How do you teach kindergarten CVCe words?
One strategy you can use to scaffold the learning and introduce CVCe words is to compare CVC and CVCe words. Write a CVC word on the whiteboard or on chart paper. Have students read and identify the word. Next to the word, write the same CVC word, except this time, add the silent e to make it a CVCe word.
What is a CVCe word?
CVCe words are words that contain a consonant, vowel, consonant, and then the letter e. These words can be extremely tricky because the “e” is actually silent. Not only is the e silent, but the vowel that is smushed between the two consonants becomes a long vowel.
What are CVC and CVCe words?
CVC words are consonant-short vowel-consonant. Examples: cat, box, rod, wig. CVCe words are consonant-vowel-consonant-silent e. Examples: rake, tube, like, poke.
What is the CVCe rule?
Spelling Rule #3: CVCe Rule When a one syllable words has an “e” at the end and a vowel in the middle, the first vowel is usually long and the “e” is silent.
What is a CVCe pattern?
The c-v-c-e pattern (consonant-vowel-consonant-final e) is a long vowel spelling pattern which occurs quite frequently in early reading and spelling.
What should I teach after CVCC words?
After CVC words, phonics instruction moves on to slightly more complicated patterns such as CVCC words and CCVC words. CVCC words such as jump, gulp, and lift follow the pattern of consonant-vowel-consonant-consonant. CCVC words such as trip, spin, and clap follow the pattern of consonant-consonant-vowel-consonant.
Is hope a Cvce word?
Some words that follow this rule are cake, scene, kite, hope, and rude. The c-v-c-e pattern occurs most frequently when the long vowel is a, i, and o and less frequently when the first vowel is e or u.
What does CVCC mean in phonics?
consonant vowel consonant consonant
Phonics teaching introduces children to CVC words (consonant vowel consonant), then CCVC words (consonant consonant vowel consonant) and CVCC words (consonant vowel consonant consonant).
Does your kindergarten curriculum include CVCE words?
Not every curriculum includes CVCe words at the Kindergarten level, but it is helpful introducing them to CVCe words and short or long vowel sounds before they go to First Grade. Today, I am going to show you some of my favorite CVCe word activities for Kindergarten students.
What is a CVCE word?
What is a CVCe Word? A CVCe word has the pattern: consonant, (long) vowel, consonant, silent e, like the word “bake”. You do not pronounce the e sound, but rather it makes the vowel “say its name” or long vowel sound.
How do I use CVCE activities?
You can use these CVCe activities in your whole group lesson, as a center activity, or independent work! What is a CVCe Word? A CVCe word has the pattern: consonant, (long) vowel, consonant, silent e, like the word “bake”. You do not pronounce the e sound, but rather it makes the vowel “say its name” or long vowel sound.
How do you teach CVCE words?
The first step in teaching CVCe words is making sure students understand what a short and long vowel sound is. If you’ve only taught them short vowel sounds, then that is how they will sound out these words.