Hello again. I am just emerging from a time of left-handed computing (having broken my right arm) – no plaster, just a sling, so for several weeks I couldn’t do much. As I have been recovering, I have been reviewing the way that I teach some things, and, of course, I had an idea of something to add.
The tch spelling pattern
How could I use something that my circus family of grandchildren had been doing to illustrate the tch spelling pattern? Here it is – catch.
In this part of the program, children must listen carefully to distinguish between two very similar sounding words, ketch and catch, also clutch.
But what is a “ketch” and how many meanings are there for “clutch”? Extending your child’s vocabulary is also an important part of helping them learn to read well.
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The note for parents and teachers includes a reminder of the tch spelling pattern, a list of useful words using that pattern, and some suggestions for discussion about the words that are likely to be new:
We use “tch” after a single (short) vowel in a short word, except for which, rich, much, such.
E.g., batch, catch, clutch, ditch, etch, fetch, itch, hitch, hutch, ketch, latch, match, notch, patch, pitch, scotch, scratch, sketch, stitch, stretch, thatch, watch … and in compound words using them – stopwatch, outmatch, overstretch ..
Remember how important it is to keep expanding your child’s vocabulary. It makes learning to read well much easier.
A ketch is a particular type of sailing boat with two masts. Perhaps you could google it to get a picture of one.
To clutch means to hold something tightly, or maybe it is the batch of eggs that a hen is sitting on, or maybe you push in the clutch on your car to change gears …
Want to learn more about this remarkable family? Sands Family Circus: Teaching and performing…
Or see more videos to teach reading?
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