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AFTER READING
Generalization
OBJECTIVES
When au or ou is followed by gh, the au or ou may stand for the vowel sound in ball, //, and the letters gh are silent.
  • Associate the vowel sound in ball with the spellings augh and ough.
  • Review the vowel sound in ball spelled a, au, aw, and al.
  • Blend and read words with the vowel sound in ball spelled augh, ough, a, au, aw, and al.
  • Apply decoding strategies:
    blend longer words.
ELL
Support Phonics English language learners may need help with augh words such as caught and taught, in which the gh is silent. Have them practice these words along with au words from Week 3. Point out that in the word fought, ough sounds the same as augh in caught.
See the Phonics Transition Lessons in the ELL and Transition Handbook.
Practice Book
Practice Book 3.2 p. 89
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Generalization
The letters au, aw, and a followed
by l or ll can stand for the vowel sound in ball, //.
You may wish to explain the meanings of these words.
applause approval shown by clapping
automatic moving or acting by itself
scrawling writing or drawing in a careless way
taunted teased unkindly about something
Vocabulary Tip
Phonics
Phonics
More Spellings of //
TEACH
Remind students that au, aw, and al can stand for the vowel sound they hear in ball.
Write the words caught and fought.
  • Say the word caught. How many sounds do you hear? (three)
  • What consonant sounds do you hear? (/k/ and /t/)
  • What vowel sound do you hear? (the vowel sound in ball, //)
  • What letters spell the vowel sound? (a–u–g–h)
Think AloudMODEL Words like caught look strange because there are so many consonants
in a row at the end. I know I shouldn't say all those letters. Then I remember
that the letters a-u-g-h often spell one sound—the vowel sound in ball, /Ó/.
The letters o-u-g-h can stand for the same sound.
Model blending caught and fought.
Then have students blend the words
with you.
CAUGHT
FOUGHT
PRACTICE AND ASSESS
DECODE LONGER WORDS Write these words. Have students read them and
identify the letters that stand for the vowel sound in ball.
ought retaught sought naughty
thoughtless daughter haughty bought
READ WORDS IN CONTEXT Write these sentences. Have individuals read them
and identify words that have the vowel sound in ball. Words with the vowel sound
in ball are underlined.
The coach taught us the rules of the game.
Amy brought cookies for the club's bake sale.
The invitation was not an afterthought.
Ben bought the gift with his own money.
To assess, observe whether students pronounce words with the vowel sound in
ball correctly.
Review Phonics
REVIEW VOWEL SOUND IN ball
CONNECT Write this sentence: We set out a bowl of food for the scrawny cat.
  • We learned that the letters a, au, aw, and al can stand for the vowel sound in ball.
  • Read the sentence to yourself. Raise your hand when you know which word has the vowel sound in ball. (scrawny)
  • Which letters stand for /ò/? (aw)
Continue in the same way with the sentence We had to haul the picnic basket
all the way up the hill.
PRACTICE AND ASSESS
DECODE LONGER WORDS Have individuals read the following words. Provide
help chunking and blending the words as needed.
chalkboard launching scrawling waltzes
applause snowfall unlawful automatic
install yawning taunted awful
READ WORDS IN CONTEXT Have students read these sentences. Then, to
check meaning, have them give new sentences for each underlined word.
The rainfall on the roof made an audible sound.
The beanstalk grew taller than my little sister.
Do you recall how to make applesauce?
We are allowed to draw on the sidewalk with chalk.
To assess, note how well students read words with the vowel sound in ball.