Literacy Lab 2

Assessing Phonological Awareness

Student Name:
Grade Level:
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Lets Write Some Words

1.1. Present the student name and Ms. Churchs Lets Write Book
1.2. I will use this book to assess writing, perceptions, and motivations. Furthermore, I
will tap into how the student sounds words out to spell.
1.3. Page 1: An easy word for us to spell is
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We know two rhyming words
1.4. Page 2: We know a word that starts like glasses
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A word that is funny to us
1.5. Page 5: The most interesting word we know is
1.1.1.
We even know a word that reminds us of math
1.6. Page 6: A word that reminds us of home
1.1.1.
We might know a word or dos from Spanish
1.7. Page 7: A word we would write in purple or blue ink would be
1.8. Page 8: A word that names or describes a pet we have or wish we had
1.9. Page 9: And A word that we have trouble spelling We are working on it!
1.10.
Page 10: BONUS: More to know about student name and Ms. Church as
readers and writers
Blends Onsets and Rimes
1.1. Use the Feed Me Can to assess what sounds and spelling patterns student knows
and understands
1.2. Long O
1.1.1.
-oke
1.1.2.
-one
1.1.3.
-oad
1.1.4.
If time permits, -oat.
1.3. Long I
1.1.1.
-ide
1.1.2.
-ine
1.1.3.
-ite
1.4. Long E
1.1.1.
-eek
1.1.2.
-eak
1.1.3.
-eep
Open Word Sort

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1.1. I will ask student to group word cards that seem to belong together because of
sounds or the spelling pattern
1.1.1.
-at and -it families
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-ub and -un families
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-ight and -ack families
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short a and long a
Mystery Words/ Make-a-Word
1.1. Lay out the letter cards
1.2. Find one letter that is also a word
1.3. Add one more letter to spell an
1.4. Use three letters to spell pan
1.5. Change one letter to spell pat
1.6. Change one letter to spell sat
1.7. Change one letter to spell tan
1.8. Change one letter to spell tap
1.9. Change one letter to spell nap
1.10.
Change one letter to spell lap
1.11.
Add one letter to spell laps
1.12.
Rearrange these letters to spell slap
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Take one letter away and add one letter to spell plan
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Add one letter to spell plant
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Now can you guess the secret word? (PLANTS)
Read Aloud
1.1. Read aloud Come On, Rain
1.2. This is not a quiz, ask student to interact with me while reading
1.3. Predict what the book is going to be about while looking at the front cover and
hearing the title.
1.4. Why do you think they need rain to come?
1.5. Page 2: What does the author mean when she says mamma has parched plants?
Hmm that is a tricky word. Lets find out together.
1.6. Page 4: Why do we think that a lot of people are not outside? Clouds coming
in We might have rain! They really need the rain to help their plants grow and
to cool off.
1.7. Page 6: Phonograph that is a funny word. How can we use the picture to help
us know what that word means? What strategy would you use? I might choose
to reread and then look at the picture. Further, I would ask myself, does this make
sense?
1.8. Page 8: I really enjoy how this author uses creative words to describe the way J
feels or is acting. Like here when the author says J is slick with sweat. It must be
really hot outside. I really hope it rains

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1.9. Page 10: Here is another interesting word. Murmurs. How could we figure out
what that word means? Would it help you to listen to the way I quote mamma?
1.10.
Page 13: I am excited to see what they do when the rain comes Lets
find out.
1.11.
Page 15: Shout with me Come on, rain!!
1.12.
Page 16: What does the author do a lot of in this book? Does she use a lot
of descriptive words when describing a situation or a person? I think so
1.13.
Page 19: I like how the author says a wordless nod. What do you think
it means by wordless? Lets practice.
1.14.
Page 21: There is that word again Phonograph. What did we say that
meant?
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THE END
1.16.
Why did they need the rain so badly? I am so happy that it rained because
it seemed to brighten up the entire neighborhoods day!
1.17.
What a special book, I am glad that you shared this title with me. I would
like to purchase a copy of this and put it into my classroom library. Do you think
my future students would enjoy reading this book? Why?
Joke
1.1. Give student his/her Joke card and walk him back to class.
1.2. Be sure to tell him that I cannot wait for our next time together and I thank him for
allowing me to learn so much from his reading and writing.