The Elementary Spelling Book, being an Improvement on the American Spelling Book · No. 35 · Part 4: Accent, blends and new sounds
21. Double o: room, moon, pool, goose, choose
Goal: Your child reads and spells words with oo as in moon.
You'll need
- The book, open to this table
- A slate, small whiteboard, or paper and pencil
What's in the book
No. 35 is words with oo: boom, doom, bloom, room, broom, fool, pool, tool, moon, loop, sloop, boot, troop, stoop, poor, loose, goose, choose. Sentences follow, such as "Eels swim in the brook" and "Sharp tools are made of steel."
The lesson, step by step
The pattern
Two o's together usually sound like "oo" in moon. The key line has "moon" in it; point to it.
In a few words (poor, moor) the oo before r sounds different. Listen as you read.
Read the table aloud
Read the table aloud together, a column at a time. You say a word, your child says it back while pointing to it. Then your child reads a column alone. Some of the words:
boom, doom, bloom, room, broom
fool, pool, tool, moon
loop, boot, troop, stoop
poor, loose, goose, choose
Spell aloud
Now the old way: your child looks at a word, then spells it aloud and says it.
Sayb, r, o, o, m, broom.
Go down a column like this. Then cover the column, say a word, and have your child spell it aloud without looking.
Read the sentences
Under the table are short reading lessons that use its words. Your child reads them aloud, pointing to each word. Help with any word not yet learned. Two of them:
Eels swim in the brook.
Sharp tools are made of steel.
Plants grow in the ground from seeds.
Dictation
Say each word, use it in a short sentence of your own, and say it again. Your child writes it. Try these: room, broom, pool, tool, moon, boot, goose, choose.
Check together against the book. Any word that came out wrong goes on a card for tomorrow.
Wrap up
Your child reads "loose" and "choose" and tells you what is odd: they look alike at the end, but one says s and the other says z.