Scott Foresman Reading Street

Diphthongs Sometimes the
letters ou and ow stand for
the diphthong /ou/. The letters
oi and oy stand for the
diphthong /oi/. In a diphthong,
each vowel contributes to the
sound heard.

Associate the sound /oi/
with the vowels that spell
it (oy, oi).
Associate the sound
/ou/ with the vowels that
spell it (ou, ow).
Review long vowel
digraphs.
Blend and read words
with vowel diphthongs
and vowel digraphs.
Apply decoding
strategies: blend longer
words.

Support Phonics The pronunciation
of the diphthong oy is very similar in Spanish and English. For Spanish speakers, point out the similarities in pronouncing the vowels in Spanish words such as hoy, doy, soy and
English words such as boy and
loyal. Then introduce oi words
with the same pronunciation:
join, noisy, avoid.

See the Phonics Transition Lessons
in the ELL and Transition Handbook.

Practice Book 3.1 p. 49

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CVVC When two vowels appear together in a word or syllable, the first usually stands for its long sound, and the second is silent.

You may wish to explain the meanings of these words.
betray	to be disloyal
bungalow	a small house
restrain	to hold back
subway	a train that travels underground

Vowel Diphthongs

TEACH

Remind students that two vowels together can stand for one sound. Write the words
join, boy, round, and cow.

Which letters in join are vowels? (o, i)
What vowel sound do you hear in join? (/oi/)
Which letters in round are vowels? (o, u)
What vowel sound do you hear in round? (/ou/)

Think Aloud MODEL I know that two vowels together can stand for the long sound
of the first vowel, but there is another possibility. Sometimes two vowels
together stand for a new sound. Each vowel contributes to the new sound.
The vowel diphthongs oi and oy stand for /oi/. The vowel diphthongs ou
and ow often stand for /ou/. When I read words with ou, ow, I try saying /ou/. When
I read words with oi and oy, I say /oi/.

Model blending boy and cow. Then have
students blend the words with you.

PRACTICE AND ASSESS

DECODE LONGER WORDS Write these words. Have students read them and

then underline the vowel diphthongs.

royal	aloud	avoid	frowning
rebound	tower	Detroit	destroy

READ WORDS IN CONTEXT Write these sentences. Have individuals read

them, point out the words with vowel diphthongs, and say the sound each
team stands for. Words with vowel diphthongs are underlined.

Our neighbors have been playing noisy music for an hour.

Do you want to hang around at my house?

How loyal are you to your friends?

To assess, observe whether students pronounce the words with diphthongs correctly.

Review Phonics

LONG VOWELS DIGRAPHS

CONNECT Write this sentence: The birds don't seem to be afraid of the scarecrow.

We studied the long vowel digraphs ee, ea, ai, ay, oa, and ow.
Read the sentence to yourself. Raise your hand when you know which words
have long vowel digraphs. (seem, afraid, scarecrow)
Which digraph spells //? (ee)
Which digraph spells //? (ai)
Which digraph spells //? (ow)

Continue in the same way with the sentence Draw a neat map that shows rural
roads and busy highways.

PRACTICE AND ASSESS

DECODE LONGER WORDS Have individuals read the following words. Provide

help chunking and blending the words as needed.

neatness	bungalow	anyway	restrain
subway	railroad	outgrow	freedom
betray	degree	peachy	below

READ WORDS IN CONTEXT Have students read these sentences. Then, to

check meaning, have them give their own sentence for the underlined word.

If you don't brush your teeth, they will decay.

Emma's birthday is on Sunday.

My goal is to read a book a week.

I know my dog will wag her tail when I come home.

To assess, note how well students read the words with long vowel teams.