English Language Arts6-8
Phoneme Deletion Slides for Struggling Middle Readers
By Andrea K.
A slide-based lesson on phoneme deletion, where students learn to remove one sound from a word to make a new word, aimed at 6th graders who are very low readers. It builds sound-level awareness and decoding skills through gradual-release slides with speaker notes, simple examples, and the words "slip," "plug," "twin," and "trap" as practice targets.
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Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use this as a 20-30 minute small-group or intervention lesson, projecting the slides and having students say each sound aloud before you move on.
- Discussion question: When we take the /s/ off "slip," what word do we hear, and how did you know which sound to remove?
- Scaffold for struggling readers: Have students physically tap out or hold up a finger for each sound in the word before deleting one, and use mouth-cues or letter tiles alongside the audio.
- Extension for advanced students: Ask them to create their own deletion pairs from the target words, such as "twin" minus /t/ leading to "win," and explain whether the deletion came from the beginning, middle, or end.
- Estimated time: about 25 minutes, plus 5 minutes for a quick check-in with the four target words.
English Language Arts6-8
Phoneme Deletion Slides for Struggling Middle Readers
By Andrea K.
A slide-based lesson on phoneme deletion, where students learn to remove one sound from a word to make a new word, aimed at 6th graders who are very low readers. It builds sound-level awareness and decoding skills through gradual-release slides with speaker notes, simple examples, and the words "slip," "plug," "twin," and "trap" as practice targets.
Customize for your classroom
Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use this as a 20-30 minute small-group or intervention lesson, projecting the slides and having students say each sound aloud before you move on.
- Discussion question: When we take the /s/ off "slip," what word do we hear, and how did you know which sound to remove?
- Scaffold for struggling readers: Have students physically tap out or hold up a finger for each sound in the word before deleting one, and use mouth-cues or letter tiles alongside the audio.
- Extension for advanced students: Ask them to create their own deletion pairs from the target words, such as "twin" minus /t/ leading to "win," and explain whether the deletion came from the beginning, middle, or end.
- Estimated time: about 25 minutes, plus 5 minutes for a quick check-in with the four target words.