Friday, February 16, 2018

Homophones: Tricky Words Made Fun

Homophones are words that sound the same, but are spelled differently and have different meanings.  While they can be so fun to learn (and the English language has SO many), they can also be tricky, challenging, and frustrating!  Dear Deer written by Gene Barretta is an adorable book that offers readers a look at homophones.  It provides colorful and detailed illustrations as well as well written context clues, which help the reader discern the meaning of each and every homophone!  

Homophones can be especially challenging for English language learners, so it is important to provide students with multiple activities and opportunities to help reinforce word recognition and knowledge.

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