Diphthongs are vowel sounds that begin with one vowel sound and glide into another within the same syllable. Here’s the plan for assessing diphthongs: Diphthongs in English: - /aɪ/ (as in "ride") - /eɪ/ (as in "day") - /ɔɪ/ (as in "boy") - /aʊ/ (as in "how") - /əʊ/ (as in "go") - /ɪə/ (as in "here") - /eə/ (as in "air") - /ʊə/ (as in "sure") Assessment Plan: Level 1: Isolated Sound Pronunciation - Task: Students will pronounce each diphthong sound individually, focusing on producing a clear and accurate sound. They should repeat each sound several times:/aɪ/: "aɪ... aɪ... aɪ..."/eɪ/: "eɪ... eɪ... eɪ..."/ɔɪ/: "ɔɪ... ɔɪ... ɔɪ..."/aʊ/: "aʊ... aʊ... aʊ..."/əʊ/: "əʊ... əʊ... əʊ..."/ɪə/: "ɪə... ɪə... ɪə..."/eə/: "eə... eə... eə..."/ʊə/: "ʊə... ʊə... ʊə..." Level 2: Word-Level Pronunciation /aɪ/ (as in "ride") — "eye" sound - Start: Ice, Idea, Island, I, Iron - Middle: Find, Time, Mind, Bicycle, Tiger - End: Fly, High, Cry, Buy, Try /eɪ/ (as in "day") — "ay" sound - Start: Day, Date, Daisy, Dance, Danger - Middle: Waiting, Amazing, Table, Famous, Paper - End: Play, Say, Way, Name, Great /ɔɪ/ (as in "boy") — "oy" sound - Start: Boy, Boil, Boys, Royal, Point - Middle: Join, Voice, Coin, Avoid, Choice - End: Toy, Boy, Enjoy, Employ, Soy /aʊ/ (as in "how") — "ow" sound - Start: How, House, Hour, Hound, Hawaii - Middle: Mountain, Shout, Loud, Flower, Brown - End: Down, Town, Out, Cloud, Mouse /əʊ/ (as in "go") — "o" sound - Start: Go, Goad, Gold, Grow, Ghost - Middle: Home, Closed, Road, Post, Most - End: Show, No, Toe, Low, Solo /ɪə/ (as in "here") — "ear" sound - Start: Ear, Ease, Eerie, Ears, Earth - Middle: Fears, Serious, Weird, Tier, Appear - End: Near, Clear, Beer, Sheer, Career /eə/ (as in "air") — "air" sound - Start: Air, Bear, Care, Dare, Hair - Middle: Fairly, Repair, Wear, Share, Aware - End: Care, Bear, Hair, Pair, Stare /ʊə/ (as in "sure") — "oor" sound