Irregular Words

1. Irregular Words • What is an irregular word? • Contains _____________________________ the student does not know • Two kinds of irregular words: • ____________________: a word that is considered irregular at an early point in a reading program is not irregular at a later point • Once students learn all letter-sound correspondences (e.g., /ee/) in a word, the word in no longer irregular (e.g., meet) • _____________: some words will always be considered irregular (e.g., you, said)

2. Four Guidelines for Introducing Irregular Words • _____________: words that appear more often should be introduced earlier • _________________: words similar to each other should be separated • _______________: if a word has elements that will be taught later will result in students being able to decode the word, consider delaying its introduction as an irregular word • _______________: introduce related words together (e.g., walk, talk, chalk)

3. Introduction of Irregular Words • Three steps in initial procedure for introducing irregular words: • Teacher tells student new word and ________________________. • Teacher has students _____________ the word then say it. • Teacher gives individual turns on Step 2.

4. Modified Introductory Format • This format can be used when the students know the ___________________-: • Teacher tell the student the new irregular word “This word is…” • Student __________ the word • Student ________ the word • Student ________ the new word again

5. Application Exercise • pg. 102-103 (Q1, Part A)