sion/ssion
sion makes a hard sound, ssion makes a soft 'shn' sound.
Help the pupil to chunk words where necessary. Say the word and listen for the natural breaks. They often come after the vowel sound. Remember - each chunk of a word must contain a vowel - ora vowel sound (in the case for example of words with 'y' making a vowel sound.)
Help the pupil to chunk words where necessary. Say the word and listen for the natural breaks. They often come after the vowel sound. Remember - each chunk of a word must contain a vowel - ora vowel sound (in the case for example of words with 'y' making a vowel sound.)
sion/ssion - Level 4
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Dictation:
Paul enjoys reading about history. Yesterday, he read about Queen Victoria. This is what he discovered.
'Queen Anne was queen of Scotland as well as England, but the two countries were not united, and Scotland had its own Parliament, The two countries did not get on very well together, and there were quarrels over trade. In 1707, the Scots agreed to merge their parliament with the English one in exchange for some trading concessions. A new flag was created that combined the red cross of St. George with the white cross of St. Andrew.'
Paul had long been in confusion as to why the British flag was red, white, and blue. The flag of St. Andrew is, of course, a white cross on a blue background. With a little more research, he learned of the inclusion of the flag of St. Patrick, to form the Union Jack.
Teaching tips:
Revise any words you think that your pupil may have difficulty with in the week preceding the dictation; words such as:
countries - 'ou' saying 'u'; remind how to remove 'y' to add 'ies' Revise this if need be.
united - start with unite (powerful 'e'; add 'd')
merge - check your student knows the meaning, revise soft 'g'
exchange - add 'ex' to change (soft 'g')
created - 'e' saying its name; start with create and change to past tense
combined - start with combine (powerful 'e') and change to past tense
research - 'ear' saying 'er' (see Level 3)
Paul enjoys reading about history. Yesterday, he read about Queen Victoria. This is what he discovered.
'Queen Anne was queen of Scotland as well as England, but the two countries were not united, and Scotland had its own Parliament, The two countries did not get on very well together, and there were quarrels over trade. In 1707, the Scots agreed to merge their parliament with the English one in exchange for some trading concessions. A new flag was created that combined the red cross of St. George with the white cross of St. Andrew.'
Paul had long been in confusion as to why the British flag was red, white, and blue. The flag of St. Andrew is, of course, a white cross on a blue background. With a little more research, he learned of the inclusion of the flag of St. Patrick, to form the Union Jack.
Teaching tips:
Revise any words you think that your pupil may have difficulty with in the week preceding the dictation; words such as:
countries - 'ou' saying 'u'; remind how to remove 'y' to add 'ies' Revise this if need be.
united - start with unite (powerful 'e'; add 'd')
merge - check your student knows the meaning, revise soft 'g'
exchange - add 'ex' to change (soft 'g')
created - 'e' saying its name; start with create and change to past tense
combined - start with combine (powerful 'e') and change to past tense
research - 'ear' saying 'er' (see Level 3)