Word Hunts

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Cindy Boles

Patterns and letter sequences within a word that function as a unit and are related to a consistent category of sound. Frequently, these patterns form rhyming families.

References

Bear, D. R., Invernizzi, M., Templeton, S., Johnston, F. (2004). Words their way: Word study for phonics, vocabulary, and spelling instruction. (3rd ed). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.

External Links

Recognizing Within Word Patterns: Lesson plan for recognizing word patterns using Goodnight Moon.