Today we're reviewing the "-igh" sound in words like "light" and "fight."
Rhyme It
Parents, read the following words out loud. Then ask your child which one does NOT rhyme with the others?
kite sail flight ------------------------------- Say It Have your child point to and blend the word "high" three times (it should sound like "hi"): h igh
h igh
high
------------------------------- Blend It Have your child read these words: sigh
sight
fight
might
light
fright
bright
lightly
higher
brighter
Read It
Have your child read the passage below out loud:
Left-Handers Day
Today is August thirteenth.
It is also Left-Handers Day.
About one in every ten people (“pee-pul”) are left-handed. That means they prefer to use their left hand.
Are you right- or left-handed? Do you write, draw, throw, or use a fork with your right hand, or with your left? Do you know anyone who is left-handed?
I am right-handed, but it must be hard to be left-handed. The world is built for us right-handed people.
Tonight, try to use your left hand to eat dinner. It might be fun!
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Explain It
Now have your child answer a couple questions about the story:
What day is it today?
Without looking back, can you spell the word "right?"
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