What the Teacher Needs to Know about Feature J: Abstract ...

What the Teacher Needs to Know about Feature J: Abstract Vowels

(Description ? p. 139, Word Lists ? pp. 221-222, 206-207, 217)

Abstract vowels are all vowels other than those influenced by r that are neither long nor short ? oy, oi, ew, oo, ow, ou, au, al, aw, au. These are often the last words mastered by students working at the within word stage.

When doing sorts with this feature, there are a variety of possibilities. Start by having students contrast a single new word element with what they already know ? long and short vowel patterns. Students can then compare words that have the same sound but different spelling patterns (caught, raw, talk or shout, howl) or they can contrast words that have the same spelling patterns but different sounds (foot, moon).

slop coil stop moist soil

Feature J Sort 1a

boy join plot pond blob

coin soy mop top fond

slop

boy

coin

coil

join

soy

stop

plot

mop

moist pond top

soil

blob

fond

Feature J Sort 1a

o

oy

slop

boy

stop

soy

pond

top

blob

fond

plot

mop

oi coin coil join moist soil

Transfer Words: trot, pond, joy, boil

Feature J Sort 2a

stew chew truth look screw

?

tooth boot drew sew roof

book good moo grew spoon

stew boot moo screw

tooth good look roof

book truth sew spoon

chew drew grew

Feature J Sort 2a

ew stew chew drew grew screw

long oo tooth boot moo roof spoon

short oo

?

book

sew

good

truth

look

Transfer Words: blew, bloom, cook

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