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What term is used to describe words that contain elements that do not follow the most common letter-sound correspondences?
What term is used to describe words that contain elements that do not follow the most common letter-sound correspondences?
- Regular words
- Heart words (correct)
- Common words
- Dialect words
Define 'Irregular word' as mentioned in the text.
Define 'Irregular word' as mentioned in the text.
An irregular word presents a challenge for decoding because the sounds of the letters are unique to that word or the student has not yet learned the letter-sound correspondences in the word.
Heart words are called so because they must be learned 'by ______.'
Heart words are called so because they must be learned 'by ______.'
heart
Match the following Kindergarten Week 2 words with their corresponding week:
Match the following Kindergarten Week 2 words with their corresponding week:
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Study Notes
Irregular "Heart" Words
- Irregular "heart" words are common words that present challenges to children because they don't follow the most common letter-sound correspondences.
- These words contain elements that must be learned "by heart".
- The collection of "heart" words includes both permanently and temporarily irregular words.
- Some words may be irregular based solely on the dialect.
Definition of Irregular Words
- An irregular word is a word that presents a challenge for decoding because either:
- The sounds of the letters are unique to that word or a very small number of words (permanently irregular).
- The student has not yet learned the letter-sound correspondences in the word (temporarily irregular).
Teaching Irregular "Heart" Words
- Many words can be taught in multiple ways, with different elements emphasized.
- Teachers may choose not to use all of the listed words as "heart" words or modify them to better align with their teaching method.
- The activity involves helping students learn to sound out words with unusual or irregular letter-sound correspondence.
Irregular "Heart" Words Activity
- Point out to students all the regular letter-sound correspondences in the word.
- Identify the part of the word that needs to be learned "by heart" (i.e., the part with irregular letter-sound correspondence).
Heart Word Teaching Tips
- Look for teacher guidance on the irregularities in the notes section of each slide.
- Group words that lend themselves to being taught together (e.g., could, would, should).
- Use the white box to cover the boxes and hearts when first presenting a word to allow students to identify the irregular part(s) of the word.
Kindergarten "Heart" Words
- Week 2: the, a, is, was
- Week 3: and, are, to
- Week 4: as, has, his
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