Introducing the "Cat-Kite" Rule | IMSE Orton-Gillingham

After students learn the /k/ sound, they must learn when they should use the letter 'C' or the letter 'K'. This introduction is modeled after IMSE's Cat-Kite poster.
By using a story to teach this skill, children are more likely to become engaged and will have an easier time grasping the concept.
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[@myrademarchena8309]

This is fantastic!!! I can’t wait to implement this. Thank you so much for this great video.

[@pushpakukus2165]

Thank you very much 👍

[@esraaaboshama5713]

But not all words that start with the k sound and the next word is a , o , or u is only c
There are also words like kangaroo or
Kummel

[@Lardladd1]

Thanks, will try out this week with my kids!

[@AikenLearningLab]

Nice activities! Thank you for sharing!

[@renaedeschenes-desmond9816]

This is fabulous! I especially like the popsicle idea! I do have a question about the k going with y. What about the word cycle? cylinder? Are these considered red words?

[@tamicholly5050]

They do not have the /k/ sound. They follow the hard c, soft c rule.

[@bethporter3887]

They are Greek words.

[@susanerickson572]

Great ideas! I"m excited to use this with my students. I have a question though - why is the cat's name "cow"? How does that reinforce the concept? Thank you

[@laurenbishop8]

I think she said 'Cal'

[@kristynbirdsong836]

Amazing !! Thank you !

[@tiffanysmith7419]

wonderful, thank you

[@lisamendoza7844]

Thank you!

[@kaileymilam5924]

Is there a script for this story somewhere?

[@丝兰]

Smart excellent!

[@dheemansinghal7060]

Good video

[@tanyapotterf6000]

Can I teach this as soon as I introduce the /k/ sound in Kindergarten? It is my first year using Fundations.

[@sylviagreenberg3005]

I was also thinking about kindergarten. My thought is that I would teach it with a slight modification to the story to emphasize listening for those short vowel sounds, because students are still learning to listen carefully and to encode VC and CVC words. Therefore, I might say, "If the first sound is /k/ and the next sound is /a/, /o/, or /u/ then use the letter c."

[@MrsK8Martin]

This makes no sense to me. Someone please explain....
There are plenty of words that don't fall under this rule.
Karma
Kangaroo
Karaoke
Kayak
Karate
Kaleidoscope
Cease
Celery
Cedar
Ceiling
Celebrate

[@kaileymilam5924]

Your c words make the /s/ sound not the /k/ sound

[@kaileymilam5924]

Some of your k words are not saying the /i/ or /e/ sound. It is more about the sounds than the letters.

[@dheemansinghal7060]

Good video