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>>SARA KERSTEN: Today we're going to talk about two things. We're going to talk
about long U patterns. And long U patterns automatically connect to our next
conversation, which is dipthongs.
It's a funny word, and it is definitely for your upper elementary students.
I never taught this exact phrase to second-graders.
But I'll show you what I did teach to second-graders.
So, the long U. Make sure you remember, first off, that it makes two sounds.
So, we have "mule." M-U-LE. And then we have "flute." F-LU-TE. Next to "U" is "TE".
So, with that we have a double O. That's the sound-- as in "pool" and "school."
They make that "oo." And then "mood."
So, those are considered the double-O sound. Some people also call this
an ambiguous vowel, which is actually another lesson. Today is going to be sort of tricky.
There are a lot of different patterns and different sounds that these words can make.
Besides U-consonant-E, going back to some of the regular patterns, we also have U-I, as in "suit."
And then we also have U-E. These are somewhat similar-how do
students know when to use which one? So, see if you can figure it out.
Notice that U-E is typically at the very end of a word, with a long U sound at the end
of the syllable. "Due", "blue", "glue." At the very end of it. Be careful with that.
U-I is typically in the middle of the word.
Now, we go to E-W
So, "chew", "stew", "brew", "drew." We also have a different sort
of "ooo" sound there. So, "chew", "stew", these are spelled with an E-W.
Some people also consider E-W a dipthong, which is where these connect.
So, a dipthong occurs when vowels are blended together to make a brand new vowel sound.
Some people also call dipthongs 'gliding vowels.'
Again, when I taught second grade I never said, "this is a dipthong",
I just taught the students the pattern. But these are the same thing, gliding vowels
and dipthongs. So, I'm going to erase all this.
The most common dipthong that we teach is "oy", and then if you remember from yesterday,
this can make the long "o", as in "ow". So if you look at the word, "cowboy",
it has two dipthongs in it, "ow" and "oy". So you have "toy" and "boy",
and with "ow" you have "sow", imagine a pig right? And "cow". But you have
to be careful because that can also make long "o". And then "oi", "soil".
So "oy" is typically at the end of a word, "oi" is typically in the middle.
So I taught my students these patterns, I just didn't say, "this is a dipthong",
I taught them this pattern. And then we have "ou", "loud", "found".
So "ou" is typically in the middle and "ow" is typically at the end.
So "oy" and "ow" are typically at the end and these two are normally in the middle.
So these are what we call dipthongs or gliding vowels.
They blend together and make a brand new vowel sound.
And there is a more complex way of describing dipthongs
but i'm keeping it very simple for today.