1st Grade Student

Topic- The phonemic pattern -ack.

Positive transfer: Before we begin reading an -ack patterned book, the students and I will compile a list of -ack words that they know. They will use their prior knowledge of words to think of as many -ack words as possible. I will also ask for definitions so I know that each students knows what each word means. We will also clap out how many syllables each word has.

Near transfer: After clapping out syllables, I will ask a students to take a word (ex. lack) and replace the "l" with a "b" (back). Then replace the "b" with a "p" (pack), etc. This will continue until each student has had a turn. The process will not change.

Far transfer: We will read the book out loud and in unison. While reading the book, I will ask them to predict what will happen based on the text. A lot of teachers use pictures, I will not use the pictures as a tool because not all books will have pictures. I want to make sure they understand the text.

Negative transfer: After learning -ack we can move on to other phonemic patterns such as double vowels (ex. ph, wh, oo, ee, etc.) Ultimately, this will lead to the students become better fluent and proficient readers.