| Grade Level | System Requirement | Product Number |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1-2 | Apple 64K | A177 |
| The real action at this carnival is learning long and short vowel sounds. Children test their strength at the bell stand and pick up floating ducks while trying to identify words that contain twelve basic vowel sounds. | ||
Introduction
Curriculum Area: Language Arts/Reading Subject: Phonics
Grade Level: 1-2 Topic: Long and Short Vowels
Description: Students practice recognizing and identifying words that contain long and short vowel sounds. Six.teen different vowel patterns are represented in the programs, which take a reading instruction approach that complements popular textbooks.
Computer Rationale: The computer presents motivational scenarios and graphics. Problems are generated randomly from the pool of problems specified by the teacher and immediate feedback is given.
Features:
- teacher-controlled content
- two types of student records are automatically maintained
- desired performance level set by the teacher
- optional use of context sentences
Menu Options:
QUACKERS – Students play a carnival game in which they try to select the floating duck with the vowel sound matching the vowel displayed at the top of the screen.
HUMDINGER – Students play a carnival game in which they try to match the vowel sound in a word displayed at the top of the screen with the vowel contained in one of three bell stands.