Classroom Resource

Phonics Through Literature: Learning About the Letter M

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

K, 1

Overview

Phonics is an important part of literacy instruction that can be taught within the context of reading children's literature. This lesson incorporates the use of children's literature, in addition to various learning centers and activities that focus on learning about the letter m. Students will learn about phonics by participating in an integrated array of activities, including reading, writing, mathematics, music, art, and technology.

Content Standards

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): KG

ELA21.K.R2
Use knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences and word analysis skills to decode and encode words accurately.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Decode
Encode
Phoneme-grapheme correspondences
Word-analysis skills

Knowledge

Students know:

Phoneme (sound) to grapheme (letter or letters) correspondences to encode (spell) words accurately.
Grapheme (letter or letters) to phoneme (sound) correspondences to decode (read) words accurately.
Word-analysis skills.

Skills

Students are able to:

Encode and decode words accurately using knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences.
Encode and decode words accurately using word-analysis skills.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Mapping graphemes to phonemes is essential for learning to read or decode words efficiently.
Mapping phonemes to graphemes is essential for learning to spell or encode words efficiently.
Analyzing a word's structure helps to read and spell a word.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): KG

ELA21.K.2
Actively engage in teacher-led reading experiences and collaborative discussions with peers to build background knowledge needed to be successful as they learn to read and, later, read to learn.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Actively engage
Teacher-led reading experiences
Collaborative discussions
Background knowledge
Peers

Knowledge

Students know:

How to engage in teacher-led reading experiences and collaborative discussions with peers to build background knowledge.

Skills

Students are able to:

Build background knowledge by actively engaging in teacher-led reading experiences and collaborative discussions with peers.

Understanding

Students understand that:

They need to build background knowledge to be successful as they learn to read and read to learn.
They need to actively engage in teacher-led reading experiences and discussions with peers to build their background knowledge.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): KG

ELA21.K.9
Demonstrate early phonological awareness to basic phonemic awareness skills in spoken words.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Demonstrate
Early phonological awareness skills
Basic phonemic awareness skills
Spoken words

Knowledge

Students know:

Early phonological awareness skills.
Basic phonemic awareness skills.

Skills

Students are able to:

Demonstrate early phonological awareness to basic phonemic awareness skills in spoken words.

Understanding

Students understand that:

The sounds of spoken language work together to make words.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): KG

ELA21.K.10
Apply knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences and word-analysis skills to decode and encode (spell) words accurately in both isolation and in decodable, grade-appropriate text.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Apply
Phoneme-grapheme correspondence
Word-analysis skills
Decode
Encode
Isolation
Decodable
Grade-appropriate text

Knowledge

Students know:

Phoneme-grapheme correspondences and word-analysis skills to decode words.
Phoneme-grapheme correspondences and word-analysis skills to encode words.

Skills

Students are able to:

Decode words in isolation and within decodable, grade-appropriate text by applying knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences and by using word-analysis skills.
Encode words by applying knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences and using word-analysis skills.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Graphemes represent specific phonemes they can use to decode (read) words, and phonemes can be represented by graphemes to encode (spell) words.
Word-analysis skills are used to determine how to decode or encode based on letter position, adjacent letters, etc.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 1

ELA21.1.R2
Use knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences and word analysis skills to decode and encode words accurately.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Decode
Encode
Phoneme-grapheme correspondences
Word-analysis skills

Knowledge

Students know:

Phoneme (sound) to grapheme (letter or letters) correspondences to encode (spell) words accurately.
Grapheme (letter or letters) to phoneme (sound) correspondences to decode (read) words accurately.
Word-analysis skills.

Skills

Students are able to:

Encode and decode words accurately using knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences.
Encode and decode words accurately using word analysis skills.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Mapping graphemes to phonemes is essential for learning to read or decode words efficiently.
Mapping phonemes to graphemes is essential for learning to spell or encode words efficiently.
Analyzing a word's structure helps to read and spell a word.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 1

ELA21.1.2
Actively participate in shared reading experiences and collaborative discussions to build background knowledge and learn how oral reading should sound.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Participate
Shared reading
Background knowledge
Oral reading

Knowledge

Students know:

The process of shared reading experiences and collaborative discussions.
Shared reading and collaborative discussions can increase their background knowledge.
How fluent oral reading sounds.

Skills

Students are able to:

Participate in shared reading and discussions to build background knowledge and learn new information.
Describe how oral reading should sound.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Actively participating in shared reading experiences and collaborative discussions can build their background knowledge.
Listening to others read aloud can help improve their oral reading skills.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 1

ELA21.1.6
Demonstrate basic to advanced phonological and phonemic awareness skills in spoken words.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Demonstrate
Phonological awareness skills
Phonemic awareness skills
Spoken words

Knowledge

Students know:

Basic to advanced phonological and phonemic awareness skills.

Skills

Students are able to:

Demonstrate basic to advanced phonological and phonemic awareness skills in spoken words.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Being able to identify and manipulate the sounds in spoken words will help improve their reading, spelling, and writing abilities.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 1

ELA21.1.7
Apply knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences and word analysis skills to decode and encode words accurately both in isolation and within decodable, grade-appropriate texts.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Phoneme-grapheme correspondences
Word-analysis skills
Decode
Encode
Isolation
Decodable, grade-appropriate texts

Knowledge

Students know:

Phoneme-grapheme correspondences.
Word-analysis skills.

Skills

Students are able to:
In isolation and within decodable, grade-appropriate texts,

Decode and encode words by applying phoneme-grapheme correspondences.
Decode and encode words using word-analysis skills.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Graphemes (letter symbols) represent specific phonemes (sounds) they can use to decode (read) words.
Phonemes (speech sounds) can be represented by graphemes (letter symbols) to encode (spell) words.
Word-analysis skills are used to determine how to decode or encode based on position, adjacent letters, etc.

Interdisciplinary Connection(s)

Link to Resource

http://readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/phonics-through-lite…

Content Type / Source

CR Resource Type

Lesson/Unit Plan

Resource Provider

ReadWriteThink

Accessibility

License

License Type

Custom

Custom License Type (URL)

http://www.readwritethink.org/util/legal.html

Approved Date

2019-12-06

Curated by

raulstoncg

Learning Resource Type

Phonics Through Literature: Learning About the Letter M

Subject Area

Grade(s)

Overview

ELA21.K.R2 Use knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences and word analysis skills to decode and encode words accurately.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.K.2 Actively engage in teacher-led reading experiences and collaborative discussions with peers to build background knowledge needed to be successful as they learn to read and, later, read to learn.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.K.9 Demonstrate early phonological awareness to basic phonemic awareness skills in spoken words.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.K.10 Apply knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences and word-analysis skills to decode and encode (spell) words accurately in both isolation and in decodable, grade-appropriate text.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.1.R2 Use knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences and word analysis skills to decode and encode words accurately.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.1.2 Actively participate in shared reading experiences and collaborative discussions to build background knowledge and learn how oral reading should sound.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.1.6 Demonstrate basic to advanced phonological and phonemic awareness skills in spoken words.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.1.7 Apply knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences and word analysis skills to decode and encode words accurately both in isolation and within decodable, grade-appropriate texts.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

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ELA21.K.R2
Use knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences and word analysis skills to decode and encode words accurately.

ELA21.K.2
Actively engage in teacher-led reading experiences and collaborative discussions with peers to build background knowledge needed to be successful as they learn to read and, later, read to learn.

ELA21.K.9
Demonstrate early phonological awareness to basic phonemic awareness skills in spoken words.

ELA21.K.10
Apply knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences and word-analysis skills to decode and encode (spell) words accurately in both isolation and in decodable, grade-appropriate text.

ELA21.1.R2
Use knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences and word analysis skills to decode and encode words accurately.

ELA21.1.2
Actively participate in shared reading experiences and collaborative discussions to build background knowledge and learn how oral reading should sound.

ELA21.1.6
Demonstrate basic to advanced phonological and phonemic awareness skills in spoken words.

ELA21.1.7
Apply knowledge of phoneme-grapheme correspondences and word analysis skills to decode and encode words accurately both in isolation and within decodable, grade-appropriate texts.