Lesson Plan STARHUB-CENTRAL SINGAPORE NURTURE PROGRAMME NURTUREPLUS LESSON 11: VOWEL DIPTHONGS

Part 1

Duration 10 minutes

Lesson READING FLUENCY Objective: To check / monitor students progress in reading 1. Teacher recaps previous lesson taught and get student response. 2. Ask each student to read the book aloud. 3. Teacher checks reading of each student. While student reads: 1. Teacher corrects any mistakes made. 2. Students write down words not read correctly in their notebook /worksheet. 3. While teacher is assessing a particular student, the rest will read on their own while waiting for their turn.

Materials Reading Material: Own PM+ Level books for each group (depends on proficiency level of each student group) 1 set for teacher, 1 for pupil Worksheet: Lesson 11

10 minutes

WORD STUDY Objective: Students will learn the sound of one vowel dipthong. 1. Write some words with ou and ow sounds in them. 2. Introduce students to vowel dipthong (pair of letters or vowels that work together to form a sound) 3. Pronounce the words and make students repeat. 4. Correct student pronunciation. 5. Make students read together this phrase, How now brown cow? and foul mouth brown cow. 6. End this part of the lesson by recapping the sound. Whiteboard / Flip chart (to explain as a large group) / Small magnetic boards (to explain in small groups) Teacher Resource: Lesson 11 Student worksheet: Lesson 11

Adapted from Supplemental Instruction for Struggling Readers, Grade 3: A Guide for Tutors (University of Texas / Texas Education Agency, 2002)

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Lesson Plan STARHUB-CENTRAL SINGAPORE NURTURE PROGRAMME NURTUREPLUS LESSON 11: VOWEL DIPTHONGS

30 minutes

Reading Material: Own PM+ Level Objective: books for each Students will recap importance of having group (depends on a proper sequence in writing a story. proficiency level of each student Before reading: group) 1. Pass the passage to students. 2. Engage student interest by asking them HA: The Giant Seeds to guess what the story is about by (Level 20) looking at the title. MA: The Skipping 3. Discuss student answers. Rope (Level 14) LA: Jack and Billy Reading: and Rose (Level 11) 1. Make students read books in their own groups. 2. Ask students to write difficult words on their worksheet and guide their Student Worksheet: understanding. Lesson 11 3. Ask students to jot down main ideas as they read the story. Teacher Resource: Lesson 11 After reading: 1. Ask students to fill up the worksheet on proper sequence of story. (Beginning, Middle and End of Story) 2. Get students to share their answers. 3. Correct student work and commend good work by students. 4. Recap importance of having a proper order in writing a story to engage readers.

INSTRUCTIONAL READING

Adapted from Supplemental Instruction for Struggling Readers, Grade 3: A Guide for Tutors (University of Texas / Texas Education Agency, 2002)

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Lesson Plan STARHUB-CENTRAL SINGAPORE NURTURE PROGRAMME NURTUREPLUS LESSON 11: VOWEL DIPTHONGS

5 minutes

WRITING Objective: Students will improve writing fluency 1. Review the vowel dipthong (ow and ou sounds) words learnt in the lesson and encourage students to write as many words as they can remember from the words they have seen or read. 2. Ask each student to stand up and read the words they have written and share to the class. 3. Monitor and help students with their spelling and pronunciation. Student Worksheet: Lesson 11

25 minutes

BOARD GAMES Objective: Students will reinforce their understanding in topics taught (in this lesson or previous) by engaging in educational games. 1. Hand out games appropriate to each level. 2. Monitor students progress and understanding in games. 3. Wrap up lesson by highlighting what students have learnt. Any games students have not played before.

Adapted from Supplemental Instruction for Struggling Readers, Grade 3: A Guide for Tutors (University of Texas / Texas Education Agency, 2002)

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Teachers Resource STARHUB-CENTRAL SINGAPORE NURTURE PROGRAMME NURTUREPLUS LESSON 11: VOWEL DIPTHONGS

Word Study With ou sound With ow sound

Foul Cloud Loud Mouth Pout Ground Found Ouch Scout Noun

Clown Crown Owl Town brown How Cow Wow Down Bow

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Student Worksheet STARHUB-CENTRAL SINGAPORE NURTURE PROGRAMME NURTUREPLUS LESSON 11: VOWEL DIPTHONGS

Name: _________________________________________________________

Date: _____________________

Part 1: Reading Fluency Write down the words you had difficulty pronouncing in the box below. Book title: _______________________________________________

Part 2: Word Study Write down some of the words with ou ad ow sounds your teacher has given you.

OW

OU

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Student Worksheet STARHUB-CENTRAL SINGAPORE NURTURE PROGRAMME NURTUREPLUS LESSON 11: VOWEL DIPTHONGS

Part 3: Instructional Reading (Title of story: _____________________________________________ ) As you read, organise the story in a proper sequence by using the following boxes. BEGINNING

MIDDLE

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Student Worksheet STARHUB-CENTRAL SINGAPORE NURTURE PROGRAMME NURTUREPLUS LESSON 11: VOWEL DIPTHONGS VOCABULARY: Have you learnt any new words today?

Part 4: Writing Write as many vowel dipthong words (from your reading of your story book) as you can in the box below in the shortest time possible.

Check Time: How do you feel after todays lesson? (Tick the box)

Why do you feel so? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------What have you learnt today? -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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