Using CK vs K: Phonics Rules for Teachers Episode 12

06/05/24 • 5 min

How can you know when to use CK or K at the end of a one syllable word? Follow this simple, easy and you'll never pick the wrong one again. Plus, learn 4 strategies for practicing ck and k with your students.
A classroom teacher with 10 years of experience, Martha Moore hosts the Phonics Rules for Teachers Podcast. Drawing from her personal journey, she shares insights on transitioning from traditional teaching methods to a phonics-centered approach and the impact it has on students' reading and writing.
Each week , Martha shares a simple phonics rule, strategy, or background information and how you can teach it in your classroom.
You can find the How the Heck to Teach 'Em supplementary resource to go along with this series here: https://www.myprimaryparadise.com/shop/phonics-rules-resources/

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A classroom teacher with 10 years of experience, Martha Moore hosts the Phonics Rules for Teachers Podcast. Drawing from her personal journey, she shares insights on transitioning from traditional teaching methods to a phonics-centered approach and the impact it has on students' reading and writing.
Each week , Martha shares a simple phonics rule, strategy, or background information and how you can teach it in your classroom.
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A classroom teacher with 10 years of experience, Martha Moore hosts the Phonics Rules for Teachers Podcast. Drawing from her personal journey, she shares insights on transitioning from traditional teaching methods to a phonics-centered approach and the impact it has on students' reading and writing.
Each week , Martha shares a simple phonics rule, strategy, or background information and how you can teach it in your classroom.
You can find the How the Heck to Teach 'Em supplementary resource to go along with this series here: https://www.myprimaryparadise.com/shop/phonics-rules-resources/

Primary (Paradise) Teaching - Using CK vs K: Phonics Rules for Teachers Episode 12

Transcript

Did you know there is a super easy way to know when to use "ck" or "k" at the end of a word? I'm going to share that and more with you today.

Welcome back to Episode 12 of Phonics Rules for Teachers and How the Heck to Teach Them. Today, we're going to be talking about the digraph "ck" and how to help our students know when to use "ck" at the end of the word versus using "k" at the end of the word.

Both "ck" and "k" represent the hard "c" sound in English. There are very few words