Ready4Reading Evidence Portfolio
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o The letter z has no sound transfer or spelling match in Spanish, Cantonese, or Hmong. The program provides additional opportunities for students to practice saying and writing words from this set with the letter z , such as Zack , zig , and zag . Help them identify proper nouns by noticing uppercase Z s at the beginning of names. o Spanish- speaking students might add an “eh” to the beginning of words with initial s -blends , saying “esnow” for snow or “esnack” for snack . Model starting each word with the tongue between the teeth instead of an open mouth. o Multilingual learners need explicit practice with long vowel sounds . Spanish does not have long vowels, and Cantonese has more long vowels than English. The program helps students notice when long vowel sounds transfer to their home languages through different spellings.
o The long- o and long- u sounds do not have a sound transfer or spelling match in Hmong.
o The initial letter h is a silent letter in languages of Latin origin. Ready4Reading helps students practice the initial /h/ sound in words like he , hop , and how by asking them to feel their throats when they speak. o The letter l has a sound transfer in Spanish, Cantonese, Vietnamese, and Hmong. Tell students to drag out the letter l in words from this set, such as Lin, look, and lap . Ask students to share words from their home language that use the same /l/ sound. o The short- o sound has an approximate sound transfer in Spanish, Cantonese, Vietnamese, and Hmong. Help students practice this sound by saying words like hot, pot, not, and pop with open mouths. o The /j/ sound in words like job, Jim, Jane, and jet are similar to the /ch/ sound in Spanish words like chef (chef). Ready4Reading guides Spanish-speaking students to familiarize themselves with the English /j/ sound by transferring the /ch/ sound from their home language. Teachers model how to approximate the English /j/ sound by voicing the /ch/ sound with full vocal cord vibrations. o The letter x has no sound transfer or spelling match in Cantonese, Vietnamese, or Hmong. The program provides additional opportunities for students who speak these languages to pronounce and write words from this set with the letter x , such as Max, fox, and sax .
o The letters x and k can look similar. Ask students to trace out and build these letters using classroom materials. Help them see how the shapes are different.
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