Screech is back!!

He has one last rule to teach you!

It is time to meet a very special defender!

t

She is the last defender…but is a

very important defender to know! She protects little vowels that are

alone too!

Sometimes….

When you see the h brother,

in a word, he tries to chase

the little vowel, if it is alone in

the word!

ch

I bet you can guess who we need to save these

little, lonely vowels!

Defender t to the rescue!!

t

See how she saves the day!

Let’s make this word-

What are they playing?

Time for Defender t to save the day!

tNow the word is complete!!

Say the sounds with

me.

Let’s make this word-

Do we need

Defender t

in this

word?NO!

When there are two vowels in the word, they

can protect each other! No

need for Defender t!

Let’s make this word-

Bring in Defender t !

tNow the word is

complete! Say the sounds

with me!

Great!

Let’s make another word!

We need Defender t again!

t Now say the sounds with me!

Awesome!

Let’s make this word too!

Do we need Defender t to save the little

vowel?

t

NO! NOT IN THIS WORD!

Because there is another letter in between the vowel & the ch that chases, we

don’t need Defender t! The letter that stands between

the ch & the vowel will protect the vowel.

How about this word?

The alligator has just begun to ___?

__.

Who do we need?

tNice Work! Now say the

sounds with me!

Super!

Now let’s look at these words & decide if we need Defender t!

cach beach

munch swich

ouch bach

pinchdich

t

tThis vowel is all alone & might get chased!

We need Defender t!

Defender t to the rescue!

This vowel is all alone & might get chased!

We do not need Defender t!

Two vowels can protect

each other!

This extra letter protects

the vowel!

t

Two vowels

can protect

each other! This vowel is

all alone &

might get

chased!

t

This vowel is all alone & might get chased!

t

This extra letter protects

the vowel!

NICE WORK!

Nice work, Boys & Girls!

t

I am so glad you all know how to use DEFENDER t in your writing & reading! Keep

up the excellent work in school!