Teaching Digraphs and Decoding Skills

In this video, Susan Jones explains how to teach digraphs to a whole class using a five-step approach. The steps include focusing on phonemic awareness, explicitly teaching the digraph 'ch', practicing decoding, engaging in interactive activities, and providing extension activities. The video emphasizes the use of concept attainment and successive blending strategies to enhance learning. Susan also offers a freebie for a 'read the room' activity and suggests various extension activities to reinforce the digraph 'ch'.

What is the main focus of the video?

• Teaching math concepts

• Exploring digraphs

• Learning about animals

• Understanding history

What is the first step in teaching digraphs?

• Using flashcards

• Writing essays

• Focusing on phonemic awareness

• Drawing pictures

What is the purpose of the concept attainment strategy?

• To memorize definitions

• To explicitly teach the skill

• To show examples and non-examples

• To write essays

What is used to explicitly teach the digraph skill?

• Songs

• Anchor charts

• Games

• Movies

What should be considered when choosing words for decoding practice?

• Words with multiple meanings

• Words with long sentences

• Words with short vowels

• Words with complex patterns

What is the purpose of the 'Read the Room' activity?

• To practice singing

• To practice drawing

• To practice identifying the digraph sound

• To practice writing

What is an example of an independent extension activity?

• Watching TV

• Playing video games

• Reading a book

• Using one-page decodables

What is the overall goal of the video?

• To teach digraphs to a whole class

• To understand geography

• To learn about history

• To explore science experiments