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What's the rule?
Feb. 8th, 2018 05:57 pmFor reading intervention, my group has been working on the long vowel/silent e spelling pattern. Five weeks of reminding them that vowels make more than one sound, that the e at the end of the word means the vowel is long and….. AHHHHHHH. *tears out hair* And the last three days has been almost exclusively focused on the long u sound, because are really struggling with that sound, especially when writing (one child, even after being given the number of letters in the word and a reminder that the word is going to end in e no matter what, consistently spells it with double o. Like mute is moot. Sometimes moote. Or myoot).
Anyway, today was assessment day. The first girl, who has come to three intervention sessions in 5 weeks predictably got none right. My other three girls did fairly well. Then the only boy present came. Now, they were reading nonsense words to assess their ability to remember the rule and apply it to unfamiliar situations. So, he sat down, read the first word. It was something like, “mabe”. He read something like “smat.” So, I said, “What the rule?” because he gave me the short sound instead of the long and he said, sounding rather guilty, “Sound it out?” So, I said, yes and you know what? He went back and read the darn word right, with no extra sounds *and* with the long a! Now, he wasn’t consistent at either reading the letters that were there or the long sound, but he did much better after. So… success?
I will rip out my eyes if I have to teach this same spelling pattern for the next five weeks.
In other news, I got my luggage for the trip (I think):
(picture of a purple suitcase)
Yes, I was drawn to the fact that it’s the “Official Luggage of Disney World Resort and Disneyland” and the fact that it’s purple. I was doubly persuaded by the fact that since I first saw it a few months ago, it went on clearance was only about 30 bucks. The only concern is that it says it’s only got room for 1-3 days worth of luggage and I’m going to be gone for 7 days. But it’s okay because a) I need a new suitcase anyway and b) I can totally fit everything I need into it. I’ve watched about 20% of the packing videos on YouTube and read almost everything pinned on Pinterest. I’ve consulted the experts. I can squeeze things in.
I also got a new pair of shoes to test out for Disney World. There’s a lot of advice on shoes and what to wear. I know part of the time, I’ll be wearing my sneakers, which I’ve had for over a year and are well broken in and have never given me a bit of trouble (which means they will probably give me blisters day 1 of the trip). A few articles I saw mentioned Sketchers Go Walks, so I got a pair from the discount store the other day. They’re really comfortable and they are definitely my new go-to shoes for school. But, the second day I wore them, they rubbed a little weird on my feet. I was wearing socks I won’t be wearing at the park, so I’ll try something I’ll actually wear at the park tomorrow, but I’m not sure. I have to walk more in them.
Next up, I’m going to go down the rabbit hole and try Crocs. Specifically, this pair, which, despite being Crocs are really cute. And, they might be better to wear in the rain than the Go Walks, since I’ve heard it rains a lot during the summer in Florida. Again, I’ve read a lot of good things about them online, and one of the vloggers I follow, the Bookish Princess, wears them. So, maybe. I’ve got time to decide.
137 days to go!
I need a Disney icon.
Anyway, today was assessment day. The first girl, who has come to three intervention sessions in 5 weeks predictably got none right. My other three girls did fairly well. Then the only boy present came. Now, they were reading nonsense words to assess their ability to remember the rule and apply it to unfamiliar situations. So, he sat down, read the first word. It was something like, “mabe”. He read something like “smat.” So, I said, “What the rule?” because he gave me the short sound instead of the long and he said, sounding rather guilty, “Sound it out?” So, I said, yes and you know what? He went back and read the darn word right, with no extra sounds *and* with the long a! Now, he wasn’t consistent at either reading the letters that were there or the long sound, but he did much better after. So… success?
I will rip out my eyes if I have to teach this same spelling pattern for the next five weeks.
In other news, I got my luggage for the trip (I think):
(picture of a purple suitcase)
Yes, I was drawn to the fact that it’s the “Official Luggage of Disney World Resort and Disneyland” and the fact that it’s purple. I was doubly persuaded by the fact that since I first saw it a few months ago, it went on clearance was only about 30 bucks. The only concern is that it says it’s only got room for 1-3 days worth of luggage and I’m going to be gone for 7 days. But it’s okay because a) I need a new suitcase anyway and b) I can totally fit everything I need into it. I’ve watched about 20% of the packing videos on YouTube and read almost everything pinned on Pinterest. I’ve consulted the experts. I can squeeze things in.
I also got a new pair of shoes to test out for Disney World. There’s a lot of advice on shoes and what to wear. I know part of the time, I’ll be wearing my sneakers, which I’ve had for over a year and are well broken in and have never given me a bit of trouble (which means they will probably give me blisters day 1 of the trip). A few articles I saw mentioned Sketchers Go Walks, so I got a pair from the discount store the other day. They’re really comfortable and they are definitely my new go-to shoes for school. But, the second day I wore them, they rubbed a little weird on my feet. I was wearing socks I won’t be wearing at the park, so I’ll try something I’ll actually wear at the park tomorrow, but I’m not sure. I have to walk more in them.
Next up, I’m going to go down the rabbit hole and try Crocs. Specifically, this pair, which, despite being Crocs are really cute. And, they might be better to wear in the rain than the Go Walks, since I’ve heard it rains a lot during the summer in Florida. Again, I’ve read a lot of good things about them online, and one of the vloggers I follow, the Bookish Princess, wears them. So, maybe. I’ve got time to decide.
137 days to go!
I need a Disney icon.
