Concept+Definitions+For+Beginning+OG+Instruction

Students are specifically taught definitions that will support their learning of the English language.

__ Consonant __  A speech sound that is partially or completely obstructed of the air stream by the lips, teeth, tongue or other articulators. All the letters in the alphabet are consonants except for the vowels. __ Vowel __ The vowels are a, e, i, o, u and sometimes y and whose sounds are voiced, open and unobstructed. There are long and short vowel sounds. __ Short sound __ A vocalized sound that is found in an accented closed syllable

__ Digraph __ 2 or 3 letters that make __1__ sound (sh, ch, tch, dge) __ Consonant blend __ 2 or 3 consonants at the beginning or end of a word that flow together but you can hear the individual sounds (st, spl, nd) __ Syllable __ A word or part of a word that is said in one breath. Every syllable has one vowel sound which is either long or short. There are 6 syllable types. Identifying the syllable type clues the students in on the sound of the vowel. __ Closed syllable __ When syllable containing a vowel is followed by a consonant(s) the sound the vowel typically makes is a short sound (at, blast, in sect)

__ Silent-e syllable __ When a syllable contains a vowel followed by a consonant and then an e the vowel sound says its own name, which is a long sound (gate, bike, same)

__ Long Sound __ A vocalized sound that is the same name of the vowel. (state, Pete) Several vowel pairs also represent long vowel sounds.(bait, street, chief) The letter y when used as a vowel represents to long I or e sound. (sky, baby)