads I and skips put and moves ahead. What do you think they are struggling with?
:: Exception to the ‘u’ sound
A child is reading a paragraph and comes across the word “saturated”. The child reads Sat, gets stuck and pauses, which part of the RF Routine should we focus with them?
Decode
Mira is from Kerala, but she grew up in Bangalore and went to an English medium school right from KG. She can speak and understand Kannada and Malayalam because of her family but cannot read or write it. Which would you say is stronger for Mira in Kannada and Malayalam?
:: Phonemic or Phonological Awareness