Word Families: Long Vowels

Increase vocabulary, sight word recognition as students identify the correct pronunciation of short vowel phonograms (word families) using real life pictures as an aid. We also highlight the 'Dolch' high frequency words which encourage beginners reading skills. As students begin to read and understand more about the onset and rhyme connection found in word families, they will begin to think of words not only as a series of individual letters and sounds, but as easily recognizable segments or chunks of language.