i/i/ as in igloo
Words with short i
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i at the start
i in the middle
Read short i in a sentence.
Every sentence is checked against the sound.
- 1The pin is in the bin.
- 2The kid hid the lid.
- 3Six fish swim in it.
- 4The king will sit still.
How to teach short i
- Introduce the letter.
- Model saying the phoneme three times.
- Students repeat.
- Check articulation and correct mouth placement. Remind students to gently stretch their mouth into a small smile when producing the short /i/ phoneme.
- Identify the phoneme in the example words.
Other ways to spell /i/
- y
Decodable stories with short i.
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Make a whole short i lesson.
Slides, words and sentences, matched to the sounds your class has learned.